2012 Perth and Kinross Council election
{{Short description|2012 Scottish local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election
| country = Scotland
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election
| previous_year = 2007
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2012|5|3|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = Perth and Kinross Council election, 2017
| next_year = 2017
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council
| majority_seats = 21
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| image1 =
| colour1 =
| leader1 = {{nowrap|Ian Miller}}
| party1 = Scottish National Party
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|18 seats, 43.9%}}
| leaders_seat1 = Strathmore
| seats_before1 = 18
|seats_needed1 = {{increase}}3
| seats1 = 18
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}0
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| leader2 = Mac Roberts
| party2 = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
| leaders_seat2 = Carse of Gowrie
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|12 seats, 29.3%}}
| seats_before2 =13
| seats_needed2 ={{increase}}9
| seats2 = 10
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}2
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| image3 =
| leader3 = Peter Barrett
| party3 = Scottish Liberal Democrats
| leaders_seat3 = Perth City Centre
| last_election3 = {{nowrap|8 seats, 19.5%}}
| seats_before3 =7
| seats_needed3 ={{increase}}13
| seats3 = 5
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| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}3
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| image4 =
| leader4 = Archie MacLellan
| party4 = Scottish Labour Party
| leaders_seat4 = Perth City Centre
| last_election4 = {{nowrap|3 seats, 7.3%}}
| seats_before4 = 3
| seats_needed4 ={{increase}}18
| seats4 =
| seats_after4 = 4
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}1
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| image5 =
| leader5 = Mike Barnacle
| party5 = Independent (politician)
| leaders_seat5 = Kinross-shire
| last_election5 = {{nowrap|0 seats, 0%}}
| seats_before5 = 1
| seats_needed5 ={{increase}}21
| seats5 =
| seats_after5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}3
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|leader6 = Rhona Brock
|leaders_seat6 = Strathearn
|image6 =
|last_election6 ={{nowrap|0 seat, 0%}}
|seats_before6 = 0
|seats_needed6 = {{increase}}21
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|seats_after6 = 1
|seat_change6 ={{increase}}1
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| title = Council Leader
| before_election = Ian Miller
| before_party = Scottish National Party
| posttitle = Council Leader after election
| after_election = Ian Miller
| after_party = Scottish National Party
}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Local Government Elections results in 2012|url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/4627/Local-Government-Elections-results-in-2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812095620/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/4627/Local-Government-Elections-results-in-2012|archive-date=2014-08-12|website=pkc.gov.uk}}
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
{{Election summary begin|title = 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election result}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish National Party
|seats = 18
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 43.9
|votes % = 40.3
|votes = 19,119
|plus/minus = {{up}} 3.1
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|seats = 10
|gain = 0
|loss = 2
|net = {{down}} 2
|seats % = 24.4
|votes % = 25.2
|votes = 11,941
|plus/minus = {{down}} 2.9
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = {{down}} 3
|seats % = 12.2
|votes % = 12.7
|votes = 6,033
|plus/minus = {{down}} 7.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|seats = 4
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{up}} 1
|seats % = 9.8
|votes % = 11.9
|votes = 5,619
|plus/minus = {{up}} 3.4
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 3
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = {{up}} 3
|seats % = 7.3
|votes % = 7.3
|votes = 3,458
|plus/minus = {{up}} 2.5
}}
{{Election summary|
|party = Perth Independent Candidates Party
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = {{up}} 1
|seats % = 2.4
|votes % = 1.7
|votes = 805
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.0
|votes = 456
|plus/minus = {{down}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Carse of Gowrie – 3 seats
|numcounts = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Mac Roberts (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,045
|percentage = 32.45%
|count2 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Gordon Walker
|count1 = 755
|percentage = 23.45%
|count2 = 778
|count3 = 801
|count4 = 928
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Douglas Pover
|count1 = 751
|percentage = 23.32%
|count2 = 769
|count3 = 796
|count4 = 925
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lorna Redford
|count1 = 493
|percentage = 15.31%
|count2 = 527
|count3 = 639
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Tina Ng-A-Mann
|count1= 176
|percentage = 5.47%
|count2 = 247
|count3 =
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|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
{{STV Election box begin2
|title=Strathmore – 4 seats
|numcounts = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Dennis Melloy (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,252
|percentage = 23.66%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Alan Grant (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,117
|percentage = 21.11%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Ian Miller (incumbent)
|count1= 1,088
|percentage = 20.56%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Lewis Simpson (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,081
|percentage = 20.43%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Jamie Glackin
|count1 = 322
|percentage = 6.09%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Gallagher
|count1 = 283
|percentage = 5.35%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Louise Ramsay
|count1 = 148
|percentage = 2.80%
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 1
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Blairgowrie and Glens – 3 seats
|numcounts = 2
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Bob Ellis (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,340
|percentage = 34.11%
