2017 Perth and Kinross Council election
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election covered 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 a form of proportional representation, with 40 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 member compared to 2012.
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All 40 seats to Perth and Kinross Council 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the 2012 election a Scottish National Party minority administration took over the running of the Council with the support of the Scottish Conservatives. After this election, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrat groups formed a coalition with independents to run the administration.[1] The sole Labour councillor, Alasdair Bailey, was initially named as part of the coalition, but soon insisted that he was not.[2]
Election results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 17 | ![]() |
40.89 | 24,761 | ![]() | ||||
SNP | 15 | ![]() |
30.16 | 18,871 | ![]() | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | ![]() |
12.45 | 7,539 | ![]() | ||||
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
5.19 | 3,142 | ![]() | ||||
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
6.74 | 4,083 | ![]() | ||||
Scottish Green | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3.44 | 2,083 | ![]() | |
Other parties | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.13 | 78 | ![]() |
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
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2012-2017 Change:1xLab Gain from SNP
Carse of Gowrie - 3 seats | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
Conservative | Angus Forbes | 43.4 | 1,916 | |||||||
SNP | Beth Pover | 18.3 | 810 | 829.9 | 884.01 | 910.09 | 910.6 | 1,579.08 | ||
SNP | Douglas Pover (incumbent) | 15.1 | 668 | 681.1 | 692.1 | 715.6 | 715.8 | |||
Labour | Alasdair Bailey | 14.8 | 656 | 825.7 | 875.8 | 1,107.3 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Matheson | 4.6 | 203 | 423.9 | 482.4 | |||||
Scottish Green | Hilary Charles | 3.7 | 165 | 209 | ||||||
Electorate: 7,830 Valid: 4,418 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 4,488 (57.3%) |
Strathmore
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon Gain from SNP
Strathmore - 4 seats | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Melloy (incumbent) | 26.7 | 1,833 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | Lewis Simpson (incumbent) | 19.5 | 1,342 | 1,365.7 | 1,379.6 | |||||
SNP | Fiona Sarwar | 18.2 | 1,251 | 1,266.9 | 1,267.8 | 1,267.9 | 1,355.9 | 1,417.8 | ||
Conservative | Colin Stewart | 15.2 | 1,047 | 1,418.9 | ||||||
SNP | Ian Stratton | 12.6 | 866 | 868.7 | 869.1 | 869.5 | 899.2 | 940.8 | ||
Independent | Alan Livingstone * | 3.9 | 270 | 277.2 | 282.2 | 283.4 | 358.08 | |||
Scottish Green | Michael Gallagher | 3.9 | 268 | 274.7 | 276.8 | 277.4 | ||||
Electorate: Valid: 6,877 Spoilt: 165 Quota: 1,376 Turnout: 7,042 (57.9%) |
- = Sitting Councillor from Almond and Earn Ward.
Blairgowrie and Glens
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon Gain from SNP
Blairgowrie and Glens - 3 seats | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Shiers (incumbent) | 36.4 | 1,641 | ||||||
SNP | Tom McEwan | 23.4 | 1,055 | 1,067.8 | 1,074.1 | 1,099.2 | 1,154.3 | ||
Conservative | Bob Brawn | 19.9 | 897 | 1,341.5 | |||||
SNP | Alison Mulholland | 13.5 | 609 | 616.8 | 621.7 | 658.5 | 682.3 | ||
Scottish Green | Louise Ramsay | 3.6 | 164 | 171.8 | 188.2 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Clark | 3.1 | 141 | 156.7 | 224.3 | 297.5 | |||
Electorate: 8,607 Valid: 4,507 Spoilt: 138 Quota: 1,127 Turnout: 4,645 (53.6%) |
Highland
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIND
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xIND gain from SNP
Highland - 3 seats | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Conservative | Ian Campbell (incumbent)†† | 45.44 | 1,927 | ||||||
SNP | Mike Williamson (incumbent) | 19.22 | 815 | 843.76 | 877.11 | 911.6 | 1,578.94 | ||
SNP | Kirsty Gowans | 17.31 | 734 | 757.82 | 791.27 | 822.21 | |||
