3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) → 2017 6 seats, 20.7% 5 seats, 17.2% 6 5 | 13 seats, 44.8% 6 seats, 20.7% 13 6 | |
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Iain Gaul No appointed group leader | ||
Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected.
Contents
- Election result
- Kirriemuir and Dean
- Brechin and Edzell
- Forfar and District
- Monifieth and Sidlaw
- Carnoustie and District
- Arbroath West and Letham
- Arbroath East and Lunan
- Montrose and District
- Changes since 2012 election
- References
The 2007 Election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the Council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the Council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP. Two independent councillors (one elected in 2007, the other elected at a by-election in 2011) remained outside the Angus Alliance.
The 2012 election saw the SNP gain 2 additional seats and regain their overall majority on the Council. Independents also increased their overall numbers and became the second largest grouping while all other parties; the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost seats. The Conservative and Unionist Party are the second largest political party represented on the council.
Following the election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the Council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean)was appointed Leader of the Council at the subsequent statutory meeting, Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.
Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.