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 was again administered solely by Independents.
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.
† Kirkwall West and Orphir Independent Cllr Jack Moodie resigned his seat for personal reasons on 9 September 2014.[1] A by-election was held on 27 November 2014 and was won by the Independent Leslie Manson.[2][permanent dead link]
†† 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.
By-electionsedit
Kirkwall West and Orphir by-election, 27 November 2014
^"2012 Scottish Local Government Elections" (PDF). Electoral Reform Society. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"Local Election Results 2012 - Orkney". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2012 Orkney Islands Council election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main article 2012 Scottish local elections The 2012 Orkney Islands 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 form of proportional representation with 21 Councillors being elected 2012 Orkney Islands Council election 2007 3 May 2012 2012 05 03 2017 All 21 seats to Orkney11 seats needed for a majority First party Leader Steven HeddleParty IndependentLeader s seat Kirkwall EastLast election 21 seats 100 Seats before 21Seats won 21Seat change Popular vote 8 161Percentage 96 9 Swing 2 3 Council Leader before electionStephen HaganIndependent Council Leader after election Steven HeddleIndependentAs 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 was again administered solely by Independents Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Kirkwall East 2 2 Kirkwall West amp Orphir 2 3 Stromness and South Isles 2 4 West Mainland 2 5 East Mainland South Ronaldsay and Burray 2 6 North Isles 3 Post Election Changes 3 1 By elections 4 ReferencesElection result editOrkney Local Election Result 2012 1 2 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Independent 21 100 0 96 9 8 161 2 3 SNP 0 3 0 251 New UKIP 0 0 1 11 NewNote 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 editKirkwall East edit 2007 4xIndependent 2012 4xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeKirkwall East 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Independent Janice Annal incumbent 34 34 533 Independent Steven Heddle incumbent 26 35 409 Independent Gwenda Shearer 13 71 212 278 9 307 9 319 6 Independent Bill Stout 9 02 140 198 6 227 1 232 9 235 3 263 2 300 9 377SNP John Mowat 5 9 93 105 9 115 4 116 7 117 5 132 5 Independent Alastair MacLeod 4 96 77 114 7 129 2 136 1 137 8 151 6 174 2 Independent Gerry McGuinness 3 48 54 69 9 77 6 85 9 87 4 Independent Paul Dawson 1 80 28 37 6 40 5 Electorate 3 391 Valid 1 546 Spoilt 6 Quota 310 Turnout 1 552 45 75 Kirkwall West amp Orphir edit 2007 4xIndependent 2012 4xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeKirkwall West amp Orphir 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Independent Jack Moodie incumbent 30 85 476 Independent John Richards 18 34 283 318 1 Independent David Tullock incumbent 13 93 215 263 9 266 3 267 7 270 1 273 2 288 1 301 1 321 3 Independent Alan Clouston 13 80 213 232 9 234 7 236 8 243 248 8 260 2 272 3 281 9 285 9 368 4Independent David Dawson 10 50 162 186 1 188 9 188 9 192 5 206 4 213 4 219 9 232 4 236 7 SNP Lynda Baird 3 24 50 52 8 53 2 53 2 53 3 54 3 56 3 Independent Laurence Leonard 2 72 42 49 5 49 6 52 7 52 7 54 5 58 9 64 3 Independent Sandra Shearer 2 2 34 43 6 44 1 44 1 45 2 50 9 Independent Raymond Smith 1 94 30 37 8 38 4 40 4 43 2 Independent Bryan Leslie 1 04 16 18 8 19 5 19 6 Independent Walter Haywood 0 58 9 9 7 9 9 Electorate 3 289 Valid 1 530 Spoilt 13 Quota 307 Turnout 1 543 46 94 Stromness and South Isles edit 2007 3xIndependent 2012 3xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeStromness