2012 Perth and Kinross Council election

The 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election was 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 form of proportional representation, with 41 Councillors being elected.^[1]

2012 Perth and Kinross Council election

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All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ian Miller Mac Roberts Peter Barrett Party SNP Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Strathmore Carse of Gowrie Perth City Centre Last election 18 seats, 43.9% 12 seats, 29.3% 8 seats, 19.5% Seats before 18 13 7 Seats won 18 10 5 Seat change 0 2 3   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Archie MacLellan Mike Barnacle Rhona Brock Party Labour Independent Leader's seat Perth City Centre Kinross-shire Strathearn Last election 3 seats, 7.3% 0 seats, 0% 0 seat, 0% Seats before 3 1 0 Seats after 4 3 1 Seat change 1 3 1
Council Leader before election Ian Miller SNP Council Leader after election Ian Miller SNP

The council was previously controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration from 2007 to 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.

Results

2012 Perth and Kinross Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	18	0	0		43.9	40.3	19,119	3.1
	Conservative	10	0	2	2	24.4	25.2	11,941	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	5	0	3	3	12.2	12.7	6,033	7.0
	Labour	4	1	0	1	9.8	11.9	5,619	3.4
	Independent	3	3	0	3	7.3	7.3	3,458	2.5
	Perth Independent Candidates Party	1	1	0	1	2.4	1.7	805	New
	Scottish Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	456	0.7

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.

Ward results

Carse of Gowrie

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Carse of Gowrie – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Conservative	Mac Roberts (incumbent)	32.45%	1,045
	SNP	Gordon Walker	23.45%	755	778	801	928
	SNP	Douglas Pover	23.32%	751	769	796	925
	Labour	Lorna Redford	15.31%	493	527	639
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Ng-A-Mann	5.47%	176	247
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,220   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 806   Turnout: 3,267 (%)

Strathmore

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Strathmore – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Conservative	Dennis Melloy (incumbent)	23.66%	1,252
	SNP	Alan Grant (incumbent)	21.11%	1,117
	SNP	Ian Miller (incumbent)	20.56%	1,088
	Liberal Democrats	Lewis Simpson (incumbent)	20.43%	1,081
	Labour	Jamie Glackin	6.09%	322
	Independent	Michael Gallagher	5.35%	283
	Scottish Green	Louise Ramsay	2.80%	148
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,291   Spoilt: 81   Quota: 1,059   Turnout: 5,372 (%)

Blairgowrie and Glens

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Blairgowrie and Glens – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2
	SNP	Bob Ellis (incumbent)	34.11%	1,340
	Conservative	Caroline Shiers (incumbent)	33.49%	1,316
	SNP	Liz Grant (incumbent)	21.48%	844	1,152
	Labour	Grant Wallace	8.20%	322	333
	Liberal Democrats	Sanjay Samani	2.72%	107	114
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,929   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 983   Turnout: 3,995 (%)

Highland

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Highland – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Katie Howie (incumbent)	33.09%	1,141
	Conservative	Ian Campbell (incumbent)	23.93%	825	839	849	902
	SNP	Mike Williamson (incumbent)	15.28%	527	727	742	776	780	879
	Independent	Xander McDade	9.08%	313	334	368	410	418	559
	Independent	William Leszke	8.29%	286	292	310	370	378
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Clements	6.24%	215	227	250
	Labour	Lorna Ferguson	4.09%	141	147
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,448   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 863   Turnout: 3,500 (%)

Strathtay

• 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Strathtay – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	Conservative	Barbara Vaughan (incumbent)	31.44%	1,003
	SNP	John Kellas (incumbent)	28.78%	918
	SNP	Grant Laing	25.77%	822
	Labour	Anne Chatt	9.50%	303
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Henry Gaunt	4.51%	144
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,190   Spoilt: 31   Quota: 798   Turnout: 3,221 (%)

Strathearn

• 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP
• 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
• 2007-2012 Change: PICP gain one seat from Con

Strathearn – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	SNP	Anne Younger (incumbent)	30.82%	1,137
	Conservative	Ann Cowan (incumbent)	23.69%	874	889	910	946
	Perth Independent Candidates Party	Rhona Brock	18.27%	674	742	779	939
	Conservative	Bob Ferguson	15.59%	575	588	599	640
	Labour	Alastair McLean	8.76%	323	356	389
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Robertson Spittal	2.87%	106	125
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,689   Spoilt: 30   Quota: 923   Turnout: 3,719 (%)

Strathallan

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Strathallan – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4
	Conservative	Murray Lyle (incumbent)	34.02%	1,064
	SNP	Tom Gray (incumbent)	24.62%	770	790
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Gaunt (incumbent)	17.99%	563	700	701	852
	SNP	Brian Sculthorp	13.40%	419	426	432	481
	Labour	Dave MacLurg	9.97%	312	327	328
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,128   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 783   Turnout: 3,174 (%)

Kinross-shire

• 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
• 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem and Con

