The Dundee City Council election took place on 5 May 2022, the same day as the 31 other
Scottish local government elections.
Each ward elected three or four councillors using the
single transferable vote
Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...
system, a form of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
used since the
2007 election and according to the
Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.
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.
Background
Previous election
At the previous election in
2017
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, the
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...
(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.
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
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 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. A single by-election was held which resulted in an SNP gain from Labour.
Retiring councillors
There were four councillors elected at the 2017 election which will depart ahead of the 2022 election.
Debates and hustings
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 Healy, 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.
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.
Results
Overall
Votes summary
Ward summary
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Strathmartine
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Lochee
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Incumbents defeated
Ward results
Strathmartine
Lochee
West End
Coldside
Maryfield
North East
East End
The Ferry
Footnotes
References
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