Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 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 78 Councillors elected.
The biggest benefactors were the Labour Party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party. Scottish Liberal Democrats lost over half their seats, with labour picking up most of the seats, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation by 3 seats and remained in second place on the authority. Most of their gains were in the wards of the Fife North East constituency where they had previously only had a single seat. The Independents lost a seat while the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 seats. The UK Independence Party lost its only Scottish Councillor who had defected from the Conservatives in 2008.
Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority administration with the support of the Independents and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition administration.
Election results
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 Obelisks (†) indicate changes since the election, and link to further details.
West Fife and Coastal Villages 2007: 1xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Dunfermline North 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Dunfermline Central 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Dunfermline South 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Rosyth 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
= Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.
The Lochs 2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Cowdenbeath 2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent
Lochgelly and Cardenden 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change
Kirkcaldy North 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Kirkcaldy Central 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Kirkcaldy East 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2007-2012 Change: No change
Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab 2007-2012 Change: No change
Glenrothes Central and Thornton 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP
Howe of Fife and Tay Coast 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Lib Dem
Tay Bridgehead 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
St. Andrews 2007: 3xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: SNP and Lab each gain one seat from Lib Dem
East Neuk and Landward 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from UKIP
Cupar 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
Leven, Kennoway and Largo 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages 2007: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change
Changes since the election
By-elections The detailed results of the 12 by-elections are as follows:
External links Fife Council website - local government elections ScottishElections by Kristofer Keane
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