# 2012 Clackmannanshire Council election

Elections to Clackmannanshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish National Party gain a seat and increase their vote share on the council to have the same number of seats as Labour. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their single seat on the council and there remains a single Independent. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out losing their single seat.
After the election an SNP minority administration was formed with the support of the Independent Councillor. The Conservatives abstained on the vote.

## Election result

Clackmannanshire Local Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | 46.05 | 6,963 | +7.95 |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 44.44 | 38.12 | 5,764 | +0.32 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 9.88 | 1,494 | -0.92 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.56 | 5.05 | 764 | -1.85 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 136 | -4.31 |
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
### Clackmannanshire West

* 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clackmannanshire West – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Labour | George Matchett (incumbent) | 32.37% | 1,037 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Tina Murphy (incumbent) | 21.63% | 693 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Jim Stalker | 14.76% | 473 | 781.2 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Les Sharp | 12.58% | 403 | 409.7 | 416.9 | 422.9 | 443.1 | 474.5 | 767.1 |
| | SNP | Janis Paterson (incumbent) | 7.21% | 231 | 247.4 | 260.9 | 298.2 | 325.3 | 362.4 | |
| | Conservative | Bill Mason | 7.21% | 231 | 236.3 | 249.8 | 250.8 | 293.6 | | |
| | Independent | Eddie Carrick (incumbent) | 4.24% | 136 | 147.1 | 168.2 | 170.8 | | | |
| Electorate: 7,807 Valid: 3,204 Spoilt: 58 Quota: 641 Turnout: 3,262 (41.04%) |||||||||||

### Clackmannanshire North

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
Clackmannanshire North – 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 |
| | SNP | Donald Balsillie (incumbent) | 20.09% | 728 | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Robert McGill (incumbent) | 18.3% | 663 | 663.1 | 669.1 | 684.1 | 1,001.1 | | | |
| | SNP | Walter McAdam (incumbent) | 15.02% | 544 | 545.8 | 559.8 | 568.8 | 573.8 | 600.9 | 603.9 | 1,055.4 |
| | Independent | Archie Drummond† | 14.90% | 540 | 540.1 | 587.2 | 664.2 | 683.2 | 743.3 | | |
| | SNP | May Atkinson | 13.91% | 504 | 506.7 | 525.7 | 535.7 | 546.7 | 567 | 570 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline McKay | 9.69% | 351 | 351 | 366 | 377 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Chris Dixon | 4.33% | 157 | 157 | 173 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Shier Biggam (incumbent) | 3.75% | 136 | 136.1 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,623 Spoilt: 102 Quota: 725 Turnout: 3,725 (%) ||||||||||||

### Clackmannanshire Central

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clackmannanshire Central – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Labour | Derek Stewart (incumbent) | 37.37% | 916 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Gary Womersley (incumbent) | 26.97% | 661 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Gaynor Hamilton | 17.18% | 421 | 438.5 | 479.5 | 493.8 | 522.7 | |
| | Labour | Graham Watt | 11.75% | 288 | 547.7 | 549.7 | 556.4 | 583.1 | 751.9 |
| | Independent | Brian Gerard Doyle | 3.59% | 88 | 91.9 | 92.9 | 118.3 | | |
| | Conservative | Kate Mason | 3.14% | 77 | 80.6 | 80.1 | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 2,451 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 613 Turnout: 2,506 (%) ||||||||||

### Clackmannanshire South

* 2007: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Independent
Clackmannanshire South – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | SNP | Craig Holden (incumbent) | 32.15% | 1,042 | | |
| | Labour | Janet Kerr Cadenhead (incumbent) | 24.50% | 794 | | |
| | SNP | Ellen Forson | 21.47% | 696 | | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Earle (incumbent) | 15.33% | 497 | 604.7 | 731.4 |
| | Conservative | Alan Jamieson | 6.54% | 212 | 261.7 | 263.4 |
| Electorate: - Valid: 3,241 Spoilt: 99 Quota: 649 Turnout: 3,340 (%) |||||||

### Clackmannanshire East

* 2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clackmannanshire East – 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Campbell (incumbent) | 31.40% | 817 |
| | SNP | Irene Hamilton (incumbent) | 30.01% | 781 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Martin | 28.63% | 745 |
| | SNP | Helen Lewis | 9.95% | 259 |
| Electorate: - Valid: 2,602 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 651 Turnout: 2,634 (%) |||||

## Changes since 2012

† On 11 September 2016, Clackmannanshire North Cllr Archie Drummond joined the SNP and ceased to be an Independent.