|count2 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Caroline Shiers (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,316
|percentage = 33.49%
|count2 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Liz Grant (incumbent)
|count1 = 844
|percentage = 21.48%
|count2 = 1,152
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Grant Wallace
|count1 = 322
|percentage = 8.20%
|count2 = 333
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Sanjay Samani
|count1 = 107
|percentage = 2.72%
|count2 = 114
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 2
|electorate = -
|valid = 3,929
|spoilt = 66
|quota = 983
|turnout = 3,995 (%)
}}
=Highland=
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Highland – 3 seats
|numcounts = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Katie Howie (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,141
|percentage = 33.09%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Ian Campbell (incumbent)
|count1 = 825
|percentage = 23.93%
|count2 = 839
|count3 = 849
|count4 = 902
|count5 =
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Mike Williamson (incumbent)
|count1 = 527
|percentage = 15.28%
|count2 = 727
|count3 = 742
|count4 = 776
|count5 = 780
|count6 = 879
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Xander McDade
|count1 = 313
|percentage = 9.08%
|count2 = 334
|count3 = 368
|count4 = 410
|count5 = 418
|count6 = 559
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William Leszke
|count1 = 286
|percentage = 8.29%
|count2 = 292
|count3 = 310
|count4 = 370
|count5 = 378
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Victor Clements
|count1 = 215
|percentage = 6.24%
|count2 = 227
|count3 = 250
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lorna Ferguson
|count1 = 141
|percentage = 4.09%
|count2 = 147
|count3=
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = -
|valid = 3,448
|spoilt = 52
|quota = 863
|turnout = 3,500 (%)
}}
=Strathtay=
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Strathtay – 3 seats
|numcounts = 1
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Barbara Vaughan (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,003
|percentage = 31.44%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = John Kellas (incumbent)
|count1 = 918
|percentage = 28.78%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Grant Laing
|count1 = 822
|percentage = 25.77%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Anne Chatt
|count1 = 303
|percentage = 9.50%
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Neil Henry Gaunt
|count1 = 144
|percentage = 4.51%
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 1
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Strathearn – 3 seats
|numcounts = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Anne Younger (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,137
|percentage = 30.82%
|count2 =
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|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Ann Cowan (incumbent)
|count1 = 874
|percentage = 23.69%
|count2 = 889
|count3 = 910
|count4 = 946
}}
{{STV Election box candidate without party link|
|party = Perth Independent Candidates Party
|candidate = Rhona Brock
|count1 = 674
|percentage = 18.27%
|count2 = 742
|count3 = 779
|count4 = 939
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Bob Ferguson
|count1 = 575
|percentage = 15.59%
|count2 = 588
|count3 = 599
|count4 = 640
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alastair McLean
|count1 = 323
|percentage = 8.76%
|count2 = 356
|count3 = 389
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Kenneth Robertson Spittal
|count1 = 106
|percentage = 2.87%
|count2 = 125
|count3 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Strathallan – 3 seats
|numcounts = 4
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Murray Lyle (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,064
|percentage = 34.02%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Tom Gray (incumbent)
|count1 = 770
|percentage = 24.62%
|count2 = 790
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Ann Gaunt (incumbent)
|count1 = 563
|percentage = 17.99%
|count2 = 700
|count3 = 701
|count4 = 852
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Brian Sculthorp
|count1 = 419
|percentage = 13.40%
|count2 = 426
|count3 = 432
|count4 = 481
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Dave MacLurg
|count1 = 312
|percentage = 9.97%
|count2 = 327
|count3 = 328
|count4 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Kinross-shire – 4 seats
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dave Cuthbert
|count1 = 897
|percentage = 19.31%
|count2 = 905
|count3 = 915
|count4 = 964
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mike Barnacle (incumbent)
|count1 = 802
|percentage = 17.27%
|count2 = 819
|count3 = 828
|count4 = 859
|count5 = 871
|count6 = 905
|count7 = 924
|count8 = 930
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Willie Robertson (incumbent)
|count1 = 789
|percentage = 16.99%
|count2 = 807
|count3 = 857
|count4 = 902
|count5 = 910
|count6 = 947
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Kathleen Baird (incumbent)
|count1 = 696
|percentage = 14.98%
|count2 = 701
|count3 = 707
|count4 = 723
|count5 = 726
|count6 = 733
|count7 = 739
|count8 = 743
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Joe Giacopazzi
|count1 = 652
|percentage = 14.04%
|count2 = 658
|count3 = 664
|count4 = 685
|count5 = 689
|count6 = 1,009
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Sandy Miller (incumbent)
|count1 = 411
|percentage = 8.45%
|count2 = 417
|count3 = 418
|count4 = 434
|count5 = 436
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Simon Edwin Bramwell
|count1 = 230
|percentage = 4.95%
|count2 = 241
|count3 = 246
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Russell Auld
|count1 = 87
|percentage = 1.87%
|count2 = 91
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Donald Fraser
|count1 = 81
|percentage = 1.74%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 4
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Almond and Earn – 3 seats
|numcounts = 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Alan Livingstone
|count1 = 1,112
|percentage = 30.14%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Henry Anderson
|count1 = 892
|percentage = 24.18%
|count2 = 901
|count3 = 923
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Wilma Lumsden (incumbent)
|count1 = 628
|percentage = 17.02%
|count2 = 640
|count3 = 670
|count4 = 671
|count5 = 756
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alan Jack (incumbent)††
|count1 = 444
|percentage = 12.04%
|count2 = 493
|count3 = 597
|count4 = 597
|count5 = 771
|count6 = 987
