3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 → Mac Roberts Peter Barrett Carse of Gowrie Perth City Centre Start date May 3, 2012 | Ian Miller Mac Roberts Strathmore Carse of Gowrie 18 seats, 43.9% 12 seats, 29.3% | |
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the twelve 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 41 Councillors being elected.
Contents
- Election results
- Carse of Gowrie
- Strathmore
- Blairgowrie and Glens
- Highland
- Strathtay
- Strathearn
- Strathallan
- Kinross shire
- Almond and Earn
- Perth City South
- Perth City North
- Perth City Centre
- Post Election Changes
- References
The Council was previously controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration from 2007-2012.
The 2012 elections saw the SNP remain the main party by a significant margin but they did not make further advances. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats lost seats to Independents who returned to the Council having been wiped out in 2007. Following the election a Scottish National Party minority administration took over the running of the Council with the support of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
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.