Renfrewshire Council election, 2012

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012

3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)

All 40 seats to Renfrewshire Council 21 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Mark MacMillan	Brian Lawson	James MacLaren
Party	Labour	SNP	Conservative
Leader's seat	Paisley South West	Paisley East and Ralston	Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank
Last election	17 seats, 42.5%	17 seats, 42.5.5%	2 seats, 5%
Seats before	19	16	1
Seats won	22	15	1
Seat change	5	2	1

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Eileen McCartin	Paul Mack
Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent
Leader's seat	Paisley South West	Paisley South
Last election	4 seat, 10.0%	0 seat, 0%
Seats before	1	0
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	3	1

Map of council wards

Council Leader before election

Brian Lawson
SNP

Council Leader after election

Mark MacMillan
Labour

The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven 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 40 Councillors being elected.

The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 5 seats to regain an overall majority on the Council that they had lost at the time of the 2007 Local Elections, while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but recorded a disappointing performance as the party lost 2 seats and saw a slight drop in its vote share. Both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats declined in numbers to just 1 seat each. Meanwhile, Independent and former Labour Party member, Paul Mack, secured a seat on the Council.

Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition that had existed from 2007-2012.

Election result

Renfrewshire Local Election Result 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	22	5	0	+5	55.0	47.6	25,812	+10.8
	SNP	15	1	3	-2	37.5	35.3	19,131	-0.1
	Conservative	1	0	1	-1	2.5	9.1	4,939	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	3	-3	2.5	4.4	2,367	-5.3
	Independent	1	1	0	+1	2.5	1.6	881	-2.0
	Scottish Socialist	0	-	-	-	-	1.2	678	-
	TUSC	0	-	-	-	-	0.74	401	+0.74
	Scottish Christian	0	-	-	-	-	0.1	42	+0.1

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

Renfrew North

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

Renfrew North - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Bill Perrie (incumbent)	34.32	1,398
	Labour	Bill Brown	25.55	1,041
	Labour	Alexander Murrin (incumbent)	19.10	778	798.9	817.2	831.7	858.4	920.8	1,150.5
	SNP	John Shaw	11.71	477	802.9	803.5	818.1	833.7	880.9
	Conservative	Makarand Oak	5.52	225	229.6	229.9	235.2	269.2
	Liberal Democrats	Euan Campbell	2.38	97	104	104.6	111.9
	TUSC	Gerry Kavanagh	1.42	58	60.9	61.4
Electorate: 9,521 Valid: 4,074 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 4,172 (42.79%)

Renfrew South and Gallowhill

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

Renfrew South and Gallowhill - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	SNP	Cathy McEwan (incumbent)	28.87	1,258
	Labour	Eddie Grady (incumbent)†	28.20	1,229
	Labour	Margaret Devine	19.94	869	875	992.9	1,013.1	1,054.1	1,105.2
	SNP	Garry Quigley	14.43	629	773.2	777.7	788.4	805.6	824.4
	Conservative	Helen Mathie	4.52	197	198.9	200.2	228.1	235.2
	Scottish Socialist	Douglas Canning	2.07	90	93.5	96.5	99.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Hanley	1.97	86	87.9	90.1
Electorate: 10,342 Valid: 4,358 Spoilt: 100 Quota: 1,090 Turnout: 4,458 (42.14%)

Paisley East and Ralston

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

Paisley East and Ralston - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Labour	Jim Sharkey (incumbent)	32.69	1,832
	SNP	Brian Lawson (incumbent)	27.80	1,558
	Conservative	Robert Evans	10.28	576	584.1	593.1	602.9	603.2	827.7
	SNP	Will Mylet	9.44	529	545.7	900.8	940.8	941.7	1,042.2	1,196.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Boyd	9.08	509	522.9	543.4	563.9	564.8
	Labour	Maureen Sharkey	8.21	460	1,071.9	1,086.8	1,128.1
	Scottish Socialist	Andy Bowden	2.52	141	153.4	160.9
Electorate: 12,687 Valid: 5,605 Spoilt: 115 Quota: 1,120 Turnout: 5,720 (44.18%)

Paisley North West

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Lib Dem

Paisley North West - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Terry Kelly (incumbent)	29.82	1,349
	SNP	Kenny MacLaren (incumbent)	23.98	1,085
	Labour	Tommy Williams (incumbent)	15.89	719	1,045.5
	SNP	Mags MacLaren	10.68	483	498.5	654.4	667.1	702.2	747.9	791.7	939.5
	Conservative	Allison Cook	6.34	287	293.6	297.6	303.7	310.5	365.7
	Independent	David Murdoch	5.37	243	256.5	261.9	281.9	321.2	376.9	497.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Dillon (incumbent)	4.66	211	226.8	230.9	244.5	257.1
	Scottish Socialist	Jimmy Kerr	3.25	147	162.5	164.8	177
Electorate: 12,944 Valid: 4,524 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 905 Turnout: 4,604 (34.95%)

Paisley South

2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: Lab and Independent gain one seat from SNP and Lib Dem