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Andrew Dundas
|count1 = 369
|percentage = 10.0%
|count2 = 381
|count3 = 451
|count4 = 451
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = George Hayton (incumbent)
|count1 = 244
|percentage = 6.61%
|count2 = 284
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|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
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Perth City South – 4 seats
|numcounts = 8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = William Wilson (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,288
|percentage = 25.70%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Alexander Stewart (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,066
|percentage = 21.27%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Bob Band (incumbent)
|count1 = 911
|percentage = 18.18%
|count2 = 936
|count3 = 938
|count4 = 957
|count5 = 998
|count6 = 1,468
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Alistair Munro
|count1 = 552
|percentage = 11.02%
|count2 = 568
|count3 = 572
|count4 = 605
|count5 = 669
|count6 = 694
|count7 = 757
|count8 = 937
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Murray Duncan
|count1 = 471
|percentage = 9.4%
|count2 = 486
|count3 = 488
|count4 = 511
|count5 = 546
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Lorraine Caddell (incumbent)
|count1 = 287
|percentage = 5.73%
|count2 = 453
|count3 = 467
|count4 = 489
|count5 = 558
|count6 = 568
|count7 = 657
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Alice Walsh
|count1= 227
|percentage = 4.53%
|count2 = 237
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
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|percentage = 4.17%
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=Perth City North=
- 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
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|candidate = Dave Doogan
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|candidate = John Flynn (incumbent)
|count1 = 913
|percentage = 23.10%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
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|candidate = Elspeth Maclachlan (incumbent)
|count1 = 588
|percentage = 14.88%
|count2 = 690
|count3 = 693
|count4 = 707
|count5 = 1,115
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Calum Gillies (incumbent)
|count1 = 526
|percentage = 13.31%
|count2 = 554
|count3 = 658
|count4 = 692
|count5 = 706
|count6 = 767
|count7 = 908
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Yvonne Clark
|count1 = 410
|percentage = 10.37%
|count2 = 414
|count3 = 416
|count4 = 457
|count5 = 460
|count6 = 472
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Liam Hannan
|count1 = 150
|percentage = 3.80%
|count2 = 432
|count3 = 435
|count4 = 451
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Philip Brown
|count1 = 126
|percentage = 3.19%
|count2 = 131
|count3 = 133
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=Perth City Centre=
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
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|candidate = Jack Coburn (incumbent)†
|count1 = 923
|percentage = 21.77%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Barrett (incumbent)
|count1 = 894
|percentage = 21.09%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Archie MacLellan (incumbent)
|count1 = 739
|percentage = 17.43%
|count2 = 742
|count3 = 751
|count4 = 751
|count5 = 778
|count6 = 834
|count7 = 1,038
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andy Hay
|count1 = 625
|percentage = 14.74%
|count2 = 691
|count3 = 697
|count4 = 698
|count5 = 716
|count6 = 749
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Heather Stewart (incumbent)
|count1 = 703
|percentage = 16.58%
|count2 = 704
|count3 = 716
|count4 = 719
|count5 = 729
|count6 = 792
|count7 = 837
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nathan Shields
|count1 = 224
|percentage = 5.28%
|count2 = 225
|count3 = 230
|count4 = 241
|count5 = 279
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|party = Perth Independent Candidates Party
|candidate = Ian Thomson
|count1 = 111
|percentage = 2.62%
|count2 = 112
|count3 = 114
|count4 = 119
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|candidate = Mahesh Rednam
|count1 = 20
|percentage = 0.47%
|count2 = 20
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|spoilt = 74
|quota = 848
|turnout = 4,315 (%)
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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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105635/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/10597/By-election-date-confirmed 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.[http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/tributes-paid-to-mr-bridge-of-earn-councillor-alan-jack-1.922504 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
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|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Andrew Parrott
|count1 = 3,589
|percentage = 51.07
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|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Chris Ahern
|count1 = 1,679
|percentage = 23.89
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|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Lorna Redford
|count1 = 939
|percentage = 13.36
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|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Philip Brown
|count1 = 701
|percentage = 9.98
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|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ian Thomson
|count1 = 119
|percentage = 1.69
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|valid = 7,027
|spoilt = 104
|quota = 3,515
|turnout = 7,131 (63.94%)
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|count1 = 1651
|percentage = 48.5%
|count2 = 1681
|count3 = 1720
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Wilma Lumsden
|count1 = 1327
|percentage = 38.4%
|count2 = 1334
|count3 = 1370
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Dave MacKenzie
|count1 = 219
|percentage = 6.3%
|count2 = 228
|count3 = 280
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = George Hayton
|count1 = 157
|percentage = 4.5%
|count2 = 163
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|party = UKIP
|candidate = Denise Baykal
|count1 = 77
|percentage = 2.2%
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|valid = 3431
|spoilt = 19
|quota = 1716
|turnout = 3450 (39.33%)
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References
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{{United Kingdom local elections, 2012}}