Independent | Xander McDade | 10.59 | 449 | 716.39 | 770.28 | 953.5 | 1,024.24 | ||
Scottish Green | Mary McDougall | 3.96 | 168 | 200.81 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Spittal | 3.49 | 148 | 332.71 | 385.39 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,241 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,061 Turnout: 4,306 (58.4%) |
Strathtay
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon Gain from SNP
Strathtay - 3 seats | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
Conservative | Anne Jarvis | 25.28 | 1,307 | |||||||
Conservative | Ian James | 19.63 | 1,015 | 1,027.68 | 1,066.73 | 1,090.78 | 1,222.92 | 1,236.93 | ||
SNP | Grant Laing (incumbent) | 19.52 | 1,009 | 1,009.15 | 1,033.15 | 1,094.15 | 1,164.17 | 2,133.22 | ||
SNP | John Kellas (incumbent) | 18.28 | 945 | 945.13 | 955.13 | 1,018.13 | 1,112.13 | |||
Labour | Frank Stevenson | 8.96 | 463 | 463.28 | 510.32 | 593.34 | ||||
Scottish Green | Elspeth Coutts | 4.24 | 219 | 219.12 | 277.16 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Linklater | 4.1 | 212 | 212.18 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,170 Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,293 Turnout: 5,251 (57.6%) |
Strathearn
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
Strathearn - 3 seats | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
Conservative | Roz McCall | 26.54 | 1,204 | ||||||||
Independent | Rhona Brock (incumbent) | 24.51 | 1,112 | 1,115.72 | 1,144.78 | ||||||
SNP | Stewart Donaldson | 13.34 | 605 | 605.11 | 608.11 | 609.08 | 681.3 | 715.67 | 1,204.12 | ||
Conservative | Alex Menzies-Runciman | 13.01 | 590 | 651.37 | 670.43 | 672.64 | 686.92 | 764.31 | 769.32 | ||
SNP | John Fellows | 10.6 | 481 | 481 | 485 | 485.55 | 513.66 | 537.82 | |||
Independent | Craig Finlay | 6.06 | 275 | 275.86 | 279.92 | 283.26 | 317.53 | ||||
Scottish Green | Lawrence Buckley | 4.12 | 187 | 187.29 | 199.34 | 200.38 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Tina Ng-A-Mann | 1.81 | 82 | 82.29 | |||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,536 Spoilt: 121 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 4,656 (54.4%) |
Strathallan
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon gain from Lib Dem
Strathallan - 3 seats | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
Conservative | Murray Lyle (incumbent) | 28.05 | 1,280 | ||||||||
Conservative | Crawford Reid | 23.64 | 1,079 | 1,195.76 | |||||||
SNP | Tom Gray (incumbent) | 14.61 | 667 | 669.37 | 670.14 | 673.14 | 705.19 | 736.49 | 1,279.99 | ||
SNP | Mairi MacDonald | 12.66 | 578 | 579.29 | 580.0 | 581 | 616.26 | 631.26 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ann Gaunt (incumbent) | 11.79 | 538 | 546.52 | 563.61 | 565.76 | 628.41 | 752.12 | 788.79 | ||
Labour | Fhinan Beyts | 5.15 | 235 | 235.97 | 239.95 | 243.33 | 266.7 | ||||
Scottish Green | Bruce Fummey | 3.7 | 169 | 169.75 | 171.72 | 175.92 | |||||
Independent | Ron Rose | 0.39 | 18 | 18.86 | 22.27 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,564 Spoilt: 78 Quota: 1,142 Turnout: 4,642 (54.5%) |
Kinross-shire
- 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIND
- 2012-2017 Change:1xCon gain from IND
Kinross-shire - 4 seats | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
Conservative | Callum Purves | 26.73 | 1,642 | ||||||||
SNP | Richard Watters | 19.03 | 1,169 | 1,171.77 | 1,224.77 | 1,253.02 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Willie Robertson (incumbent) | 17.29 | 1,062 | 1,104.51 | 1,128.76 | 1,235.76 | |||||
Independent | Mike Barnacle (incumbent) | 12.16 | 747 | 759.07 | 777.07 | 807.07 | 813.07 | 814.7 | 1,272.92 | ||
Independent | Dave Cuthbert (incumbent) | 9.77 | 600 | 618.86 | 637.12 | 689.37 | 695.79 | 698.03 | |||
Conservative | John Ross | 7.96 | 489 | 803.91 | 807.15 | 831.18 | 832.08 | 833.3 | 907.43 | ||
Labour | David MacKenzie | 4.77 | 293 | 299.04 | 311.04 | ||||||
Scottish Green | Karen Grunwell | 2.31 | 142 | 143 | |||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,144 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 1,229 Turnout: 6,203 (58.3%) |
Almond and Earn