Paisley South - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Eddie Devine (incumbent)	31.66	1,827
	SNP	Marie McGurk (incumbent)	22.98	1,326
	Labour	Roy Glen	16.46	950	1,494.4
	Independent	Paul Mack	11.06	638	673.7	738.2	752.9	783.4	808.3	975.9	1,206.6
	Conservative	Ron Garrett	7.24	418	436.4	450.5	454.1	461.3	504.1
	SNP	Gavin Newlands	7.23	417	425.4	451.1	583.6	600.1	628.3	673.6
	Liberal Democrats	Graeme McMeekin	2.05	118	125.4	141.1	145.1	149.9
	TUSC	Harry Pfaff	1.32	76	81.9	102.3	103.7
Electorate: 13,712 Valid: 5,770 Spoilt: 118 Quota: 1,155 Turnout: 5,888 (42.08%)

Paisley South West

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

Paisley South West - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Lorraine Cameron (incumbent)	26.57	1,335
	Labour	Mark MacMillan (incumbent)	24.78	1,245
	Labour	Jacqueline Henry	20.98	1,054
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen McCartin (incumbent)	14.67	737	760.2	797	804.4	830.8	955	1,148.5
	SNP	Mike Loftus	5.71	287	541.8	565	569.4	596.6	623.9
	Conservative	Sheila Fulton	5.17	260	266.2	277.7	280.3	287.9
	Scottish Socialist	John Miller	2.13	107	115.4	140.7	145.4
Electorate: 11,743 Valid: 5,025 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,006 Turnout: 5,118 (42.79%)

Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood

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

Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Iain McMillan (incumbent)	24.70	1,361
	Labour	John Caldwell (incumbent)	23.59	1,300
	Labour	John Hood (incumbent)	14.94	823	1,032.5	1,194.1
	SNP	Stephen McGee	13.67	753	758.9	764.2	769.9	779.3	800.5	860.9	1,511.4
	SNP	Tracie McGee (incumbent)	11.92	657	668.9	672.6	677.5	693.4	711.9	762.8
	Conservative	John McIntyre	6.8	372	374.7	377.1	380.4	419.1	440.5
	Scottish Socialist	Gerry McCartney	2.38	131	134.9	141	147.9	156.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Morrison	2.05	113	115.7	117.8	121.1
Electorate: 12,847 Valid: 5,510 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,103 Turnout: 5,639 (42.89%)

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch

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

Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Derek Bibby (incumbent)	37.03	1,750
	SNP	Andy Doig	20.80	983	1,024.9	1,027.9	1,031.9	1,048.8	1,067.3	1,148.8	1,728.7
	Labour	Christopher Gilmour	16.27	769	1,218.5
	Conservative	Wilma Begg	8.48	401	413.7	415.5	427	427.1	466.7
	SNP	Ken MacDonald	12.70	600	616.6	619.4	623.4	628.7	650.3	708.6
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret McDonough	2.52	119	125.5	127.5	134.6	141
	Scottish Socialist	Geoff Knowles	1.31	62	66.2	68.7	72.1
	Scottish Christian	Alex Lennox	0.88	42	45.2	46.8
Electorate: 10,048 Valid: 4,726 Spoilt: 98 Quota: 1,182 Turnout: 4,824 (47.03%)

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood

2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

Houston, Crosslee and Linwood - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	Labour	Stuart Clark	28.77	1,454
	Labour	Anne Hall (incumbent)	24.34	1,230
	SNP	Allan Noon (incumbent)	17.12	865	923.2	936.4	954.1	985.2	1,089.4
	SNP	Audrey Doig (incumbent)	14.94	755	801.3	835.5	847.5	869.9	951.3
	Conservative	Tom Begg	11.81	597	633.9	643.3	654.5	700.9
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Heron	1.84	93	124.9	135.7	153.1
	TUSC	Danny Williamson	1.17	59	92.5	107.1
Electorate: 11,743 Valid: 5,053 Spoilt: 88 Quota: 1,011 Turnout: 5,141 (43.03%)

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank

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

Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1
	Labour	Michael Holmes (incumbent)	30.35	1,277
	Conservative	James MacLaren	29.25	1,231
	SNP	Maria Brown	27.80	1,170
	SNP	Margaret Dymond	6.99	294
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Heron	4.11	173
	TUSC	Warren Vale	1.50	63
Electorate: 8,974 Valid: 4,208 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,053 Turnout: 4,250 (46.89%)

Erskine and Inchinnan

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

Erskine and Inchinnan - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	Labour	James Harte (incumbent)	26.38	1,424
	SNP	Iain Nicolson (incumbent)	21.67	1,170
	SNP	James McQuade (incumbent)	20.41	1,102
	Labour	Sam Mullin (incumbent)	19.84	1,071	1,371.8
	Conservative	Steven Millar	6.95	375	382.5
	TUSC	Jim Halfpenny	2.69	145	150.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Stalker	2.06	111	117
Electorate: 12,963 Valid: 5,398 Spoilt: 91 Quota: 1,080 Turnout: 5,489 (41.64%)

Post-Election Changes

† Renfrew South and Gallowhill Labour Cllr Eddie Grady died on 23 May 2016. A by-election was held on 11 August 2016 and the seat was won by the SNP's Jim Paterson.

By-election since 2012

Renfrew South and Gallowhill By-election (11 August 2016) - 1 Seat^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	SNP	Jim Paterson	47.8%	1,309
	Labour	Edward Grady	36.9%	1,012
	Conservative	Mark Dougan	13.4%	366
	Liberal Democrats	Ross Stalker	1.9%	53
Electorate: 10,466 Valid: 2,740 Spoilt: 22 Quota: 1,371 Turnout: 2,762 (26.18%)

References

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