May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 → The Ferry Strathmartine 13 seats, 44.8% 10 seats, 34.5% | Kevin Keenan Derek Scott Strathmartine The Ferry 10 seats, 34.5% 3 seat, 10.3% | |
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Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on 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 elected.
Contents
- Election results
- Strathmartine
- Lochee
- West End
- Coldside
- Maryfield
- North East
- East End
- The Ferry
- Post Election Changes
- References
After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed and a SNP minority administration was formed.
The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. The Scottish Labour Party retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. There also remains a single Independent.
Election results
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.