2017_Dundee_City_Council_election
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.
Main article: 2017 Scottish local elections
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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]
Composition
Throughout the term of the previous council, there was minimal change in the composition of members. In January 2016, Craig Melville, who was an SNP councillor for Maryfield was suspended from the party, thereby taking the number of councillors the SNP had to 15. Melville later resigned as a councillor and a by-election took place which was won back by the SNP thus resulting in the SNP returning back to 16 seats for the remainder of the term.
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| Party | 2012 term | 2017 result | |||
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| Election | Dissolution | Seats | +/-[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| SNP | 16 | 16 | 14 |  2 | |
| Labour | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | |
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Retiring councillors
Ahead of the election, seven councillors announced their retirement and would not stand for re-election, that included Bob Duncan who was Lord Provost and the council leader, Ken Guild.
Overall
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| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| SNP | 14 | 2 |
48.28 | 42.70 | 18,289 | ||||
| Labour | 9 | 1 |
31.03 | 21.00 | 8,997 | ||||
| Conservative | 3 | 2 |
10.34 | 17.85 | 7,644 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 |
6.90 | 8.38 | 3,589 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | - | - | 0 |
3.45 | 5.52 | 2,364 | ||
| Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | 0 |
0.00 | 2.57 | 1,102 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | - | - | 0 |
0.00 | 1.61 | 688 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | - | - | 0 |
0.00 | 0.24 | 103 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | - | - | 0 |
0.00 | 0.14 | 59 | ||
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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 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Votes summary
| 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| SNP | Labour | Conservative | LD | Independent |
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Ward summary
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| Ward | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | Total |
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| SNP | Lab | Conservative | Lib Dems | Independent | Others | ||||||||
| Strathmartine | 43.2% | 2 | 18.9% | 1 | 9.0% | 0 | 13.6% | 0 | 13.5% | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 4 |
| Lochee | 42.7% | 2 | 29.3% | 2 | 12.1% | 0 | 2.1% | 0 | 9.7% | 0 | 4.1% | 0 | 4 |
| West End | 28.6% | 1 | 11.6% | 1 | 11.8% | 1 | 38.5% | 1 | 2.4% | 0 | 9.6% | 0 | 4 |
| Coldside | 44.2% | 2 | 27.9% | 2 | 11.0% | 0 | 2.8% | 0 | 8.6% | 0 | 5.6% | 0 | 4 |
| Maryfield | 49.4% | 2 | 21.6% | 1 | 17.6% | 0 | 5.3% | 0 | 6.1% | 0 | 3 | ||
| North East | 53.7% | 2 | 27.0% | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 1.3% | 0 | 5.8% | 0 | 3.0% | 0 | 3 |
| East End | 53.3% | 2 | 21.7% | 1 | 12.9% | 0 | 2.5% | 0 | 4.6% | 0 | 5.0% | 0 | 3 |
| The Ferry | 29.9% | 1 | 11.7% | 0 | 38.9% | 2 | 15.8% | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 4 | ||
| Total | 42.7% | 14 | 21.0% | 9 | 17.9% | 3 | 8.4% | 2 | 5.5% | 1 | 4.6% | 0 | 29 |
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Strathmartine
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | John Alexander (incumbent) | 32.1% | 1,956 | |||||||
| Labour | Kevin Keenan (incumbent) | 18.9% | 1,155 | 1,178.7 | 1,182.9 | 1,220.9 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Coleman | 13.6% | 828 | 866 | 869.5 | 884.5 | 884.8 | 1,076.9 | ||
| Independent | Ian Borthwick (incumbent) | 13.5% | 825 | 876.5 | 883.3 | 911.9 | 912.2 | 1,085.4 | 1,641.1 | |
| SNP | Stewart Hunter (incumbent) | 11.2% | 680 | 1,250.05 | ||||||
| Conservative | Robert Lindsay | 9.0% | 546 | 549.8 | 550.1 | 555.2 | 555.3 | |||
| TUSC | Sinead Daly | 1.7% | 105 | 115.2 | 118.7 | |||||
| Electorate: 15,017 Valid: 6,095 Spoilt: 139 Quota: 1,220 Turnout: 6,234 (41.5%) | ||||||||||
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Lochee
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1x independent
