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Overall 2022 Result

Council-Wide Results

In Scotland’s fourth city, the SNP regained the majority they had lost in 2017, winning the extra seat needed to give them the magic number of 15. That was more to do with the Conservatives’ collapse than their own growth however, as their vote share was completely flat. That’s also an apt description for Labour’s seat share, though they did have a moderate positive swing in votes. The Lib Dems meanwhile did exactly as well as I’d predicted they could before the election, picking up the double in West End, and the seat formerly held by a retiring Independent in Strathmartine, underpinned by a weighty 5% increase in their vote.

It was a very poor election for the Conservatives, who lost two seats to end up with just their solitary councillor in Broughty Ferry again. STV’s relatively mild proportionality really catches them out in Dundee. Speaking of being caught out by lower proportionality, the Greens had a solid result from standing in every ward for the first time, including three wards with shares of 9-10%. That may be a base for success in 2027, but it got them nothing this time. Finally, in the only council area they stood a full slate, Alba performed slightly worse than at Holyrood last year, despite an incumbent defecting councillor.

Administration

The SNP were elected as a majority administration.

Interactive Map

Overview

Scotland’s fourth city once sat within Angus, but has long since grown to such size and import as to be its own unit without governing attachment to a county. The current city is a bit smaller than the 70’s version, which had included the flanking villages of Invergowrie and Monifieth plus scattered villages to the north. Once famed for the three J’s of Jute, Jam and Journalism, Dundee could be seen in some respects as an easterly parallel Glasgow, with a strong industrial era, followed by some tough post-industrial years, and now undergoing a cultural revival.  

As you’d expect from a major industrialised city in Scotland, Labour were long the dominant force here. However, things were much messier than in Glasgow. At Westminster the east end of the city was a site of early SNP success, as their leader throughout the 80’s, Gordon Wilson, represented the seat from 1974 until 1987 when Labour won it. The SNP re-took the seat in 2005, sandwiched between them winning the Holyrood equivalent in 2003 and then the western seat in 2007. All Dundee constituencies have been in their hands since taking West at Westminster in 2015.

Despite this the city council wasn’t so inclined in the old district era, with the SNP not winning any councillors until 1984. Instead, the Conservatives were Labour’s main local opposition, and indeed were the largest party (just) in both 1977 and 1980. Even had the Conservatives not been experiencing a complete collapse in the 90’s, the new boundaries had removed most of their best areas. Labour won an easy majority in 1995, a tougher challenge from the SNP reduced them to a minority in 1999, before the SNP themselves took a minority lead in 2003.

Previous STV Elections

2007
2012
2017

Individual Ward Results

Strathmartine (Ward 1)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: John Alexander
🔴Labour: Kevin Keenan
🟡SNP: Stewart Hunter
🟠Lib Dem: Daniel Coleman
Change vs 2017: +1 Lib Dem, -1 Independent (Ian Borthwick retired)
Electorate: 15266
Turnout: 40.1%
Valid: 5956 (97.3%)
Spoiled: 168 (2.7%)
Quota: 1192

Candidates

🟡SNP: John Alexander
🟢Green: Callum Baird
🟠Lib Dem: Daniel Coleman
🟣Family: Susan Ettle
🟡SNP: Stewart Hunter
🟤TUSC: Maddie Jamieson
🔴Labour: Kevin Keenan
🔵Conservative: Calum Walker
Alba: Laura Whyte

Strathmartine: First Preferences
Strathmartine: Transfers
Strathmartine: Results by Polling District
Strathmartine: Second Preferences
Strathmartine: Two-Candidate Preferred

Lochee (Ward 2)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Roisin Smith
🔴Labour: Charlie Malone
🟡SNP: Siobhan Tolland
🔴Labour: Wendy Scullin
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 40.4%
Electorate: 14912
Valid: 5843(97.0%)
Spoiled: 179 (3.0%)
Quota: 1169

Candidates

🟠Lib Dem: Jonathan Bremner
🟣Family: James Hosie
🔵Conservative: Gavin Mackenzie
🔴Labour: Charlie Malone
Alba: Alan Ross
🔴Labour: Wendy Scullin
🟡SNP: Roisin Smith
🟡SNP: Siobhan Tolland
🟢Green: Kate Treharne

Lochee: First Preferences
Lochee: Transfers
Lochee: Results by Polling District
Lochee: Second Preferences
Lochee: Two-Candidate Preferred

West End (Ward 3)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟠Lib Dem: Fraser MacPherson
🟡SNP: Nadia El-Nakla
🟠Lib Dem: Michael Crichton
🟡SNP: Bill Campbell
Change vs 2017: +1 Lib Dem, +1 SNP, -1 Labour, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 39.9%
Electorate: 14626
Valid: 5732 (98.2%)
Spoiled: 104 (1.8%)
Quota: 1147

