3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017 → Brian Lawson James MacLaren Start date May 3, 2012 | Mark MacMillan Brian Lawson 17 seats, 42.5% 17 seats, 42.5.5% | |
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Paisley South West Paisley East and Ralston Paisley East and Ralston Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank | ||
The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven 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 40 Councillors being elected.
Contents
- Election result
- Renfrew North
- Renfrew South and Gallowhill
- Paisley East and Ralston
- Paisley North West
- Paisley South
- Paisley South West
- Johnstone South Elderslie and Howwood
- Johnstone North Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch
- Houston Crosslee and Linwood
- Bishopton Bridge of Weir and Langbank
- Erskine and Inchinnan
- Post Election Changes
- References
The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 5 seats to regain an overall majority on the Council that they had lost at the time of the 2007 Local Elections, while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but recorded a disappointing performance as the party lost 2 seats and saw a slight drop in its vote share. Both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats declined in numbers to just 1 seat each. Meanwhile, Independent and former Labour Party member, Paul Mack, secured a seat on the Council.
Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition that had existed from 2007-2012.
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.