The election resulted in the SNP gaining a majority, winning 15 seats after gaining a seat from Labour in the West End. Labour came second with no seat change from the last election, the Liberal Democrats gained two seats, rounding their total up to four and the Conservatives fell to fourth place, losing two seats making Derek Scott, the group leader, the sole councillor elected to the council. The sole Alba Party councillor, Alan Ross, who defected from the SNP, failed to retain his seat.
At the previous election in 2017, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won 14 seats and as a result, was the largest party. Despite two losses, the SNP continued to govern however, they no longer held a majority after the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats made gains.[3] Labour was the second-largest party on the council with 9 seats, the Conservatives won 3 seats, up two and the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats, up one.
Compositionedit
After the 2017 election, several changes in the composition of the council happened. Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including North East councillor Gregor Murray who resigned from the SNP in May 2019 after accusing the party of being transphobic[4] and Lochee councillor Alan Ross who first left the SNP to become an independent before defecting to Alba in February 2022, making him the first Alba councillor in Dundee City Council.[5] A single by-election was held which resulted in an SNP gain from Labour.[6]
Ahead of the election, a series of debates and hustings were held throughout the campaign period. DC Thomson hosted an election debate on 21 April 2022 which was moderated by Derek Healey, the political editor of The Courier. The debate featured only leaders and representatives of the five parties on the council and an appeal for questions to be considered were featured.[7][8] It was announced shortly after that the debate would be streamed on The Courier's social media pages on 25 April 2022.
A husting took place on 27 April 2022 which was organised and moderated by the Dundee Social Enterprise Network. The hustings featured representatives of the four parties on the council along with the inclusion of the Scottish Greens but not the Alba Party.[9]
2022 Dundee City Council election debates and hustings
Date
Organisers
Moderator(s)
P Present[b] S Surrogate[c] NI Not invited A Absent invitee INV Invited
^Tanya Jones, Scottish Green candidate for the Coldside ward
Referencesedit
^ ab"Local Elections 2022". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^Hamilton, Lindsey (20 May 2022). "Dundee's new Lord Provost and other top council posts revealed". The Courier. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Results 2017 Dundee". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^Morkis, Stefan. "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee councillor Gregor Murray quits SNP over party's 'institutional transphobia'". The Courier. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^"Former SNP city development chief unveiled as latest defector to Alba party". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^"North East By Election - Election Results". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ abHealy, Derek (19 April 2022). "Here's who we have lined up for our Dundee City Council debate". Twitter.
^Healey, Derek. "Courier election debate: How you can put questions to local leaders". The Courier. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ abDESN, DESN. "We are pleased to be hosting a Council Election Hustings - come along put your questions to the parties ahead of elections on 5th May 2022".
^ abcdefg"Local Elections 2022 - Results". Dundee City Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
December 15, 2023
