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2012 Glasgow City Council election

2012 Glasgow City Council election

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Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election was the second using 21 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation.

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The election in Glasgow attracted the most attention out of the local elections in Scotland as there were many predictions that the Scottish Labour would lose control of the council due to losses of seats to the Scottish National Party.[1] The Labour administration had suffered from a number of defections of council members to the newly formed Glasgow First party and controversy surrounding Councillor's salaries and contracts.[2] In the end, Labour remained in control, losing just one seat, while the SNP gained five. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were reduced to holding just one seat on the council, the same numbers as the Scottish Conservatives (who retained their solitary seat) and Glasgow First. The Scottish Greens retained five seats on the authority.

After the elections Labour again formed a controlling administration on the City Council.

Election result

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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.

Ward summary

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Ward results

Ward 1: Linn

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    Ward 2: Newlands/Auldburn

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

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      1. Outgoing councillor from Craigton ward.

      Ward 3: Greater Pollok

      2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
      2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
      2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab

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        1. Outgoing Councillor from Baillieston ward.

        Ward 4: Craigton

        2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSol
        2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
        2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Sol

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          Ward 5: Govan

          2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
          2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGlasgow First
          2007-2012 Change: Glasgow First gain one seat from Lab

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            1. Dornan eventually joined the SNP in 2015.[5]

            Ward 6: Pollokshields

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

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              Ward 7: Langside

              2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
              2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xGreen
              2007-2012 Change: Green gain one seat from Lib Dem

              Result based on original count

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                Recount

                It was announced by Glasgow City Council on Thursday 10 May 2012 that Box 139, containing approximately 385 papers, was not counted in the vote despite them being registered and scanned. Permission was obtained from Glasgow Sheriff Court to examine the ballots and rerun the calculation. The two highest scoring candidates were mathematically assured of their place, however the third candidate, Liam Hainey, could have had his election overturned.[6] After the ballots were rescanned on 16 May 2012 and the result recalculated, he retained his seat.[7]

                Ward 8: Southside Central

                2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
                2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
                2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Green

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                  Ward 9: Calton

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

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                    Ward 10: Anderston/City

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

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                      Ward 11: Hillhead

                      2007: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
                      2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 2xLab
                      2007-2012 change: Labour gain one seat from Lib Dem

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                        Ward 12: Partick West

                        2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xGRN
                        2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xGRN
                        2007-2012 change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

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                          1. On 2 October 2014, Colleran resigned from Scottish Labour amid fallout from that year's Scottish independence referendum. She continued to sit on the council as an independent.[8]

                          Ward 13: Garscadden/Scotstounhill

                          2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                          2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                          2007-2012 change: No change

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                            Ward 14: Drumchapel/Anniesland

                            2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                            2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                            2007-2012 change: No change

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                              Ward 15: Maryhill/Kelvin

                              2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
                              2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP;
                              2007-2012 change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

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                                Ward 16: Canal

                                2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
                                2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
                                2007-2012 change: No change

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                                  1. On 21 November 2016, Kelly resigned from the council to take up a politically restricted position at HMRC. No by-election was called due to the resignation's proximity to the May 2017 elections.[9]
                                  2. McAllister resigned from the SNP and became an independent in April 2016, claiming that party leadership were intolerant to free speech.[10]

                                  Ward 17: Springburn

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

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                                    Ward 18: East Centre

                                    2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                    2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                    2007-2012 changes: No change

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                                      1. Robertson defected from the Labour Party and joined the SNP in February 2016.[11]

                                      Ward 19: Shettleston

                                      2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                      2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                      2007-2012 Change: No change

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                                        Ward 20: Baillieston

                                        2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
                                        2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
                                        2007-2012 changes: No change

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                                          Ward 21: North East

                                          2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                          2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP
                                          2007-2012 changes: No change

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                                            1. Outgoing councillor from Partick West ward.

                                            By-elections since 2013

                                            October 2013 Govan by-election

                                            On 23 July 2013 SNP councillor Allison Hunter died from cancer. A by-election was held on 10 October 2013 and was won by Labour's John Kane.[12]

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                                              December 2013 Shettleston by-election

                                              On 7 October 2013 Shettleston Labour councillor George Ryan died suddenly. A by-election was held on 5 December 2013 and the seat was retained by Labour's Martin Neill.[14]

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                                                August 2015 by-elections

                                                On 14 May 2015, Green Party councillor Liam Hainey (Langside) resigned his seat for family and health reasons.[16] On the same day, SNP councillors Alison Thewliss (Calton) and Martin Docherty (Anderston/City) resigned their seats after having been elected as MPs for the constituencies of, respectively, Glasgow Central[17] and West Dunbartonshire.[18] Finally, on 10 June 2015, SNP councillor Iris Gibson (Craigton) retired due to ill health.[19] By-elections for all of these were held on 6 August 2015.

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                                                        May 2016 Anderston/City by-election

                                                        On 14 March 2016, Labour councillor Matheson resigned his seat as he had been appointed a visiting professor at Strathclyde University.[20] As a result, a by-election happened on 5 May 2016: it was won by the SNP's Angus Millar.

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                                                          October 2016 Garscadden/Scotstounhill by-election

                                                          On 25 July 2016, Labour councillor John Kelly died as a result of motor neuron disease.[22] A by-election was held on 6 October 2016 and was won by the SNP's Chris Cunningham.

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                                                            References

                                                            1. Edward, Debi (7 May 2012). "SNP expected to 'snatch Glasgow from Labour' in Scottish elections". ITV News. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            2. "Two left feet". The Economist. 28 April 2012.
                                                            3. Local Election Results 2012: Glasgow, Local Elections Archive Project (LEAP), Andrew Teale
                                                            4. "Election Results 2012". glasgow.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
                                                            5. "BBC News - Ex-Labour councillor Stephen Dornan joins SNP". Bbc.co.uk. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            6. Recount upholds election outcome, Glasgow Evening Times, 17 May 2012, Retrieved 17 May 2012
                                                            7. "Labour council chief quits amid indyref fallout". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            8. "Glasgow SNP councillor quits "Stalinist" party". The Herald. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            9. "Glasgow Labour councillor defects to the SNP". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            10. "Govan, 2013". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
                                                            11. "Glasgow Labour councillor George Ryan dies aged 51 - BBC News". BBC News. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            12. Cass Macgregor. "Glasgow - Scottish Greens". Glasgowgreens.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            13. "Notice of election agents". Glasgow City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
                                                            14. "Council By-Elections in Glasgow". 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
                                                            15. "By-Election - Ward 10 - Anderston/City". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 1 April 2016.
                                                            16. "Local By Elections 6th October 2016 Full Results". www.glasgow.gov.uk. 7 October 2016.

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