# 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election

The 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election was held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the twelve 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 41 Councillors being elected.
The council was previously controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration from 2007 to 2012.
The 2012 elections saw the SNP remain the main party by a significant margin but they did not make further advances. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats lost seats to Independents who returned to the Council having been wiped out in 2007. Following the election a Scottish National Party minority administration took over the running of the council with the support of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

## Results

2012 Perth and Kinross Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 18 | 0 | 0 | | 43.9 | 40.3 | 19,119 | 3.1 |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 11,941 | 2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 6,033 | 7.0 |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 5,619 | 3.4 |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3,458 | 2.5 |
| Perth Independent Candidates Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 805 | New |
| Scottish Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 456 | 0.7 |
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
### Carse of Gowrie

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Carse of Gowrie – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Mac Roberts (incumbent) | 32.45% | 1,045 | | | |
| | SNP | Gordon Walker | 23.45% | 755 | 778 | 801 | 928 |
| | SNP | Douglas Pover | 23.32% | 751 | 769 | 796 | 925 |
| | Labour | Lorna Redford | 15.31% | 493 | 527 | 639 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tina Ng-A-Mann | 5.47% | 176 | 247 | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,220 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 806 Turnout: 3,267 (%) ||||||||

### Strathmore

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathmore – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Melloy (incumbent) | 23.66% | 1,252 |
| | SNP | Alan Grant (incumbent) | 21.11% | 1,117 |
| | SNP | Ian Miller (incumbent) | 20.56% | 1,088 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis Simpson (incumbent) | 20.43% | 1,081 |
| | Labour | Jamie Glackin | 6.09% | 322 |
| | Independent | Michael Gallagher | 5.35% | 283 |
| | Scottish Green | Louise Ramsay | 2.80% | 148 |
| Electorate: - Valid: 5,291 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,059 Turnout: 5,372 (%) |||||

### Blairgowrie and Glens

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Blairgowrie and Glens – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | SNP | Bob Ellis (incumbent) | 34.11% | 1,340 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Shiers (incumbent) | 33.49% | 1,316 | |
| | SNP | Liz Grant (incumbent) | 21.48% | 844 | 1,152 |
| | Labour | Grant Wallace | 8.20% | 322 | 333 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sanjay Samani | 2.72% | 107 | 114 |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,929 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 983 Turnout: 3,995 (%) ||||||

### Highland

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Highland – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Katie Howie (incumbent) | 33.09% | 1,141 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Ian Campbell (incumbent) | 23.93% | 825 | 839 | 849 | 902 | | |
| | SNP | Mike Williamson (incumbent) | 15.28% | 527 | 727 | 742 | 776 | 780 | 879 |
| | Independent | Xander McDade | 9.08% | 313 | 334 | 368 | 410 | 418 | 559 |
| | Independent | William Leszke | 8.29% | 286 | 292 | 310 | 370 | 378 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Clements | 6.24% | 215 | 227 | 250 | | | |
| | Labour | Lorna Ferguson | 4.09% | 141 | 147 | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,448 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 863 Turnout: 3,500 (%) ||||||||||

### Strathtay

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathtay – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Vaughan (incumbent) | 31.44% | 1,003 |
| | SNP | John Kellas (incumbent) | 28.78% | 918 |
| | SNP | Grant Laing | 25.77% | 822 |
| | Labour | Anne Chatt | 9.50% | 303 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Henry Gaunt | 4.51% | 144 |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,190 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 798 Turnout: 3,221 (%) |||||

### Strathearn

* 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
* 2007-2012 Change: PICP gain one seat from Con
Strathearn – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Anne Younger (incumbent) | 30.82% | 1,137 | | | |
| | Conservative | Ann Cowan (incumbent) | 23.69% | 874 | 889 | 910 | 946 |
| | Perth Independent Candidates Party | Rhona Brock | 18.27% | 674 | 742 | 779 | 939 |
| | Conservative | Bob Ferguson | 15.59% | 575 | 588 | 599 | 640 |
| | Labour | Alastair McLean | 8.76% | 323 | 356 | 389 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Robertson Spittal | 2.87% | 106 | 125 | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,689 Spoilt: 30 Quota: 923 Turnout: 3,719 (%) ||||||||

### Strathallan

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathallan – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Murray Lyle (incumbent) | 34.02% | 1,064 | | | |
| | SNP | Tom Gray (incumbent) | 24.62% | 770 | 790 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Gaunt (incumbent) | 17.99% | 563 | 700 | 701 | 852 |
| | SNP | Brian Sculthorp | 13.40% | 419 | 426 | 432 | 481 |
| | Labour | Dave MacLurg | 9.97% | 312 | 327 | 328 | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,128 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 783 Turnout: 3,174 (%) ||||||||

### Kinross-shire

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem and Con
Kinross-shire – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Independent | Dave Cuthbert | 19.31% | 897 | 905 | 915 | 964 | | | | |
| | Independent | Mike Barnacle (incumbent) | 17.27% | 802 | 819 | 828 | 859 | 871 | 905 | 924 | 930 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Willie Robertson (incumbent) | 16.99% | 789 | 807 | 857 | 902 | 910 | 947 | | |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Baird (incumbent) | 14.98% | 696 | 701 | 707 | 723 | 726 | 733 | 739 | 743 |
| | SNP | Joe Giacopazzi | 14.04% | 652 | 658 | 664 | 685 | 689 | 1,009 | | |
| | SNP | Sandy Miller (incumbent) | 8.45% | 411 | 417 | 418 | 434 | 436 | | | |
| | Labour | Simon Edwin Bramwell | 4.95% | 230 | 241 | 246 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Auld | 1.87% | 87 | 91 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Donald Fraser | 1.74% | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 4,645 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 930 Turnout: 4,682 (%) ||||||||