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon gain from IND
Almond and Earn - 3 seats | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Baird (incumbent) | 42.08 | 1,724 | ||||||
SNP | Henry Anderson (incumbent) | 21.53 | 882 | 899.84 | 905.35 | 972.91 | 1,312.13 | ||
Conservative | David Illingworth | 17.5 | 717 | 1,324.36 | |||||
SNP | Peter Glennie | 8.05 | 330 | 332.43 | 335.48 | 379.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Rennie | 5.61 | 230 | 253.52 | 344.1 | 435.66 | 445.7 | ||
Scottish Green | Linda Buchan | 5.22 | 214 | 232.25 | 254.07 | ||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,097 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,025 Turnout: 4,210 (55.2%) |
Perth City South
- 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2017: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 2xSNP;
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xSNP gain from Lab
Perth City South - 4 seats | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Wilson (incumbent) | 34.66 | 2,417 | ||||||||
Conservative | Michael Jamieson† | 25.2 | 1,757 | ||||||||
SNP | Bob Band (incumbent) †††† | 14.9 | 1,039 | 1,151.05 | 1,158.26 | 1,169.32 | 1,226.72 | 1,267.05 | 1,381.62 | ||
SNP | Sheila McCole | 10.81 | 754 | 828.42 | 831.92 | 837.24 | 904.96 | 944.39 | 1,083.36 | ||
Labour | Alistair Munro (incumbent) | 6.37 | 444 | 615.25 | 678.5 | 702.63 | 780.71 | 902.22 | |||
Independent | Susan Bathgate | 3.63 | 253 | 417.9 | 471.68 | 560.41 | 600.75 | ||||
Scottish Green | Paul Vallot | 3.05 | 213 | 306.45 | 322.72 | 337.21 | |||||
Independent | Damian Houston | 1.38 | 96 | 176.34 | 211.16 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,973 Spoilt: 113 Quota: 1,395 Turnout: 7,086 (55%) |
Perth City North
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xCon gain from Lab
Perth City North - 3 seats | ||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
SNP | Dave Doogan (incumbent) ††† | 35.37 | 1,290 | |||||||||
Conservative | Harry Coates | 25.58 | 933 | |||||||||
Labour | Calum Gillies (incumbent) | 15.82 | 577 | 596.34 | 601.15 | 606.47 | 619.92 | 674.5 | 722.49 | |||
SNP | John Rebbeck | 13.16 | 480 | 797.63 | 798.15 | 799.44 | 817.98 | 836.76 | 870.49 | 1,047.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Brown | 3.45 | 126 | 131.86 | 135.71 | 137.73 | 141.91 | |||||
Independent | Elspeth MacLachlan (incumbent)* | 3.1 | 113 | 118.57 | 120.01 | 124.05 | 188.88 | 213.64 | ||||
Independent | Sam Finlayson | 2.5 | 91 | 97.45 | 99.45 | 119.88 | ||||||
Independent | Arthur Frater | 1.01 | 37 | 38.17 | 38.53 | |||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,647 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 912 Turnout: 3,755 (41.1%) |
*served as councillor for the SNP in previous term
Perth City Centre
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2017: 1xCon; 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: 1xSNP gain from Lab
Perth City Centre - 4 seats | ||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | ||
Conservative | Chris Ahern | 32.75 | 1,763 | |||||||||
SNP | Eric Drysdale | 19.99 | 1,076 | 1,091.17 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett (incumbent) | 19.28 | 1,038 | 1,313.87 | ||||||||
SNP | Andrew Parrott (incumbent) | 14.08 | 758 | 763.06 | 780.22 | 792.2 | 792.21 | 809.79 | 895.96 | 1,086.4 | ||
Labour | Tricia Duncan | 8.81 | 474 | 554.93 | 627.55 | 628.32 | 633.9 | 668.24 | 739.77 | |||
Scottish Green | Fraser Hunter | 3.23 | 174 | 191.51 | 218.62 | 219.19 | 225.54 | 250.69 | ||||
Scotland Independent Network | Ian Thomson | 1.45 | 78 | 132.08 | 152.44 | 152.56 | 173.49 | |||||
Independent | David West | 0.41 | 22 | 44.57 | 54.84 | 54.87 | ||||||
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,383 Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,077 Turnout: 5,512 (44.7%) |
Changes since 2017
- † On 25 September 2017, Perth City South Conservative Cllr Michael Jamieson resigned his seat having been found to be in possession of indecent images.[4] A by-election took place on 23 November 2017. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate, Audrey Coates.
