2012 Dundee City Council election

2012 Dundee City Council election

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All 29 seats to Dundee City Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ken Guild Kevin Keenan Derek Scott Party SNP Labour Conservative Leader's seat The Ferry Strathmartine The Ferry Last election 13 seats, 40.0% 10 seats, 29.4% 3 seats, 12.5% Seats before 13 10 3 Seats won 16 10 1 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 16,704 11,612 4,340 Percentage 43.4% 30.1% 11.3% Swing 3.4% 0.7% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Fraser Macpherson Ian Borthwick Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat West End Strathmartine Last election 2 seats, 11.3% 1 seat, 3.0% Seats before 2 2 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,461 1,709 Percentage 9.0% 4.4% Swing 2.3% 1.4%
The 8 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election Ken Guild SNP Council Leader after election Ken Guild SNP

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,^[1] with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.

After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed in 2009 as a result of a by-election loss, and an SNP minority administration was formed.

The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. Labour retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. A single Independent was also elected.^[2]