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Scottish local elections, 2017
← 2012 4 May 2017 (2017-05-04) 2022 →
All 1,227 seats[1] to 32 Scottish councils
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nicola Sturgeon Ruth Davidson
Party SNP Conservative
Leader since 14 November 2014 4 November 2011
Last election 425 seats, 34.8% 115 seats, 9.4%
Seats before 438[2] 112[2]
Seats won 431 276
Seat change Decrease7 (notional)[3]

Increase6 (last election)

Increase164 (notional)[3]

Increase161 (last election)

Councils 0 0
Councils +/– Decrease 1 Steady
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kezia Dugdale Willie Rennie
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 15 August 2015 17 May 2011
Last election 394 seats, 32.2% 71 seats, 5.8%
Seats before 395[2] 70[2]
Seats won 262 67
Seat change Decrease133 (notional)[3]

Decrease132 (last election)

Decrease3 (notional)[3]

Decrease4 (last election)

Councils 0 0
Councils +/– Decrease 3 Steady
Control by council, largest party by council, and largest party by ward. Ward map utilises the new ward boundaries.

The 2017 Scottish local elections were held on Thursday 4 May, in all 32 local authorities. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won the highest share of the vote, and retained its position as the party with the highest share of councillors.

Independent councillors retained majority control over the 3 island councils. For the first time since local government reforms in the 1990s, all 29 mainland councils fell under no overall control.

Background

The last election was in 2012, normally these elections take place every four years, but this has been postponed for a year in order to avoid clashing with the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

Once again the local elections will be counted electronically using the same system used in 2012. The tender was awarded to CGI (formerly Logica) and Idox Elections (formerly Opt2vote) both of which delivered the 2012 elections successfully.

Eligibility to vote

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 16 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections.[4][5] A person who had two homes (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) could register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and could vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.[6]

Individuals must have registered to vote by midnight twelve working days before polling day (17 April 2017).[7] Anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on 25 April 2017 to register.[8]

Party performance

Comments to follow.

Aftermath

Comments to follow.

Results

Results to follow:

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00B140;" data-sort-value="Scottish Green Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |
Party Councils[3] +/- 2012 2017 Seat change
Actual seats Notional seats Seats won % won Actual Notional
SNP 0 Decrease1 425 438 431 35.13% Increase6 Decrease7
Conservative 0 Steady 115 112 276 22.49% Increase164 Increase161
Labour 0 Decrease3 394 395 262 21.35% Decrease133 Decrease132
Independent 3 Steady 196 198 172 14.02% Decrease26 Decrease24
Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 71 70 67 5.45% Decrease3 Decrease4
Scottish Green 0 Steady 14 14 19 1.55% Increase5 Increase5
No overall control 29 Increase4 N/A
Totals 32 N/A 1223 1227 1227 100% N/A

Note: Boundary changes have occurred in many councils in Scotland. Notional seats and seat change is based on notional 2012 results as reported by the BBC.[3]Actual results are based upon seats won at the last election.


Analysis

Analysis to follow. Councillors won with changes since 2012 :

SNP 431 (+6) Conservatives 276 (+161) Labour 262 (-132) Independents 172 (-24) Liberal Democrats 67 (-4) Greens 19 (+5)

Councils

Council 2012 Result: Largest party (Parties in control) Control before election
(Change in control since May 2012, if different) 		2017 Result: Largest party (Parties in control)[3] Details
Aberdeen City

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Labour (Lab + Con + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Aberdeenshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (Con + LD + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP + Lab + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (NOC)[9] Details
Angus

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP minority)

black

SNP / Independents tie (NOC) Details
Argyll and Bute

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent (Ind + SNP)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent (Ind + Con + LD)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Clackmannanshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Dumfries and Galloway

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Con + SNP)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #318CE7;" data-sort-value="Conservative" |

Conservative (NOC) Details
Dundee City

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
East Ayrshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP + Con)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
East Dunbartonshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (Lab + LD + Con)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + Con minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
East Lothian

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + Con)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (NOC) Details
East Renfrewshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + SNP + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (NOC) Details
City of Edinburgh

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + SNP)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Falkirk

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + Con + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Fife

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Glasgow City

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Highland

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent (SNP + LD + Lab)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent (Ind minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent (NOC) Details
Inverclyde

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab w/ Ind + Con support)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (NOC) Details
Midlothian

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (SNP + Green + Ind)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (NOC) Details
Moray

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (Ind + Con)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Na h-Eileanan Siar

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent Details
North Ayrshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP minority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab minority)

black

Labour / SNP tie (NOC) Details
North Lanarkshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Orkney

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent Details
Perth and Kinross

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (SNP w/ Con support)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (NOC)[10] Details
Renfrewshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Scottish Borders

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (SNP + Ind + LD)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (NOC) Details
Shetland

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent Details
South Ayrshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (Con w/ Lab + Ind support)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Scottish Conservative Party" |

Conservative (NOC) Details
South Lanarkshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab + LD + Con)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
Stirling

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (Lab + Con)

#F8F9FA

Conservative / SNP tie (NOC) Details
West Dunbartonshire

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab majority)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details
West Lothian

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Scottish Labour Party" |

Labour (Lab w/ Con + Ind support)

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party" |

SNP (NOC) Details


Opinion polling

Date(s)
conducted 		Polling organisation/client Sample size SNP Lab Con Lib Dem Green UKIP Others Lead
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24 Feb–6 Mar 2017 Ipsos MORI/STV 1,029 46% 17% 19% 6% 8% 3% <1% style="background:Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"|27%
7–13 Feb 2017 Panelbase/Wings Over Scotland 1,028 47% 14% 26% 5% 4% 3% <1% style="background:Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"|21%
3 May 2012 2012 Election Results 1,556,773 32.3% 31.4% 13.3% 6.6% 2.3% 0.3% 13.8% style="background:Template:Scottish National Party/meta/color"|0.9%


See also


References

  1. ^ http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reviews/5th_electoral/01_resources/News_release_260516.pdf
  2. ^ a b c d The "seats before" figure is a notional calculation by BBC News. These notional figures estimate what what the results would have been in 2012, if the 2017 boundaries had been in place at that election.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Scotland Results". BBC News.
  4. ^ "Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act 2015, Section 1". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 2". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ Electoral Commission. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". electoralcommission.org.uk. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Timetable for Scottish council elections on 4 May 2017" (doc). The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. ^ The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was one working day before the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (that is the sixth working day before polling day). cf "Guidance for Electoral Registration Officers (Part 4 – Maintaining the register throughout the year)" (pdf). Cabinet Office and The Electoral Commission. July 2016. p. 114 (para 7.128). Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ^ https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/apps/news/release.aspx?newsID=4691
  10. ^ http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/19399/Local-Government-Elections-results-in-2017
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