Orkney Islands Council election, 2012
Orkney Council election, 2012
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All 21 seats to Orkney
11 seats needed for a majority |
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First party |
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| Leader |
Steven Heddle |
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Independent |
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| Leader's seat |
Kirkwall East |
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| Last election |
21 seats, 100% |
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| Seats before |
21 |
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| Seats won |
21 |
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| Seat change |
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Council Leader before election
Stephen Hagan
Independent |
Council Leader after election
Steven Heddle
Independent |
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The 2012 Orkney Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Orkney 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 21 Councillors being elected.
As in 2007 Independents took all of the 21 seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party contested 4 wards in Orkney for the first time in 2012 but only secured 3% of the vote. The Council is again administered solely by Independents.
Election result
| Orkney Local Election Result 2012 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
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Independent |
21 |
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100 |
96.9 |
8,161 |
-2.3 |
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SNP |
0 |
- |
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3.0 |
251 |
+3.0 |
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UKIP |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
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0.1 |
11 |
+0.1 |
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
Kirkwall East
- 2007: 4xIndependent
- 2012: 4xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
| Kirkwall East - 4 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Independent |
Janice Annal (incumbent) |
34.34 |
533 |
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Independent |
Steven Heddle (incumbent) |
26.35 |
409 |
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Independent |
Gwenda Shearer |
13.71 |
212 |
278.9 |
307.9 |
319.6 |
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Independent |
Bill Stout |
9.02 |
140 |
198.6 |
227.1 |
232.9 |
235.3 |
263.2 |
300.9 |
377 |
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SNP |
John Mowat |
5.9 |
93 |
105.9 |
115.4 |
116.7 |
117.5 |
132.5 |
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Independent |
Alastair MacLeod |
4.96 |
77 |
114.7 |
129.2 |
136.1 |
137.8 |
151.6 |
174.2 |
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Independent |
Gerry McGuinness |
3.48 |
54 |
69.9 |
77.6 |
85.9 |
87.4 |
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Independent |
Paul Dawson |
1.80 |
28 |
37.6 |
40.5 |
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| Electorate: 3,391 Valid: 1,546 Spoilt: 6 Quota: 310 Turnout: 1,552 (45.75%) |
Kirkwall West & Orphir
- 2007: 4xIndependent
- 2012: 4xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
| Kirkwall West & Orphir - 4 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 |
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Independent |
Jack Moodie (incumbent) † |
30.85 |
476 |
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Independent |
John Richards |
18.34 |
283 |
318.1 |
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Independent |
David Tullock (incumbent) |
13.93 |
215 |
263.9 |
266.3 |
267.7 |
270.1 |
273.2 |
288.1 |
301.1 |
321.3 |
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Independent |
Alan Clouston |
13.80 |
213 |
232.9 |
234.7 |
236.8 |
243 |
248.8 |
260.2 |
272.3 |
281.9 |
285.9 |
368.4 |
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Independent |
David Dawson |
10.50 |
162 |
186.1 |
188.9 |
188.9 |
192.5 |
206.4 |
213.4 |
219.9 |
232.4 |
236.7 |
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SNP |
Lynda Baird |
3.24 |
50 |
52.8 |
53.2 |
53.2 |
53.3 |
54.3 |
56.3 |
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Independent |
Laurence Leonard |
2.72 |
42 |
49.5 |
49.6 |
52.7 |
52.7 |
54.5 |
58.9 |
64.3 |
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Independent |
Sandra Shearer |
2.2 |
34 |
43.6 |
44.1 |
44.1 |
45.2 |
50.9 |
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Independent |
Raymond Smith |
1.94 |
30 |
37.8 |
38.4 |
40.4 |
43.2 |
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Independent |
Bryan Leslie |
1.04 |
16 |
18.8 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
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Independent |
Walter Haywood |
0.58 |
9 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
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| Electorate: 3,289 Valid: 1,530 Spoilt: 13 Quota: 307 Turnout: 1,543 (46.94%) |