and South Isles 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6Independent James Stockan incumbent 53 2 576 Independent Rob Crichton 11 65 126 234 2 235 3 250 5 262 3 364 1Independent Maurice Davidson 11 28 122 172 6 174 6 189 3 216 7 270 2Independent John Brown 10 63 115 178 9 180 9 196 8 213 6 Independent Terry Thomson 5 64 61 82 9 84 4 100 6 SNP Arthur Alexander Robertson 5 64 61 79 7 81 2 UKIP Delia Mary Hall 1 02 11 15 3 Electorate 2 210 Valid 1 072 Spoilt 10 Quota 269 Turnout 1 082 48 76 West Mainland edit 2007 4xIndependent 2012 4xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeWest Mainland 4 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Independent Harvey Johnston 23 19 427 Independent Alistair Gordon incumbent 17 49 322 333 3 335 5 353 6 371 4 Independent Jimmy Moar incumbent 15 59 287 303 2 307 2 317 4 319 4 320 4 353 1 470 1Independent Owen Tierney 13 53 249 257 263 277 1 308 8 309 5 358 9 446 1Independent Eoin F Scott incumbent 12 93 238 246 4 249 6 254 8 276 2 277 314 4 Independent Victor Muir 7 17 132 136 9 139 9 143 9 150 1 150 5 Independent Andrew Appleby 4 02 74 77 7 81 7 93 Independent Carol Granere 3 97 73 75 1 78 1 Independent David Ward 1 79 33 33 4 Electorate 3 379 Valid 1 835 Spoilt 6 Quota 368 Turnout 1 841 54 53 East Mainland South Ronaldsay and Burray edit 2007 3xIndependent 2012 3xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No changeEast Mainland South Ronaldsay amp Burray 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Independent Russ Madge incumbent 40 46 564 Independent Andrew Drever incumbent 18 72 261 315 2 331 6 344 5 375 3 Independent Jim Foubister incumbent 16 21 226 247 9 253 5 263 2 280 2 289 6 368 6Independent Gill Smee 10 9 152 209 3 226 9 236 6 257 3 267 2 Independent Ken Ross 7 03 98 118 4 123 3 128 2 SNP Ewan Loudon 3 37 47 56 6 59 8 Independent Eleanor MacLeod 2 65 37 52 4 Electorate 2 536 Valid 1 385 Spoilt 9 Quota 347 Turnout 1 394 54 97 North Isles edit 2007 3xIndependent 2012 3xIndependent 2007 2012 Change No ChangeNorth Isles 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4Independent Stephen Hagan incumbent 40 93 433 Independent Stephen Clackson 29 1 308 Independent Gillian Skuse 16 07 170 219 2 237 7 Independent Graham Sinclair incumbent 13 61 144 238 1 249 5 375 1Electorate 1 854 Valid 1 055 Spoilt 3 Quota 264 Turnout 1 058 57 47 Post Election Changes edit Kirkwall West and Orphir Independent Cllr Jack Moodie resigned his seat for personal reasons on 9 September 2014 1 A by election was held on 27 November 2014 and was won by the Independent Leslie Manson 2 permanent dead link West Mainland Independent Cllr Alistair Gordon died on 19 May 2015 3 A by election was held on 18 August 2015 to fill the vacancy and it was won by the Independent Rachael King 4 By elections edit Kirkwall West and Orphir by election 27 November 2014 Party Candidate FPv Count1Independent Leslie Manson 57 5 647Independent Gillian Skuse 25 0 281Independent Lorraine McBrearty 12 6 142Independent Laurence Leonard 4 9 55Valid Quota 563 West Mainland by election 18 August 2015 Party Candidate FPv Count1Orkney Manifesto Group Rachael King 51 4 593Independent Barbara Foulkes 38 6 281Scottish Green Fiona Grahame 10 0 115Valid Quota 578 References edit 2012 Scottish Local Government Elections PDF Electoral Reform Society 3 May 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2024 Local Election Results 2012 Orkney Local Elections Archive Project Retrieved 5 February 2024 https web archive org web 20120608070718 http www orkney gov uk Council C results by ward htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Orkney Islands Council election amp oldid 1208128645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
