2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the thirteen 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, with 47 councillors being elected.

Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections
2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)
All 47 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ronnie Nicholson Ivor Alexander Hyslop Brian Collins
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Leader's seat North West Dumfries Lochar Castle Douglas and Glenkens
Last election 14 seats, 29.8% 18 seats, 38.3% 10 seats, 21.3%
Seats before 17 17 10
Seats won 15 14 10
Seat change 1 4 -
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Jane S. Maitland Richard John Brodie
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Dee Annadale South
Last election 2 seats, 4.3% 3 seats, 6.4%
Seats before 2 3
Seats won 7 1
Seat change 5 2
The 12 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

 Council Leader after election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

The election saw Labour replace the Scottish Conservative Party as the largest party on the Council as they gained 1 seat while the Tories lost 4 seats. The Scottish National Party retained their third place on the authority but did not gain any additional seats. Independents proved to be the biggest winners as they returned to the Council with 7 seats and 5 net gains which included 2 former members of the Labour party. The Scottish Liberal Democrats proved to be the worst performers of the election, being reduced to just a single seat.

Following the election the Conservative Party formed a coalition with the support of the SNP. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which existed from 2007-2012.

Election result
Dumfries and Galloway Local Election Result 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 2 1 +1 31.91 29.34 14,828 +1.24
  Conservative 14 0 4 -4 29.79 26.61 13,446 -5.59
  SNP 10 1 1 - 21.28 19.46 9,837 +0.46
  Independent 7 5 0 +5 14.89 18.06 9,126 +3.69
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 -2 2.13 3.95 1,997 -4.35
  Scottish Green 0 - - - - 1.84 932 +0.84
  UKIP 0 - - - - 0.74 372 +0.44

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 results

Stranraer and North Rhins
  • 2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Willie Scobie (incumbent) 62.15 2,057    
Conservative John Dougan (incumbent) 15.02 497 643.9  
SNP Iain Dick (incumbent) 13.60 450 678.8 836.62
Labour Marion McCutcheon 9.24 306 679.4 808.2
Electorate: 7,185   Valid: 3,310   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 828   Turnout: 3,348 (46.07%)

    Wigtown West
    • 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
    • 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
    • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lab
    Wigtown West - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Independent Grahame Forster (incumbent) 45.1 1,330      
    SNP Jim McClung 25.13 741      
    Conservative Roberta Tuckfield (incumbent)†† 16.11 475 643.3 643.7 859.3
    Labour John McCutcheon 13.67 403 585.5 586.7  
    Electorate: 6,753   Valid: 2,949   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 738   Turnout: 2,975 (43.67%)

      Mid Galloway
      • 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
      • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
      • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
      Mid Galloway - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Alistair Geddes (incumbent) 29.66 1,027          
      Independent Jim McColm 28.68 993          
      Conservative Graham Nicol (incumbent) 18.6 644 665.6 699.2 776.2 819.6 948.2
      Labour Heather Meldrum 13.6 471 495.5 523.4 530.7 612.5  
      SNP Doug Snell * 6.56 227 301.9 318.7 324.2    
      Conservative Sheila Stewart 2.89 100 106.9 120.2      
      Electorate: 7,539   Valid: 3,462   Spoilt: 49   Quota: 866   Turnout: 3,511 (45.92%)
        • = Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

        Dee
        • 2007: 1xCon; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
        • 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon
        • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
        Dee - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Colin Wyper 36.51 1,473              
        Independent Jane Maitland (incumbent) 18.39 742 815.4 849.4 889.9 956.9 1,055.2    
        Conservative Patsy Gilroy (incumbent) 18.05 728 780.9 795.4 801.3 831.9 849.4 868.4 1,021.2
        SNP Thomas Jacques (incumbent) 11.48 463 525.4 536.2 567.4 600.3 693.6 701.6  
        Labour Marsali Caig 7.06 285 355.6 369.2 386.4 422.2      
        Independent Franca Bruno 3.5 141 181.9 196.7 220.3        
        Scottish Green James Smyth 2.85 115 127.9 140.5          
        Liberal Democrats John Womersley 2.16 87 116.3            
        Electorate: 7,373   Valid: 4,034   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,009   Turnout: 4,072 (54.71%)