Stromness and South Isles
- 2007: 3xIndependent
- 2012: 3xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
| Stromness and South Isles - 3 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
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Independent |
James Stockan (incumbent) |
53.2 |
576 |
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Independent |
Rob Crichton |
11.65 |
126 |
234.2 |
235.3 |
250.5 |
262.3 |
364.1 |
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Independent |
Maurice Davidson |
11.28 |
122 |
172.6 |
174.6 |
189.3 |
216.7 |
270.2 |
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Independent |
John Brown |
10.63 |
115 |
178.9 |
180.9 |
196.8 |
213.6 |
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Independent |
Terry Thomson |
5.64 |
61 |
82.9 |
84.4 |
100.6 |
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SNP |
Arthur Alexander Robertson |
5.64 |
61 |
79.7 |
81.2 |
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UKIP |
Delia Mary Hall |
1.02 |
11 |
15.3 |
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| Electorate: 2,210 Valid: 1,072 Spoilt: 10 Quota: 269 Turnout: 1,082 (48.76%) |
West Mainland
- 2007: 4xIndependent
- 2012: 4xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
| West Mainland - 4 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 |
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Independent |
Harvey Johnston |
23.19 |
427 |
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Independent |
Alistair Gordon (incumbent)†† |
17.49 |
322 |
333.3 |
335.5 |
353.6 |
371.4 |
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Independent |
Jimmy Moar (incumbent) |
15.59 |
287 |
303.2 |
307.2 |
317.4 |
319.4 |
320.4 |
353.1 |
470.1 |
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Independent |
Owen Tierney |
13.53 |
249 |
257 |
263 |
277.1 |
308.8 |
309.5 |
358.9 |
446.1 |
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Independent |
Eoin F. Scott (incumbent) |
12.93 |
238 |
246.4 |
249.6 |
254.8 |
276.2 |
277 |
314.4 |
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Independent |
Victor Muir |
7.17 |
132 |
136.9 |
139.9 |
143.9 |
150.1 |
150.5 |
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Independent |
Andrew Appleby |
4.02 |
74 |
77.7 |
81.7 |
93 |
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Independent |
Carol Granere |
3.97 |
73 |
75.1 |
78.1 |
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Independent |
David Ward |
1.79 |
33 |
33.4 |
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| Electorate: 3,379 Valid: 1,835 Spoilt: 6 Quota: 368 Turnout: 1,841 (54.53%) |
East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray
- 2007: 3xIndependent
- 2012: 3xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
| East Mainland, South Ronaldsay & Burray - 3 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 |
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Independent |
Russ Madge (incumbent) |
40.46 |
564 |
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Independent |
Andrew Drever (incumbent) |
18.72 |
261 |
315.2 |
331.6 |
344.5 |
375.3 |
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Independent |
Jim Foubister (incumbent) |
16.21 |
226 |
247.9 |
253.5 |
263.2 |
280.2 |
289.6 |
368.6 |
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Independent |
Gill Smee |
10.9 |
152 |
209.3 |
226.9 |
236.6 |
257.3 |
267.2 |
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Independent |
Ken Ross |
7.03 |
98 |
118.4 |
123.3 |
128.2 |
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SNP |
Ewan Loudon |
3.37 |
47 |
56.6 |
59.8 |
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Independent |
Eleanor MacLeod |
2.65 |
37 |
52.4 |
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| Electorate: 2,536 Valid: 1,385 Spoilt: 9 Quota: 347 Turnout: 1,394 (54.97%) |
North Isles
- 2007: 3xIndependent
- 2012: 3xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No Change
| North Isles - 3 seats |
| Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 |
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Independent |
Stephen Hagan (incumbent) |
40.93 |
433 |
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Independent |
Stephen Clackson |
29.1 |
308 |
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Independent |
Gillian Skuse |
16.07 |
170 |
219.2 |
237.7 |
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Independent |
Graham Sinclair (incumbent) |
13.61 |
144 |
238.1 |
249.5 |
375.1 |
| Electorate: 1,854 Valid: 1,055 Spoilt: 3 Quota: 264 Turnout: 1,058 (57.47%) |
Post-Election Changes
- † Kirkwall West and Orphir Independent Cllr Jack Moodie resigned his seat for personal reasons on 9 September 2014. A by-election was held on 27 November 2014 and was won by the Independent Leslie Manson.
- †† West Mainland Independent Cllr Alistair Gordon died on 19 May 2015. A by-election was held on 18 August 2015 to fill the vacancy and it was won by the Independent Rachael King.
References
http://www.orkney.gov.uk/Council/C/results-by-ward.htm
Council elections in Orkney