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The 2022 Dundee City Council election took place on 5 May 2022 the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections 1 Each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation used since the 2007 election and according to the Local Governance Scotland Act 2004 1 2022 Dundee City Council election 2017 5 May 2022 2027 All 29 seats to Dundee City Council15 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader John Alexander Kevin Keenan Fraser MacphersonParty SNP Labour Liberal DemocratsLeader s seat Strathmartine Strathmartine West EndLast election 14 seats 41 3 9 seats 20 3 2 seats 8 1 Seats won 15 9 4Seat change 1 0 2Popular vote 18 302 9 740 7 312Percentage 41 39 22 03 16 54 Swing 0 13 1 73 8 44 Fourth party Leader Derek ScottParty ConservativeLeader s seat The FerryLast election 3 seats 17 3 Seats won 1Seat change 2Popular vote 4 861Percentage 10 99 Swing 6 31 The eight multi member wards colours denote the winning party as shown in the main table of results Council Leader before electionJohn AlexanderSNP Elected Council Leader John AlexanderSNPMain article 2022 Scottish local elections The election resulted in the SNP gaining a majority winning 15 seats after gaining a seat from Labour in the West End Labour came second with no seat change from the last election the Liberal Democrats gained two seats rounding their total up to four and the Conservatives fell to fourth place losing two seats making Derek Scott the group leader the sole councillor elected to the council The sole Alba Party councillor Alan Ross who defected from the SNP failed to retain his seat After the election the SNP s Bill Campbell and Kevin Cordell were appointed Lord Provost and Deputy Lord Provost on 20 May 2022 2 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Previous election 1 1 1 Composition 1 2 Retiring councillors 2 Debates and hustings 3 Results 3 1 Overall 3 2 Votes summary 3 3 Ward summary 3 4 Incumbents defeated 4 Ward results 4 1 Strathmartine 4 2 Lochee 4 3 West End 4 4 Coldside 4 5 Maryfield 4 6 North East 4 7 East End 4 8 The Ferry 5 Footnotes 6 ReferencesBackground editPrevious election edit At the previous election in 2017 the Scottish National Party SNP won 14 seats and as a result was the largest party Despite two losses the SNP continued to govern however they no longer held a majority after the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats made gains 3 Labour was the second largest party on the council with 9 seats the Conservatives won 3 seats up two and the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats up one Composition edit After the 2017 election several changes in the composition of the council happened Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including North East councillor Gregor Murray who resigned from the SNP in May 2019 after accusing the party of being transphobic 4 and Lochee councillor Alan Ross who first left the SNP to become an independent before defecting to Alba in February 2022 making him the first Alba councillor in Dundee City Council 5 A single by election was held which resulted in an SNP gain from Labour 6 Party 2017 election DissolutionSNP 14 13Labour 9 8Conservative 3 3Liberal Democrats 2 2Independent 1 2Alba 1Retiring councillors edit There were four councillors elected at the 2017 election which will depart ahead of the 2022 election Ward Party Retiring councillorStrathmartine Independent Ian BorthwickColdside SNP Anne RendallNorth East Independent a Gregor MurrayEast End Labour Margaret RichardsonDebates and hustings editAhead of the election a series of debates and hustings were held throughout the campaign period DC Thomson hosted an election debate on 21 April 2022 which was moderated by Derek Healey the political editor of The Courier The debate featured only leaders and representatives of the five parties on the council and an appeal for questions to be considered were featured 7 8 It was announced shortly after that the debate would be streamed on The Courier s social media pages on 25 April 2022 A husting took place on 27 April 2022 which was organised and moderated by the Dundee Social Enterprise Network The hustings featured representatives of the four parties on the council along with the inclusion of the Scottish Greens but not the Alba Party 9 2022 Dundee City Council election debates and hustings Date Organisers Moderator s P Present b S Surrogate c NI Not invited A