- 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012-2017: Labour Gain from independent
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| SNP | Alan Ross (incumbent) | 28.6% | 1,661 | ||||||||||
| Labour | Charlie Malone | 15.9% | 924 | 933.3 | 940.3 | 943.7 | 959.9 | 993.4 | 1,020.9 | 1,217.7 | |||
| SNP | Roisin Smith | 14.1% | 818 | 1,256.9 | |||||||||
| Labour | Michael Marra | 13.4% | 778 | 785.5 | 793.2 | 794.5 | 812.8 | 819.4 | 848.4 | 968.5 | 1,012.5 | 1,241.8 | |
| Conservative | Mason Mcilreavy | 12.1% | 700 | 702.4 | 703.9 | 708.2 | 724.5 | 728.5 | 739.2 | 813.2 | 814.9 | ||
| Independent | Tom Ferguson (incumbent) | 9.7% | 565 | 574.3 | 582.4 | 584.4 | 597.5 | 623.6 | 673.4 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Gordon Matheson | 2.3% | 132 | 137.4 | 163.6 | 166.2 | 185.8 | 206.5 | |||||
| TUSC | Leah Ganley | 1.8% | 102 | 104.1 | 108.06 | 110.06 | 112.2 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynn Hutchison | 1.6% | 91 | 91.6 | 92.2 | 106.5 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty McKenzie | 0.5% | 31 | 32.5 | 35.1 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 14,276 Valid: 5,802 Spoilt: 163 Quota: 1,161 Turnout: 5,965 (41.8%) | |||||||||||||
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West End
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
- 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2012-2017: Conservative gain one seat from SNP
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Fraser MacPherson (incumbent) | 38.5% | 2,105 | ||||||||
| SNP | Bill Campbell (incumbent) | 19.9% | 1,090 | 1,210.9 | |||||||
| Conservative | Donald Hay | 11.8% | 643 | 887.2 | 888.5 | 889.5 | 901.3 | 929.8 | 958.6 | 987.2 | |
| Labour | Richard McCready (incumbent) | 11.6% | 637 | 876.9 | 883.6 | 889.2 | 904.04 | 932.9 | 1,078.6 | 1,416.7 | |
| SNP | Steven Rome | 8.7% | 474 | 506.6 | 597.5 | 611.1 | 623.5 | 637.1 | 838.8 | ||
| Scottish Green | Morgan Petrie | 6.1% | 331 | 432.2 | 439.5 | 472.7 | 495.1 | 515.9 | |||
| Independent | Andrew McBride | 1.2% | 67 | 118.3 | 119.6 | 123.09 | 136.9 | ||||
| Independent | Bradley Booth | 1.2% | 65 | 93.8 | 95.1 | 96.7 | |||||
| Scottish Socialist | Tam Wilson | 1.1% | 59 | 66.2 | 66.9 | ||||||
| Electorate: 12,959 Valid: 5,471 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 1,095 Turnout: 5,538 (42.7%) | |||||||||||
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Coldside
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2017: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012-2017: No Change
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| SNP | Mark Flynn | 27.7% | 1,560 | ||||||||||
| Labour | George McIrvine | 16.6% | 933 | 951.4 | 959.5 | 965.4 | 974.7 | 996.08 | 1,059.9 | 1,223.9 | |||
| SNP | Anne Rendall | 16.5% | 925 | 1,252.9 | |||||||||
| Labour | Helen Wright (incumbent) | 11.3% | 633 | 638.02 | 647.9 | 650.5 | 664.04 | 677.9 | 725.9 | 843.7 | 908.9 | 1,139.8 | |
| Conservative | Duncan Shaw | 11.0% | 618 | 621.07 | 622.1 | 625.4 | 628.4 | 657.5 | 663.9 | 709.8 | 715.1 | ||
| Independent | Mohammed Asif (incumbent) | 8.6% | 481 | 495.2 | 504.07 | 505.1 | 510.3 | 529.2 | 615.8 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Conor Marshall | 4.1% | 232 | 252.4 | 291.6 | 295.2 | 327.9 | 351.1 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kristopher Hall | 1.8% | 101 | 106.02 | 108.8 | 139.1 | 141.2 | ||||||
| TUSC | Wayne Scott | 1.5% | 82 | 84.8 | 90.7 | 93.9 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher McIntyre | 1.0% | 57 | 60.9 | 62.3 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 14,262 Valid: 5,622 Spoilt: 229 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 5,851 (41%) | |||||||||||||
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Maryfield
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012-2017: No change
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Ken Lynn (incumbent) | 30.3% | 1,240 | |||||
| Labour | Georgia Cruickshank (incumbent) | 21.6% | 885 | 894.8 | 902.9 | 968.3 | 1,051.9 | |
| SNP | Lynne Short (incumbent) | 19.1% | 782 | 968.2 | 972.9 | 997.4 | 1,084.3 | |
| Conservative | James Clancy | 17.6% | 722 | 722.8 | 726.9 | 775.9 | 792.9 | |
| TUSC | Stuart Fairweather | 6.1% | 250 | 253.3 | 253.5 | 270.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Blain | 4.1% | 168 | 169.2 | 194.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie McKaig | 1.2% | 48 | 49.6 | ||||