          Castle Douglas and Glenkens
          • 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
          • 2012: 1xCon; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
          • 2007-2012 Change: No change
          Castle Douglas and Glenkens - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Conservative Finlay Carson 27.08 904        
          Independent George Nicol Prentice (incumbent) 23.88 797 813 826.5    
          SNP Brian Collins (incumbent) 23.88 797 800 811.2 811.5 899.6
          Labour Daniel Scheffer 10.04 335 350.6 376.8 376.9 430.9
          Scottish Green Paul Taylorson 6.05 202 203.2 229.4 229.6  
          Conservative Gary Wardell 5.90 197 235 249.9 250.2 265
          Liberal Democrats Andrew Metcalf 3.18 106 109      
          Electorate: 8,014   Valid: 3,338   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 835   Turnout: 3,372 (41.65%)

            Abbey
            • 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
            • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
            • 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
            Abbey - 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            Labour Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) 22.95 903  
            Conservative Ian Blake (incumbent) 21.75 856  
            SNP Rob Davidson (incumbent) 20.69 814  
            Labour Davie Stitt (incumbent) 19.9 783 870.2
            Conservative Charles Milroy 10.29 405 411.1
            UKIP Bill Wright 4.42 174 178.6
            Electorate: 9,019   Valid: 3,935   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 788   Turnout: 4,000 (43.63%)

              North West Dumfries
              • 2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
              • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
              • 2007-2012 Change: No change
              North West Dumfries - 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Labour Ronnie Nicholson (incumbent) 23.25 932        
              Conservative John Graham Bell (incumbent)†† 22.43 899        
              Labour David John McKie (incumbent) 21.38 857        
              SNP Andy Ferguson 18.44 739 746.1 768.5 773.2 982.1
              Labour Paula Stevenson 14.50 581 690.1 702.2 746.7  
              Electorate: 9,906   Valid: 4,008   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 802   Turnout: 4,074 (40.46%)

                Mid and Upper Nithsdale
                • 2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
                • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
                • 2007-2012 Change: No change
                Mid and Upper Nithsdale - 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12
                Labour Jim Dempster (incumbent) 27.45 1,194  
                Conservative Gill Dykes (incumbent) 26.53 1,154  
                SNP Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent) 20.51 892  
                Labour John Syme (incumbent) 19.08 830 1,098.6
                UKIP Douglas Watters 4.55 198 209.1
                Conservative Elly Hurren 1.86 81 88.3
                Electorate: 9,239   Valid: 4,349   Spoilt: 67   Quota: 870   Turnout: 4,416 (47.07%)

                  Lochar
                  • 2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
                  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
                  • 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
                  Lochar - 4 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  SNP Yen Hongmei Jin†††† 28.46 1,190        
                  Labour Jeff Leaver (incumbent) 27.73 1,159        
                  Conservative Ivor Alexander Hyslop (incumbent) 15.86 663 703 710.5 723.7 1,266.4
                  Conservative John Anthony Charteris (incumbent) 15.05 629 675.9 685.6 700.3  
                  Labour Ted Thompson 12.89 539 660 941.7    
                  Electorate: 9,295   Valid: 4,180   Spoilt: 62   Quota: 837   Turnout: 4,242 (44.97%)

                    Nith
                    • 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
                    • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
                    • 2007-2012 Change: No change
                    Nith - 4 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567
                    Labour John Allan Martin (incumbent) 25.93 1,079            
                    Labour Colin Smyth (incumbent) 19.20 799 1,010.3          
                    SNP Alastair Witts (incumbent) 18.84 784 789.7 822 830.2 850.9    
                    Conservative Jack Groom (incumbent)†† 15.67 652 657.5 669.5 675.9 687.8 689.9 900.9
                    Conservative David Slater 8.56 356 361 366.5 369.5 382.5 383.6  
                    Independent Andrew Crosbie 8.36 348 352.8 376.2 391.6 430.4 435.1 514.1
                    Independent Nello Paoletti 2.19 91 93.1 103.1 108.4      
                    Independent Lee Vann-Wakelin 1.25 52 53.6 59.81        
                    Electorate: 9,844   Valid: 4,161   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 833   Turnout: 4,227 (42.27%)

