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Dundee City: no party would have a majority, SNP largest

Dundee City elects all 29 councillors in 8 multi-member wards by single transferable vote on 6 May 2027; 15 make a majority. In 2022: SNP 15, Labour 9, Lib Dem 4, Conservative 1.

The council after 6 May, our projection

SNP −1
14 seats · 13–15 in 80% of runs · 2022: 15 Control 19%
−3
6 seats · 3–7 in 80% of runs · 2022: 9 Control 0%
+1
5 seats · 3–5 in 80% of runs · 2022: 4 Control 0%
+4
4 seats · 1–7 in 80% of runs · 2022: 0 Control 0%
−1
0 seats · 0–1 in 80% of runs · 2022: 1 Control 0%

The line marks a majority (15 of 29). No overall control in 81% of 400 simulated elections.

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What if the national vote changes? Ward by ward

Move a party's national vote share and our model reruns every ward with your figures: the same arithmetic as our projection, so you see what changes hands and why.

The sliders set each party's national figure; the parties left out keep theirs. The local picture moves with the national change since the last election, as in our projection.

    What changes hands

    1. Nothing yet: move a slider.

    About Dundee City

    Dundee City elects 29 councillors in 8 multi-member wards by the single transferable vote; about 112,454 people are on its electoral roll.

    In May 2022 the SNP won 15 seats, Labour 9 and the Liberal Democrats 4. Under the single transferable vote majorities are rare, and most councils are run by coalitions or minority administrations.

    On today's Holyrood polls our model has the SNP largest on 14 of 29 seats, 1 short of a majority.

    Ward by ward

    1. Ward 1 - Strathmartine4 seats 2 SNP Labour Lib Dem SNP 40 · Lib Dem 20 · Labour 16 2022: SNP 45 · Labour 23 · Lib Dem 19; elected 2 SNP, Labour, Lib Dem
    2. Ward 2 - Lochee4 seats 2 SNP Labour Reform UK SNP 40 · Labour 27 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 43 · Labour 36 · Conservative 8; elected 2 SNP, 2 Labour
    3. Ward 3 - West End4 seats 2 Lib Dem SNP Reform UK Lib Dem 41 · SNP 27 · Reform UK 13 2022: Lib Dem 40 · SNP 31 · Labour 11; elected 2 Lib Dem, 2 SNP
    4. Ward 4 - Coldside4 seats 2 SNP Labour Reform UK SNP 41 · Labour 23 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 45 · Labour 31 · Green 10; elected 2 SNP, 2 Labour
    5. Ward 5 - Maryfield3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 43 · Labour 16 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 47 · Labour 23 · Green 11; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    6. Ward 6 - North East3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 52 · Labour 19 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 57 · Labour 27 · Conservative 8; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    7. Ward 7 - East End3 seats 2 SNP Labour SNP 49 · Labour 19 · Reform UK 14 2022: SNP 53 · Labour 26 · Conservative 11; elected 2 SNP, Labour
    8. Ward 8 - The Ferry4 seats 2 Lib Dem SNP Reform UK Lib Dem 37 · SNP 25 · Reform UK 13 2022: Lib Dem 35 · SNP 28 · Conservative 23; elected Lib Dem, SNP, Conservative, Labour

    First preferences: each party's share of the ward's first-preference votes. Results from the Electoral Management Board for Scotland. How it works.

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