### Almond and Earn

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
Almond and Earn – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Livingstone | 30.14% | 1,112 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Henry Anderson | 24.18% | 892 | 901 | 923 | | | |
| | SNP | Wilma Lumsden (incumbent) | 17.02% | 628 | 640 | 670 | 671 | 756 | |
| | Independent | Alan Jack (incumbent)†† | 12.04% | 444 | 493 | 597 | 597 | 771 | 987 |
| | Labour | Andrew Dundas | 10.0% | 369 | 381 | 451 | 451 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Hayton (incumbent) | 6.61% | 244 | 284 | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,689 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 923 Turnout: 3,725 (%) ||||||||||

### Perth City South

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain from Lib Dem
Perth City South – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Wilson (incumbent) | 25.70% | 1,288 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Stewart (incumbent) | 21.27% | 1,066 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Bob Band (incumbent) | 18.18% | 911 | 936 | 938 | 957 | 998 | 1,468 | | |
| | Labour | Alistair Munro | 11.02% | 552 | 568 | 572 | 605 | 669 | 694 | 757 | 937 |
| | SNP | Murray Duncan | 9.4% | 471 | 486 | 488 | 511 | 546 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Caddell (incumbent) | 5.73% | 287 | 453 | 467 | 489 | 558 | 568 | 657 | |
| | Scottish Green | Alice Walsh | 4.53% | 227 | 237 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Iona MacGregor | 4.17% | 209 | 221 | 231 | | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 5,011 Spoilt: 46 Quota: 1,003 Turnout: 5,057 (%) ||||||||||||

### Perth City North

* 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Perth City North – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Dave Doogan | 31.35% | 1,239 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | John Flynn (incumbent) | 23.10% | 913 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Elspeth Maclachlan (incumbent) | 14.88% | 588 | 690 | 693 | 707 | 1,115 | | |
| | Labour | Calum Gillies (incumbent) | 13.31% | 526 | 554 | 658 | 692 | 706 | 767 | 908 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Clark | 10.37% | 410 | 414 | 416 | 457 | 460 | 472 | |
| | SNP | Liam Hannan | 3.80% | 150 | 432 | 435 | 451 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brown | 3.19% | 126 | 131 | 133 | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,952 Spoilt: 100 Quota: 791 Turnout: 4,052 (%) |||||||||||

### Perth City Centre

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xLab
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Perth City Centre – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Jack Coburn (incumbent)† | 21.77% | 923 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett (incumbent) | 21.09% | 894 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Archie MacLellan (incumbent) | 17.43% | 739 | 742 | 751 | 751 | 778 | 834 | 1,038 |
| | SNP | Andy Hay | 14.74% | 625 | 691 | 697 | 698 | 716 | 749 | |
| | Conservative | Heather Stewart (incumbent) | 16.58% | 703 | 704 | 716 | 719 | 729 | 792 | 837 |
| | Independent | Nathan Shields | 5.28% | 224 | 225 | 230 | 241 | 279 | | |
| | Perth Independent Candidates Party | Ian Thomson | 2.62% | 111 | 112 | 114 | 119 | | | |
| | Perth Independent Candidates Party | Mahesh Rednam | 0.47% | 20 | 20 | 21 | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 4,239 Spoilt: 74 Quota: 848 Turnout: 4,315 (%) |||||||||||

## Post Election Changes

* † On 24 March 2015 Perth City Centre SNP Cllr Jack Coburn announced he was standing down from the council for health reasons.By-election date confirmed – Perth & Kinross Council. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 7 May 2015 and the seat was retained by the SNP's Andrew Parrott.
* †† On 31 January 2016 Almond and Earn Independent Cllr Alan Jack died after a short illness.Tributes paid to 'Mr Bridge of Earn' councillor Alan Jack A by-election was held on 7 April 2016 and the seat was won by the Conservative's Kathleen Baird.

## By-Elections since 2012

Perth City Centre By-election (7 May 2015)- 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Andrew Parrott | 51.07 | 3,589 |
| | Conservative | Chris Ahern | 23.89 | 1,679 |
| | Labour | Lorna Redford | 13.36 | 939 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brown | 9.98 | 701 |
| | Independent | Ian Thomson | 1.69 | 119 |
| Electorate: 11,160 Valid: 7,027 Spoilt: 104 Quota: 3,515 Turnout: 7,131 (63.94%) |||||
Almond and Earn By-election (7 April 2016)- 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Baird | 48.5% | 1651 | 1681 | 1720 |
| | SNP | Wilma Lumsden | 38.4% | 1327 | 1334 | 1370 |
| | Labour | Dave MacKenzie | 6.3% | 219 | 228 | 280 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Hayton | 4.5% | 157 | 163 | |
| | UKIP | Denise Baykal | 2.2% | 77 | | |
| Electorate: 8772 Valid: 3431 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 1716 Turnout: 3450 (39.33%) |||||||