Perth and Kinross Local Election Result 2012
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SNP
18
0
0
0
43.90
40.31
19,119
+3.11
Conservative
10
0
2
-2
24.39
25.18
11,941
-2.92
Liberal Democrats
5
0
3
-3
12.20
12.72
6,033
-6.98
Labour
4
1
0
+1
9.76
11.85
5,619
+3.35
Independent
3
3
0
+3
7.32
7.29
3,458
+2.49
Perth Independent Candidates Party
1
1
0
+1
2.44
1.70
805
New
Scottish Green
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.96
456
-0.74
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; 1xCon
2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Carse of Gowrie – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No change
Blairgowrie and Glens
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2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Blairgowrie and Glens – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Highland – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathtay – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
2007-2012 Change: PICP gain one seat from Con
Strathearn – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathallan – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
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
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
Almond and Earn – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain from Lib Dem
2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2007-2012 Change: No change
Perth City North – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 (%)
2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xLab
2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Perth City Centre – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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
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By-Elections since 2012
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Perth City Centre By-election (7 May 2015)- 1 Seat[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%)