Absent invitee INV Invited SNP Labour Conservatives Lib Dems Greens Alba Audience Ref 21 April DC Thomson Derek Healey d PAlexander SMcCready e PScott f PMacPherson g PJones h PRoss i Virtual 7 27 April Dundee SEN SShort j SMcCready k SMacKenzie l SCrichton m PJones n NI Yes 9 Results editOverall edit Dundee City Council election 2022 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes SNP 15 1 0 nbsp 1 51 72 41 40 18 302 nbsp 1 3 Labour 9 1 1 nbsp 0 31 03 22 03 9 740 nbsp 1 0 Liberal Democrats 4 2 0 nbsp 2 13 79 16 54 7 312 nbsp 8 2 Conservative 1 0 2 nbsp 2 3 45 11 00 4 861 nbsp 7 9 Scottish Green 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 5 74 2 538 nbsp 3 2 Alba 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 2 38 1 053 New Scottish Family 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 0 61 268 New TUSC 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 0 21 95 nbsp 1 4 Sovereignty 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 0 09 38 NewVotes summary edit 15 9 4 1SNP Labour LD ConservativeFirst preference vote shareSNP 41 40 Labour 22 03 Liberal Democrats 16 54 Conservative 11 00 Green 5 74 Other 3 29 Council seatsSNP 51 72 Labour 31 03 Liberal Democrats 13 79 Conservative 3 45 Ward summary edit 2022 Dundee City Council election by ward Ward Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats Seats TotalSNP Lab Conservative Lib Dem Green OthersStrathmartine 45 4 2 22 8 1 5 9 0 18 7 1 3 3 0 3 2 0 4Lochee 43 2 2 35 8 2 8 4 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 5 3 0 4West End 31 3 2 10 9 0 6 7 0 40 3 2 9 4 0 1 4 0 4Coldside 44 5 2 31 1 2 7 9 0 3 1 0 9 9 0 3 4 0 4Maryfield 47 4 2 22 6 1 8 8 0 4 7 0 10 6 0 5 9 0 3North East 56 5 2 26 6 1 8 3 0 2 6 0 3 3 0 2 6 0 3East End 52 8 2 26 0 1 10 7 0 2 8 0 4 1 0 3 7 0 3The Ferry 27 6 1 10 0 1 23 0 1 34 7 1 3 0 0 1 7 0 4Total 41 39 15 22 03 9 10 99 1 16 54 4 5 74 0 3 29 0 29Incumbents defeated edit Ward Party Defeated CouncillorLochee Alba Alan RossWest End Conservative Donald HayWest End Labour Richard McCreadyThe Ferry Conservative Philip ScottWard results editStrathmartine edit Strathmartine 4 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3SNP John Alexander incumbent 36 0 2 143 Labour Kevin Keenan incumbent 22 8 1 359 Liberal Democrats Daniel Coleman 18 7 1 116 1 169 1 226SNP Stewart Hunter incumbent 9 4 559 1 310 Conservative Calum Walker 5 9 351 353 366Scottish Green Callum Baird 3 3 199 268 284Alba Laura Whyte 1 8 105 120 125Scottish Family Susan Ettle 1 4 81 86 91TUSC Maddie Jamieson 0 7 43 46 60Electorate 15 266 Valid 5 956 Spoilt 168 Quota 1 192 Turnout 40 1 Lochee edit Lochee 4 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8SNP Roisin Smith incumbent 37 2 2 174 Labour Charlie Malone incumbent 28 7 1 678 Conservative Gavin MacKenzie 8 0 488 492 505 531 543 543 603 623Labour Wendy Scullin 7 0 412 448 820 846 872 876 935 1 085SNP Siobhan Tolland 6 0 351 1 128 1 137 1 144 1 204 Scottish Green Kate Treharne 4 0 244 308 318 326 369 383 438 Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bremner 3 1 184 196 221 244 255 256 Alba Alan Ross incumbent 3 1 184 208 220 230 Electorate 14 912 Valid 5 843 Spoilt 179 Quota 1 169 Turnout 40 4 West End edit West End 4 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7Liberal Democrats Fraser MacPherson incumbent 37 4 2 146 SNP Nadia El Nakla 16 1 924 961 964 974 978 1 127 SNP Bill Campbell incumbent 15 2 872 922 923 939 946 1 058 1 119Labour Richard McCready incumbent 10 9 624 731 734 740 831 928 931Scottish Green Ted Booth 9 4 536 565 566 577 593 Conservative Donald Hay incumbent 6 7 386 453 453 547 Liberal Democrats Michael Crichton 2 9 165 821 823 836 1 021 1 102 1 105Alba Annie Jenkins 1 1 54 68 72 ISP Brooke Labagh 0 3 14 17 Electorate 14 626 Valid 5 732 Spoilt 104 Quota 1 147 Turnout 39 9 Coldside edit Coldside 4 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7SNP Heather Anderson 31 1 1 737 Labour George McIrvine incumbent 17 2 960 970 982 987 1 011 1 044 1 155Labour Helen Wright incumbent 13 9 777 785 797 812 822 854 937SNP Mark Flynn incumbent 13 4 751 1 275 Scottish Green Tanya Jones 9 9 551 584 636 656 702 