2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Renfrewshire Council election 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 form of proportional representation , with 40 Councillors being elected.
The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain five 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 two 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 one 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 to 2012.
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: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Renfrew North – 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Paisley East and Ralston [ edit ] 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 FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 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%)
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Lib Dem
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 FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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%)
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change
Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood[ edit ] 2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood – 4 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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[ edit ] 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch – 3 seats Party Candidate FPv% Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Labour Derek Bibby 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[ edit ] 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank[ edit ] 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Erskine and Inchinnan [ edit ] 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Post-Election Changes [ edit ] † Renfrew South and Gallowhill Labour Cllr Eddie Grady died on 23 May 2016.[ 1] A by-election was held on 11 August 2016 and the seat was won by the SNP's Jim Paterson. By-election since 2012 [ edit ]