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2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

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All 24 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rhondda Geekie Ian Mackay Ashay Ghai Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South Bearsden North Bearsden North Last election 6 seats, 25.0% 8 seats, 33.3% 3 seats, 12.5% Seats before 6 8 2 Seats won 8 8 3 Seat change 2 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Billy Hendry Charles Kennedy Duncan Cumming Party Conservative EDIA Independent Leader's seat Bishopbriggs North and Torrance Campsie & Kirkintilloch North Bearsden North Last election 5 seats, 20.8% 2 seats, 8.3% 0 seats, 0% Seats before 5 2 0 Seats won 2 2 1 Seat change 3 0 1
Council Leader before election Rhondda Geekie Labour Council Leader after election Rhondda Geekie Labour

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

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

Milngavie

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab
• 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

Bearsden North

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

• = Sitting Councillor from a different Ward.

Bearsden South

• 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab
• 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Con

Campsie & Kirkintilloch North

• 2007: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP
• 2012: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

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

Bishopbriggs South

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

Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

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

Kirkintilloch East & Twechar

• 2007: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP
• 2012: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012 Change: No change

Aftermath

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

• † Campsie and Kirkintilloch North EDIA Cllr Charles Kennedy died on 13 July 2012. The by-election was held on 14 September 2012 and was won by Labour's Gemma Welsh.

By Elections since 2012

References

1. "Vote 2012 – East Dunbartonshire". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
2. ^ "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
3. ^ "Local elections latest – massive win for Independent Cumming, joy for Labour and misery for Tories". milngavieherald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
4. "Election Results Bishopbriggs North and Torrance Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
5. Council mourns death of Councillor Kennedy, East Dunbartonshire Council
6. "Labour triumph in council by-election". kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.

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