                      Annandale South
                      • 2007: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
                      • 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
                      • 2007-2012 Change: No change
                      Annandale South - 4 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123456
                      Liberal Democrats Richard John Brodie (incumbent) 21.09 959          
                      Labour Sean William Marshall (incumbent) 19.55 889 901.3 903.3 905.7 1,005.7  
                      Conservative Ian Brian Carruthers (incumbent)†† 19.38 881 889.6 933      
                      Labour Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent) 16.74 761 764.6 766.7 767.4 842.6 916.3
                      SNP Andrew Wilson 12.49 568 573.9 577 578.9 664.9 670.9
                      Independent Marion F.B. Stewart 9.15 416 424.7 432.9 438.6    
                      Conservative Brian Pope 1.61 73 73.9        
                      Electorate: 10,864   Valid: 4,547   Spoilt: 55   Quota: 910   Turnout: 4,602 (41.85%)

                        Annandale North
                        • 2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
                        • 2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
                        • 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
                        Annandale North - 4 seats
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234567
                        Labour Ted Brown (incumbent)† 19.59 845 923          
                        SNP Stephen Thompson 16.78 724 768 782.5 796.9 799.1 800.4 1,067.9
                        Conservative Peter Diggle†† 15.11 652 690 693.1 875.4      
                        Scottish Green Alis Ballance 14.26 615 673 687.3 755.7 759.4 761.4  
                        Conservative Gail MacGregor (incumbent) 13.07 564 641 645.5 885.3      
                        Conservative Roger Brian Grant (incumbent) 12.31 531 566 568.7        
                        Liberal Democrats Hugh Young 8.88 383            
                        Electorate: 10,175   Valid: 4,314   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 863   Turnout: 4,348 (42.4%)

                          Annandale East and Eskdale
                          • 2007: 3xCon; 1xLab
                          • 2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
                          • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
                          Annandale East and Eskdale - 4 seats
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12345678
                          Labour Archie Dryburgh (incumbent) 22.20 877              
                          Conservative Denis Raymond Male (incumbent) 15.29 604 609.8 609.8 618.9 732.3 778.3 778.9 963.2
                          Independent Craig Peacock 14.98 592 607.3 621.9 654.9 716.8 797.1    
                          Conservative Karen Carruthers†† 13.92 550 554.8 554.8 560.8 661.2 690.9 691.6 808.4
                          Liberal Democrats Jock Dinwoodie 11.69 462 473.8 479.5 483.7 513.4 587.8 588.9  
                          SNP Brian Richardson 10.66 421 430.2 434.4 436.8 447      
                          Conservative Stuart Thompson 8.88 351 353.3 356.6 363.9        
                          Independent Allan Graham (incumbent) 1.24 49 52.2 68.8          
                          Independent Sidney John Elder 1.14 45 50.2            
                          Electorate: 9,663   Valid: 3,951   Spoilt: 36   Quota: 791   Turnout: 4,348 (40.89%)

                            Changes since election
                            • † Annandale North Labour Cllr Ted Brown died on 4 September 2012. A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 which was won by Graeme Tait of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
                            • †† On 20 September 2013 6 members of the Conservative Party quit their group and became Independents.
                            • ††† Annandale North Conservative Cllr Graeme Tait announced on the 20 March 2014 that he has defected to the Labour Party stating that he felt its "policies and values" better reflect his own. He resigned his Council seat on 22 September 2016. A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 and was won by the Conservative Party's Douglas Fairbairn.
                            • †††† In August 2015 Lochar SNP Cllr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing racial prejudice towards her and having lost out at a candidate selection for the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.

                            By-elections since 2012
                            Annandale North By-election (15 November 2012) - 1 Seat[1]
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            1234
                            Conservative Graeme Tait††† 46.0 1,819 1,857 1,922 1,980
                            Labour Peter Glanton 25.3 1,002 1,008 1,053 1,149
                            Scottish Green Alis Ballance 11.7 464 475 508 617
                            SNP Frank MacGregor 9.4 371 375 399  
                            Liberal Democrats Hugh Young 5.3 208 211    
                            UKIP Bill Wright 2.3 89      
                            Conservative gain from Labour Swing
                              Annandale North By-election (17 November 2016) - 1 Seat[2]
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              1
                              Conservative Douglas Fairbairn 57.4 2041
                              SNP Sylvia Moffat 21.1 749
                              Labour Adam Wilson 17.2 611
                              Scottish Green Chris Ballance 4.3 152
                              Conservative hold Swing

                                References
                                1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-11-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
                                2. http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=18764&p=0
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