2012 Inverclyde Council election

2012 Inverclyde Council election

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All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Stephen McCabe Chris McEleny Ciano Rebecchi Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Inverclyde East Inverclyde South Inverclyde South West Last election 9 seats, 45.0% 5 seats, 25.0% 4 seats, 20.3% Seats before 8 5 3 Seats won 10 6 2 Seat change 1 1 2 Popular vote 11,542 6,636 2,063 Percentage 44.2% 25.4% 7.9% Swing 6.3% 3.9% 12.4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ronald Ahlfeld David Wilson Party Independent Conservative Leader's seat Inverclyde West Inverclyde East Last election 1 seat, 10.7% 1 seat, 5.0% Seats before 1 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,986 2,635 Percentage 11.4% 10.1% Swing 0.7% 1.2%
Council Leader before election Stephen McCabe Labour Council Leader after election Stephen McCabe Labour

Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. 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 form of proportional representation, with 20 Councillors being elected in total.

The election saw Labour Councillors remain the largest party as they gained 1 additional seat to hold half the seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation by 1 seat and remained in second place on the authority. The Scottish Liberal Democrats remained in third place but lost half of their seats, falling from 4 seats to 2. The Independent and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their solitary seats on the authority.

Following the election the Labour Party again formed a minority administration this time with the support of the Independent and the Conservative Party Councillors.

2012 Inverclyde Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	1	0	1	50.0	44.2	11,542	6.3
	SNP	6	1	0	1	30.0	25.4	6,636	3.9
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	2	2	10.0	7.9	2,063	12.4
	Independent	1	0	0		5.0	11.4	2,986	0.7
	Conservative	1	0	0		5.0	10.1	2,635	1.2
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	227	New

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.

• 2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem

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

• 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
• 2007-2012: No change

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

• 2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
• 2007-2012: SNP gain from Lib Dem

• 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
• 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
• 2007-2012: No change

http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2012/inverclyde12.pdf

On 13 September 2014 Inverclyde South Labour Cllr Vaughan Jones resigned from the party and became an Independent in opposition to her party's stance on the Scottish Independence Referendum. [1]