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2012 Fife Council election

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 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 78 Councillors elected.

The biggest benefactors were the Labour Party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party. Scottish Liberal Democrats lost over half their seats, with labour picking up most of the seats, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation by 3 seats and remained in second place on the authority. Most of their gains were in the wards of the Fife North East constituency where they had previously only had a single seat. The Independents lost a seat while the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 seats. The UK Independence Party lost its only Scottish Councillor who had defected from the Conservatives in 2008.

Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority administration with the support of the Independents and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition administration.

Election results

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

Obelisks (†) indicate changes since the election, and link to further details.

West Fife and Coastal Villages

Dunfermline North

Dunfermline Central

Dunfermline South

Rosyth

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay

The Lochs

Cowdenbeath

Lochgelly and Cardenden

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy North

Kirkcaldy Central

Kirkcaldy East

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

Glenrothes Central and Thornton

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

Tay Bridgehead

St. Andrews

East Neuk and Landward

Cupar

Leven, Kennoway and Largo

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

Changes since the election

By-elections

The detailed results of the 12 by-elections are as follows:[18]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Elections - Local Election 2012". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch, 2013". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Tributes paid after death of councillor | The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)". Retrieved 5 May 2017 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ "Cowdenbeath by-election: Alex Rowley holds seat for Labour". BBC News. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Cowdenbeath, 2014". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ "'Invisible' Kirkcaldy councillor resigns". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Tributes to councillor and 'lovely lady' Betty Campbell". The Courier. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Cara Hilton". LinkedIn. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ^ "VIDEO: SNP success in Glenrothes and Kinglassie by-election". The Courier. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Dunfermline South by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "SNP loses control in Glenrothes after councillor resigns from party". The Courier. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. ^ "New Glenrothes MP resigns as councillor". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ^ "MP resigns from Fife Council". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  14. ^ "SNP councillor Marie Penman quits and accuses party of bullying 'cover up'". The Courier. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Last elected communist in UK stands down from Fife Council". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Resignation sparks Levenmouth by election". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  17. ^ ""A fighter to the end" - tributes as Kirkcaldy councillor loses cancer fight - The Courier". The Courier. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Fife Council - Local Government Election Results". www.fifedirect.org.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Dunfermline South, 2013". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  20. ^ "The Lochs, 2014". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Kirkcaldy East by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  22. ^ "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, March 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  23. ^ "SNP candidate Fay Sinclair wins Dunfermline South". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  24. ^ "Glenrothes West and Kinglassie by-election, October 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Dunfermline North by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  26. ^ "Rosyth by-election, 2015". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  27. ^ "The Lochs by-election, 2016". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Leven, Kennoway and Largo by-election, 2016". Scottish Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2017.