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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 a 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