Kinross-shire – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Independent	Dave Cuthbert	19.31%	897	905	915	964
	Independent	Mike Barnacle (incumbent)	17.27%	802	819	828	859	871	905	924	930
	Liberal Democrats	Willie Robertson (incumbent)	16.99%	789	807	857	902	910	947
	Conservative	Kathleen Baird (incumbent)	14.98%	696	701	707	723	726	733	739	743
	SNP	Joe Giacopazzi	14.04%	652	658	664	685	689	1,009
	SNP	Sandy Miller (incumbent)	8.45%	411	417	418	434	436
	Labour	Simon Edwin Bramwell	4.95%	230	241	246
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Auld	1.87%	87	91
	Scottish Green	Donald Fraser	1.74%	81
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,645   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 930   Turnout: 4,682 (%)

Almond and Earn

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
• 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem

Almond and Earn – 3 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6
	Conservative	Alan Livingstone	30.14%	1,112
	SNP	Henry Anderson	24.18%	892	901	923
	SNP	Wilma Lumsden (incumbent)	17.02%	628	640	670	671	756
	Independent	Alan Jack (incumbent)††	12.04%	444	493	597	597	771	987
	Labour	Andrew Dundas	10.0%	369	381	451	451
	Liberal Democrats	George Hayton (incumbent)	6.61%	244	284
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,689   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 923   Turnout: 3,725 (%)

Perth City South

• 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
• 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
• 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain from Lib Dem

Perth City South – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Liberal Democrats	William Wilson (incumbent)	25.70%	1,288
	Conservative	Alexander Stewart (incumbent)	21.27%	1,066
	SNP	Bob Band (incumbent)	18.18%	911	936	938	957	998	1,468
	Labour	Alistair Munro	11.02%	552	568	572	605	669	694	757	937
	SNP	Murray Duncan	9.4%	471	486	488	511	546
	Liberal Democrats	Lorraine Caddell (incumbent)	5.73%	287	453	467	489	558	568	657
	Scottish Green	Alice Walsh	4.53%	227	237
	Independent	Iona MacGregor	4.17%	209	221	231
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,011   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,003   Turnout: 5,057 (%)

Perth City North

• 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
• 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Perth City North – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Dave Doogan	31.35%	1,239
	Labour	John Flynn (incumbent)	23.10%	913
	SNP	Elspeth Maclachlan (incumbent)	14.88%	588	690	693	707	1,115
	Labour	Calum Gillies (incumbent)	13.31%	526	554	658	692	706	767	908
	Conservative	Yvonne Clark	10.37%	410	414	416	457	460	472
	SNP	Liam Hannan	3.80%	150	432	435	451
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Brown	3.19%	126	131	133
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,952   Spoilt: 100   Quota: 791   Turnout: 4,052 (%)

Perth City Centre

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xLab
• 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Perth City Centre – 4 seats

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	SNP	Jack Coburn (incumbent)†	21.77%	923
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Barrett (incumbent)	21.09%	894
	Labour	Archie MacLellan (incumbent)	17.43%	739	742	751	751	778	834	1,038
	SNP	Andy Hay	14.74%	625	691	697	698	716	749
	Conservative	Heather Stewart (incumbent)	16.58%	703	704	716	719	729	792	837
	Independent	Nathan Shields	5.28%	224	225	230	241	279
	Perth Independent Candidates Party	Ian Thomson	2.62%	111	112	114	119
	Perth Independent Candidates Party	Mahesh Rednam	0.47%	20	20	21
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,239   Spoilt: 74   Quota: 848   Turnout: 4,315 (%)

Post Election Changes

• † On 24 March 2015 Perth City Centre SNP Cllr Jack Coburn announced he was standing down from the council for health reasons.By-election date confirmed – Perth & Kinross Council. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 7 May 2015 and the seat was retained by the SNP's Andrew Parrott.
• †† On 31 January 2016 Almond and Earn Independent Cllr Alan Jack died after a short illness.Tributes paid to 'Mr Bridge of Earn' councillor Alan Jack A by-election was held on 7 April 2016 and the seat was won by the Conservative's Kathleen Baird.

By-Elections since 2012

Perth City Centre By-election (7 May 2015)- 1 Seat^[2]

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1
	SNP	Andrew Parrott	51.07	3,589
	Conservative	Chris Ahern	23.89	1,679
	Labour	Lorna Redford	13.36	939
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Brown	9.98	701
	Independent	Ian Thomson	1.69	119
Electorate: 11,160   Valid: 7,027   Spoilt: 104   Quota: 3,515   Turnout: 7,131 (63.94%)

Almond and Earn By-election (7 April 2016)- 1 Seat

Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
				1	2	3
	Conservative	Kathleen Baird	48.5%	1651	1681	1720
	SNP	Wilma Lumsden	38.4%	1327	1334	1370
	Labour	Dave MacKenzie	6.3%	219	228	280
	Liberal Democrats	George Hayton	4.5%	157	163
	UKIP	Denise Baykal	2.2%	77
Electorate: 8772   Valid: 3431   Spoilt: 19   Quota: 1716   Turnout: 3450 (39.33%)