| Electorate: 12,021 Valid: 4,095 Spoilt: 89 Quota: 1,024 Turnout: 4,184 (34.8%) | ||||||||
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North East
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012-2017: No Change
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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| 1 | 2 | ||||
| SNP | Gregor Murray†† (incumbent) | 32.8% | 1,256 | ||
| Labour | Brian Gordon† (incumbent) | 26.9% | 1,033 | ||
| SNP | Willie Sawers (incumbent) | 20.9% | 800 | 1,057.6 | |
| Conservative | Curtis Large | 9.1% | 350 | 351.4 | |
| Independent | Alan Beddows | 5.8% | 223 | 229.2 | |
| Scottish Green | Alison Orr | 1.6% | 62 | 71 | |
| TUSC | Michael Taylor | 1.6% | 52 | 56.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tracy Mulholland | 1.3% | 50 | 51.9 | |
| Electorate: 11,337 Valid: 3,826 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 957 Turnout: 3,924 (34.6%) | |||||
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East End
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012-2017: No Change
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| SNP | Will Dawson (incumbent) | 38.6% | 1,553 | ||||||||
| Labour | Margaret Richardson | 24% | 965 | 982.7 | 986.5 | 993.5 | 1,004.1 | 1,047.1 | 1,089.7 | 1,177.9 | |
| SNP | Christina Roberts (incumbent) | 20.2% | 811 | 1,144.2 | |||||||
| Conservative | Darren Kane | 14.2% | 571 | 575.6 | 576.2 | 585.5 | 589.5 | 619.7 | 630.3 | 677.2 | |
| Independent | Darryl Guthrie | 5.1% | 205 | 217.3 | 219.2 | 225.3 | 237.3 | 252.6 | 303.5 | ||
| Scottish Green | Caitlin Meldrum | 2.8% | 113 | 124.1 | 132.1 | 133.4 | 145.5 | 165.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Finnegan | 2.7% | 110 | 120.8 | 122.2 | 126.5 | 137.8 | ||||
| UKIP | William Morren | 1.4% | 56 | 58.3 | 58.9 | ||||||
| TUSC | Ian McKay | 1.3% | 54 | 64.8 | 66.7 | 68.9 | |||||
| Electorate: 12,113 Valid: 4,019 Spoilt: 562 Quota: 1,110 Turnout: 4,581 (37.8%) | |||||||||||
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The Ferry
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017: Conservative & Lib Dem each gain one seat from Labour & SNP.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Conservative | Derek Scott (incumbent) | 31.8% | 2,859 | |||||||||
| SNP | Kevin Cordell (incumbent) | 17.9% | 1,608 | 1,616.9 | 1,618.9 | 1,622.9 | 1,684.9 | 1,809.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Duncan | 15.8% | 1,422 | 1,498.6 | 1,502.6 | 1,509.3 | 1,557.4 | 1,967.8 | ||||
| SNP | Vari McDonald * | 12.0% | 1,075 | 1,079.5 | 1,084.5 | 1,085.5 | 1,139.8 | 1,230.6 | 1,260.8 | 1,272.8 | ||
| Labour | Angela Lyall | 11.7% | 1,054 | 1,079.3 | 1,093.3 | 1,097.3 | 1,139.7 | |||||
| Conservative | Philip Scott | 7.1% | 635 | 1,532.9 | 1,534.6 | 1,556.5 | 1,566.4 | 1,679.9 | 1,732.6 | 1,732.7 | 2,013.7 | |
| Scottish Green | Pol Clementsmith | 2.6% | 232 | 237.2 | 247.9 | 249.9 | ||||||
| UKIP | Calum Walker | 0.52% | 47 | 50.7 | 52.7 | |||||||
| TUSC | Paul Johnson | 0.48% | 43 | 44.9 | ||||||||
| Electorate: 16,062 Valid: 8,975 Spoilt: 831 Quota: 1,796 Turnout: 9,153 (57%) | ||||||||||||
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- = Outgoing Councillor from a different ward.
- † In February 2019, North East Labour Cllr. Brian Gordon died after a short illness. A by-election took place on 2 May 2019 which was won by Steven Rome of the SNP.[7][8]
- On 15 May 2019, North East SNP Cllr. Gregor Murray resigned from the party, accusing the party of being institutionally transphobic. Cllr. Murray continues to serve the ward as an Independent.[9]
- On 11 May 2021, Lochee SNP Cllr Alan Ross resigned from the party and became an Independent. On 4 February 2022, he joined the Alba Party, becoming the first Alba councillor in Dundee.[10][11]
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| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Steven Rome | 46.9% | 1,507 | 1,510 | 1,534 | 1,555 | 1,576 | 2,045 | |
| Labour | Jim Malone | 38.1% | 1,224 | 1,229 | 1,248 | 1,284 | 1,388 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Lindsay | 8.4% | 271 | 274 | 280 | 290 | |||
| TUSC | Michael Taylor | 2.8% | 91 | 109 | 122 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Alison Orr | 2.4% | 77 | 82 | |||||
| Citizens First | Roger Keech | 1.4% | 45 | ||||||
| Electorate: 11,434 Valid: 3,215 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 1,608 Turnout: 28.4% | |||||||||
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