Scottish National Party
Local Councils

Scottish National Party

Section Title: Local Councils
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Year	Share of votes	Seats won	Notes

1995	26.1%	181 / 1,222

1999	28.9%	201 / 1,222

2003	24.1%	171 / 1,222

2007	29.7% (first preference)	363 / 1,222	Largest party in local government (first Scottish local elections to be held under the single transferable vote).

2012	32.33% (first preference)	425 / 1,223	Largest party in local government; received largest number of first preference votes.

2017	32.3% (first preference)	431 / 1,227	Largest party in local government; received largest number of first preference votes.

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In 2017, The SNP had 431 councillors in Local Government elected from the Scottish local elections.

final_sentence: In 2017, The SNP had 431 councillors in Local Government elected from the Scottish local elections.