- †† On 6 February 2018 Highland Conservative Cllr Ian Campbell died suddenly.[5] A by-election was held on 19 April 2018 and was won by the Conservative candidate John Duff.
- ††† On 19 February 2020 Perth City North SNP Cllr David Doogan resigned his seat having been elected as an MP for Angus at the 2019 UK Parliament Election.[6] A by-election will be held in due course.
- †††† On 26 March 2020 Perth City South SNP Cllr Bob Band died after a long battle with cancer.[7] A by-election will be held in due course.
By-elections since 2017
Perth City South By-election (23 November 2017) - 1 Seat[8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
SNP | Pauline Leitch | 32.1 | 1,780 | 1,781 | 1,813 | 1,883 | 2,227 | |||
Conservative | Audrey Coates | 31.2 | 1,734 | 1,738 | 1,744 | 1,762 | 2,381 | 2,863 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Liz Barrett | 28.8 | 1,597 | 1,601 | 1,627 | 1,733 | ||||
Labour | Tricia Duncan | 5.7 | 314 | 319 | 332 | |||||
Scottish Green | Elspeth MacLachlan | 1.8 | 102 | 105 | 332 | |||||
Independent | Denise Baykal | 0.5 | 25 | |||||||
Electorate: 12,998 Valid: 5,552 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 2,777 Turnout: 43.1% |
Highland By-election (19 April 2018) - 1 Seat[9] | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
Conservative | John Duff | 46.7 | 1,907 | 1,908 | 1,923 | 1,930 | 1,977 | 2,084 | ||
SNP | John Kellas | 35.9 | 1,466 | 1,467 | 1,472 | 1,509 | 1,594 | 1,712 | ||
Independent | Avril Taylor | 6.9 | 280 | 286 | 299 | 325 | 391 | |||
Labour | Jayne Ramage | 5.8 | 239 | 240 | 256 | 280 | ||||
Scottish Green | Mary McDougall | 2.5 | 104 | 106 | 118 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | Chris Rennie | 1.9 | 78 | 78 | ||||||
Independent | Denise Baykal | 0.3 | 12 | |||||||
Electorate: 7,333 Valid: 4,086 Spoilt: 31 Quota: 2,044 Turnout: 56.2% |
References
- Foote, Chris (15 May 2017). "Tory-led coalition takes over Perth and Kinross from SNP". STV News. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Buchan, Jamie (16 May 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Split at Perth and Kinross coalition, just hours after launch". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ElectionsScotland: SLGE2017 Summary Results Data
- http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/councillor-on-child-pics-rap-11237325
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-42959149
- https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dave-doogan-stands-down-councillor-21527619
- https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1221550/an-inspiration-to-us-all-tributes-paid-to-snp-councillor-bob-band-who-died-after-lengthy-illness/
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/40991/Ward-10-Preference-summary-report/pdf/PreferenceSummary_Report_All_Contests_23112017_233156
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/14939/By-Election-results