2012 East Renfrewshire Council election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Jim Fletcher
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Jim Swift
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Tony Buchanan
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Party
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Labour
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Conservative
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SNP
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Leader's seat
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Giffnock and Thornliebank
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Newton Mearns South
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Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North
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Last election
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7 seats, 35.0%
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7 seats, 35%
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3 seats, 15%
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Seats before
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7
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7
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3
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Seats won
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8
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6
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4
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Seat change
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1
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1
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1
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Popular vote
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10,228
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9,757
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6,521
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Percentage
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31.1%
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29.7%
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19.8%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Leader
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Danny Devlin
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Alex Mackie
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Party
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Independent
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Liberal Democrats
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Leader's seat
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Barrhead
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Giffnock and Thornliebank defeated
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Last election
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2 seats, 10%
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1 seat, 5%
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Seats before
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2
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1
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Seats won
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2
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0
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Seat change
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0
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1
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Popular vote
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4,906
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1,128
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Percentage
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14.9%
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3.4%
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/East_Renfrewshire_Council_election_2012.svg/300px-East_Renfrewshire_Council_election_2012.svg.png) The 6 multi-member wards |
Council Leader before election
Jim Fletcher
Labour
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Council Leader after election
Jim Fletcher
Labour
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The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected.[1]
The election saw Labour gain 1 seat while also increasing their vote share. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 1 seat and saw their vote share fall as they now become the second largest party on the Council. The Scottish National Party gained 1 seat to increase their numbers to 4 and remained the third largest party. Independents retained their 2 seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out again losing their single seat on the authority.
Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with SNP and the Independent Danny Devlin. This was in effect a continuation of the previous Labour - SNP - Independent - Lib Dem coalition administration which had existed before 2012.
Election result
East Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2012
Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Labour
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8
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1
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0
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+1
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40.0
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31.11
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10,228
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+3.31
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Conservative
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6
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0
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1
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-1
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30.0
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29.68
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9,757
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-4.72
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SNP
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4
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1
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0
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+1
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20.0
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19.84
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6,521
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+3.84
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Independent
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2
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-
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-
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-
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10.0
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14.92
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4,906
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+4.12
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Liberal Democrats
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0
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0
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1
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-1
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0.0
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3.43
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1,128
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-6.77
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Scottish Green
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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0.85
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278
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+0.25
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UKIP
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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0.17
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56
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New
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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.