764 808Conservative Naveed Ali 7 9 444 446 448 450 463 485 Liberal Democrats Jenny Blain 3 1 176 179 183 185 195 Alba Scott Agnew 2 5 141 150 164 165 TUSC Wayne Scott 0 9 52 52 56 Electorate 14 893 Valid 5 589 Spoilt 238 Quota 1 118 Turnout 39 1 Maryfield edit Maryfield 3 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4SNP Ken Lynn incumbent 24 6 1 037 1 037 1 042 1 093SNP Lynne Short incumbent 22 8 960 962 974 1 005Labour Georgia Cruickshank incumbent 22 6 956 957 1 017 1 062Scottish Green Martha Smart 10 6 446 453 493 517Conservative Danielle Marr 8 8 371 376 414 430Alba Sundas Kamran 5 1 214 218 226 Liberal Democrats Rebecca Dewar 4 7 198 202 Sovereignty Ewan Gurr 0 8 34 Electorate TBC Valid 4 213 Quota 1 054 North East edit 2022 Dundee City Council election North East 3 seats Party Candidate FPv Count1SNP Steven Rome incumbent 30 4 1 150Labour Jax Finniegan 26 6 1 007SNP Willie Sawers incumbent 26 2 991Conservative Lisa Franchi 8 3 313Scottish Green Stuart White 3 3 126Alba Heather McLean 2 7 102Liberal Democrats Mark Smith 2 7 100Valid 3 789 Spoilt 96 Quota 948 Turnout 32 9 East End edit East End 3 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2SNP Will Dawson incumbent 32 8 1 350 Labour Dorothy McHugh 26 0 1 071 SNP Christina Roberts incumbent 20 0 823 1 088Conservative Bill Crabb 10 7 440 444Scottish Green Alison McIntosh 4 1 168 184Alba Allan Petrie 3 7 151 158Liberal Democrats Outi Mȁȁttȁnen Burke 2 8 115 120Electorate TBC Valid 4 117 Quota 1 030 The Ferry edit The Ferry 4 seats 10 Party Candidate FPv Count1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Liberal Democrats Craig Duncan incumbent 34 7 3 112 SNP Kevin Cordell incumbent 20 1 1 806 Conservative Derek Scott incumbent 18 5 1 661 2 064 Labour Pete Shears 10 0 899 1 150 1 156 1 157 1 168 1 180 1 292 1 462SNP Qaiser Habib 7 5 674 819 820 829 832 867 1 030 1 043Conservative Philip Scott incumbent 4 5 407 459 706 706 730 745 763 Scottish Green Mark Parsons 3 0 269 398 400 401 413 423 Alba Thomas Byrne 1 0 92 109 109 109 113 Scottish Family Carole Smith 0 7 59 87 88 88 Valid 8 979 Quota 1 796 Footnotes edit Originally elected as a Scottish National Party candidate Denotes a main invitee attending the event Denotes a main invitee not attending the event sending a surrogate in their place Political editor of The Courier Richard McCready Labour Phillip Scott Scottish Conservative group leader at Dundee City Council councillor in The Ferry ward Fraser MacPherson Scottish Liberal Democrat group leader at Dundee City Council councillor in the West End ward Tanya Jones Scottish Green candidate for the Coldside ward Alan Ross Alba Party sole representative at Dundee City Council councillor for Lochee ward Lynne Short SNP councillor for the Maryfield ward Richard McCready Labour Gavin MacKenzie Conservative Michael Crichton Liberal Democrats Tanya Jones Scottish Green candidate for the Coldside wardReferences edit a b Local Elections 2022 Dundee City Council Retrieved 18 March 2022 Hamilton Lindsey 20 May 2022 Dundee s new Lord Provost and other top council posts revealed The Courier Retrieved 20 May 2022 Teale Andrew Local Elections Results 2017 Dundee Local Elections Archive Project Retrieved 27 April 2022 Morkis Stefan EXCLUSIVE Dundee councillor Gregor Murray quits SNP over party s institutional transphobia The Courier Retrieved 18 March 2022 Former SNP city development chief unveiled as latest defector to Alba party HeraldScotland Retrieved 18 March 2022 North East By Election Election Results Retrieved 7 May 2019 a b Healy Derek 19 April 2022 Here s who we have lined up for our Dundee City Council debate Twitter Healey Derek Courier election debate How you can put questions to local leaders The Courier Retrieved 22 April 2022 a b DESN DESN We are pleased to be hosting a Council Election Hustings come along put your questions to the parties ahead of elections on 5th May 2022 a b c d e f g Local Elections 2022 Results Dundee City Council Retrieved 8 May 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2022 Dundee City Council election amp oldid 1184423023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
