2017 Dundee City Council election

2017 Dundee City Council election

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All 29 seats to Dundee City Council 15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.6%
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Alexander Kevin Keenan Derek Scott Party SNP Labour Conservative Leader's seat Strathmartine Strathmartine The Ferry Last election 16 seats, 43.4% 10 seats, 30.1% 1 seat, 11.3% Seats won 14 9 3 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 18,289 8,997 7,644 Percentage 41.3% 20.3% 17.2% Swing 2.1% 9.8% 5.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Fraser Macpherson Ian Borthwick Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat West End Strathmartine Last election 1 seat, 9.0% 1 seat, 4.4% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,011 2,364 Percentage 11.3% 5.3% Swing 2.3% 0.9%
The eight multi-member wards; colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council Leader before election Ken Guild SNP Elected Council Leader John Alexander SNP

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 4 May 2017 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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system (a form of proportional representation). A total of 29 Councillors were elected.

After the 2012 election a Scottish National Party (SNP) majority administration of 16 was formed. In 2017 the SNP lost 2 seats reducing their numbers to 14, being one seat short of an overall majority. They formed an administration with the support of the Independent Ian Borthwick.^[1]