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| Election Name: | 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2017 East Renfrewshire Council election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 7 seats, 35.0% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Giffnock and Thornliebank |
| Seats Before1: | 7 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 10,228 |
| Percentage1: | 31.1% |
| Leader2: | Jim Swift |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Newton Mearns South |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 35% |
| Seats Before2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,757 |
| Percentage2: | 29.7% |
| Leader3: | Tony Buchanan |
| Party3: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat3: | Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North |
| Last Election3: | 3 seats, 15% |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,521 |
| Percentage3: | 19.8% |
| Leader4: | Danny Devlin |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Barrhead |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 10% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,906 |
| Percentage4: | 14.9% |
| Leader5: | Alex Mackie |
| Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Leaders Seat5: | Giffnock and Thornliebank defeated |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 5% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,128 |
| Percentage5: | 3.4% |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Jim Fletcher |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Jim Fletcher |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected.[1]
The election saw Labour gain 1 seat while also increasing their vote share. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 1 seat and saw their vote share fall as they now become the second largest party on the Council. The Scottish National Party gained 1 seat to increase their numbers to 4 and remained the third largest party. Independents retained their 2 seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out again losing their single seat on the authority.
Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with SNP and the Independent Danny Devlin. This was in effect a continuation of the previous Labour - SNP - Independent - Lib Dem coalition administration which had existed before 2012.
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.
Source: http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3565