Candidates

🟢Green: Ted Booth
🟡SNP: Bill Campbell
🟠Lib Dem: Michael Crichton
🟡SNP: Nadia El-Nakla
🔵Conservative: Donald Hay
Alba: Annie Jenkins
🟤Independence for Scotland: Brooke Labagh
🟠Lib Dem: Fraser MacPherson
🔴Labour: Richard McCready

West End: First Preferences
West End: Transfers
West End: Results by Polling District
West End: Second Preferences
West End: Two-Candidate Preferred

Coldside (Ward 4)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Heather Anderson
🟡SNP: Mark Flynn
🔴Labour: George McIrvine
🔴Labour: Helen Wright
Change vs 2017: No change
Electorate: 14893
Turnout: 39.1%
Valid: 5589 (95.9%)
Spoiled: 238 (4.1%)
Quota: 1118

Candidates

Alba: Scott Agnew
🔵Conservative: Naveed Ali
🟡SNP: Heather Anderson
🟠Lib Dem: Jenny Blain
🟡SNP: Mark Flynn
🟢Green: Tanya Jones
🔴Labour: George McIrvine
🟤TUSC: Wayne Scott
🔴Labour: Helen Wright

Coldside: First Preferences
Coldside: Transfers
Coldside: Results by Polling District
Coldside: Second Preferences
Coldside: Two-Candidate Preferred

Maryfield (Ward 5)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Ken Lynn
🔴Labour: Georgia Cruickshank
🟡SNP: Lynne Short
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 33.9%
Electorate: 12749
Valid: 4213 (97.4%)
Spoiled: 111 (2.6%)
Quota: 1054

Candidates

🔴Labour: Georgia Cruickshank
🟠Lib Dem: Rebecca Dewar
🟤Sovereignty: Ewan Gurr
Alba: Sundas Kamran
🟡SNP: Ken Lynn
🔵Conservative: Danielle Marr
🟡SNP: Lynne Short
🟢Green: Martha Smart

Maryfield: First Preferences
Maryfield: Transfers
Maryfield: Results by Polling District
Maryfield: Second Preferences
Maryfield: Two-Candidate Preferred

North East (Ward 6)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Steven Rome
🔴Labour: Jax Finnegan
🟡SNP: Willie Sawers
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 32.9%
Electorate: 11792
Valid: 3789 (97.5%)
Spoiled: 96 (2.5%)
Quota: 948

Candidates

🔴Labour: Jax Finnegan
🔵Conservative: Lisa Franchi
Alba: Heather McLean
🟡SNP: Steven Rome
🟡SNP: Willie Sawers
🟠Lib Dem: Mark Smith
🟢Green: Stuart White

North East: First Preferences
North East: Transfers

All councillors in this ward were elected on first preferences alone, and thus no transfer rounds were required.

North East: Results by Polling District
North East: Second Preferences
North East: Two-Candidate Preferred

East End (Ward 7)

Councillors and Key Stats

3 Councillors, in order elected:
🟡SNP: Will Dawson
🔴Labour: Dorothy McHugh
🟡SNP: Christina Roberts
Change vs 2017: No change
Turnout: 35.2%
Electorate: 12005
Valid: 4117 (97.4%)
Spoiled: 109 (2.6%)
Quota: 1030

Candidates

🔵Conservative: Bill Crabb
🟡SNP: Will Dawson
🟠Lib Dem: Outi Maattanen-Bourke
🔴Labour: Dorothy McHugh
🟢Green: Alison McIntosh
Alba: Allan Petrie
🟡SNP: Christina Roberts

East End: First Preferences
East End: Transfers
East End: Results by Polling District
East End: Second Preferences
East End: Two-Candidate Preferred

The Ferry (Ward 8)

Councillors and Key Stats

4 Councillors, in order elected:
🟠Lib Dem: Craig Duncan
🟡SNP: Kevin Cordell
🔵Conservative: Derek Scott
🔴Labour: Pete Shears
Change vs 2017: +1 Labour, -1 Conservative
Turnout: 56.3%
Electorate: 16211
Valid: 8979 (98.3%)
Spoiled: 154 (1.7%)
Quota: 1796

Candidates

Alba: Thomas Byrne
🟡SNP: Kevin Cordell
🟠Lib Dem: Craig Duncan
🟡SNP: Qaiser Habib
🟢Green: Mark Parsons
🔵Conservative: Derek Scott
🔵Conservative: Philip Scott
🔴Labour: Pete Shears
🟣Family: Carole Smith

The Ferry: First Preferences
The Ferry: Transfers
The Ferry: Results by Polling District
The Ferry: Second Preferences
The Ferry: Two-Candidate Preferred

Data Notes