2017 Scottish local elections

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Electoral_Commission_(UK)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:date	4 May 2017
gptkbp:elects	Scottish local councils
gptkbp:franchise	all residents aged 16 and over
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2017 Scottish local elections
gptkbp:largestWin	gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:2022_Scottish_local_elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Labour lost seats Conservatives made significant gains Greens increased representation Liberal Democrats gained seats SNP remained largest party
gptkbp:number_of_councillors_elected	1,227
gptkbp:number_of_councils	32
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections,_2017
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Scottish_National_Party gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party gptkb:Scottish_Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Scottish_Conservative_Party gptkb:Scottish_Green_Party
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:2012_Scottish_local_elections
gptkbp:resultedIn	no overall control in most councils
gptkbp:second_largest_party	gptkb:Scottish_Conservative_Party
gptkbp:third_largest_party	gptkb:Scottish_Labour_Party
gptkbp:voterTurnout	46.9%
gptkbp:votingSystem	gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2017_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6