Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected 3 members, using the STV electoral system .
The election saw Labour gain 2 seats to draw level with the Scottish National Party . However, Labour remained the largest party in terms of vote share. The Scottish National Party retained all their existing 8 seats and did not run any additional candidates though did significantly raised their vote share. The Scottish Liberal Democrats retained their 3 seats on the council. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 3 seats, just 2 in number, the equivalent numbers of the East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance . Former Lib Dem Cllr Duncan Cumming was elected as an Independent .
Election result [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Milngavie [ edit ] 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
Bearsden North [ edit ] 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con Bearsden North – 3 seats[2] [3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent ) 33.2 1,837 Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai * 17.1 944 1,082 1,087 1,093 1,100 1,337 1,801 SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent ) 17.4 962 1,030 1,041 1,050 1,063 1,205 1,335 Conservative Amanda Stewart (incumbent ) 16.7 921 1,017 1,019 1,039 1,066 1,141 Labour Stewart Moohan 12.7 700 758 770 774 785 Scottish Christian Bob Handyside 1.1 59 70 71 79 UKIP Mitch Sorbie 0.8 42 59 61 Scottish Socialist Neil Scott 0.6 34 40 Electorate: 10,801 Valid: 5,499 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,375 Turnout: 50.91%
= Sitting Councillor from a different Ward. Bearsden South [ edit ] 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Con Bearsden South – 3 seats[2] [3] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent ) 26.8 1,309 SNP Keith Small 25.4 1,243 Labour Manjinder Shergill 20.4 996 1,022 1,028 1,046 1,178 1,408 Conservative David Mason 19.2 937 963 966 1,018 1,049 Scottish Green Scott Ferguson 5.0 247 263 272 292 Scottish Christian Christine Cormack 2.5 124 127 129 Electorate: 10,452 Valid: 4,856 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 46.46%
Campsie & Kirkintilloch North [ edit ] 2007: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Campsie & Kirkintilloch North – 3 seats[2] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 EDIA Charles Kennedy (incumbent ) † 50.8 2,032 Labour John Dempsey (incumbent ) 21.8 872 1,197 SNP David Ritchie (incumbent ) 20.3 813 1,066 Conservative Andrew Lothian 4.6 183 253 Liberal Democrats Morag Daly 2.4 97 155 Electorate: 8,948 Valid: 3,997 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,000 Turnout: 44.67%
Bishopbriggs North and Torrance [ edit ] 2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change
Bishopbriggs South [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South [ edit ] 2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change
Kirkintilloch East & Twechar [ edit ] 2007: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Aftermath [ edit ] Following the election, the Labour Party led a three-party coalition administration with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, replacing the previous Labour/Conservative coalition that had run the council from 2007 to 2012. The leader of the council remained Labour councillor Rhondda Geekie, and Labour councillor Una Walker became provost. The depute leader and depute provost were the Lib Dem councillor Ashay Ghai and the Conservative councillor Anne Jarvis.
Following a disagreement between the Liberal Democrats and their administration colleagues, the ruling three-party coalition reverted to a minority two-party Labour/Conservative coalition in January 2016, and the Conservatives' Billy Hendry resumed the role of depute council leader.
Post Election Changes [ edit ] † Campsie and Kirkintilloch North EDIA Cllr Charles Kennedy died on 13 July 2012.[5] The by-election was held on 14 September 2012 and was won by Labour's Gemma Welsh. By Elections since 2012 [ edit ] Campsie & Kirkintilloch North By-election (14 September 2012)- 1 Seat[6] Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 Labour Gemma Welsh 30.8 851 860 874 939 1,146 SNP Billy Hutchinson 26.9 743 762 767 845 1,044 Liberal Democrats Susan Murray 25.0 693 702 740 788 Independent Brian Reid 9.9 274 284 318 Conservative Alisdair Sinclair 5.1 141 143 Scottish Green Ross Greer 2.3 65 Labour gain from EDIA Swing Electorate: 9,277 Valid: 2,767 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,384 Turnout: 2,795 (30.1%)
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