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SNP wins control of Dundee City SNP wins control of Dundee City
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The SNP has gained control of Dundee City Council for the first time in the party's history. The SNP has gained control of Dundee City Council for the first time in the party's history, ending almost 30 years of Labour rule.
The Nationalists took over from the previous Labour/Liberal Democrat administration at a special meeting.The Nationalists took over from the previous Labour/Liberal Democrat administration at a special meeting.
Labour and the Lib Dems had been informally supported by the Conservatives in the previous ruling administration. Labour has been in power on the council for the past 29 years.
But a recent by-election win and a decision by the lord provost to leave Labour allowed the SNP to gain power. But a recent by-election win, and a decision by Lord Provost John Letford to leave Labour, allowed the SNP to gain power.
The by-election victory for the SNP gave them 14 of the 29 seats on Dundee City Council.The by-election victory for the SNP gave them 14 of the 29 seats on Dundee City Council.
The decision by Lord Provost John Letford to become an independent councillor left Labour with eight seats, the Conservatives three, the Liberal Democrats two and there are two independents. The decision by the lord provost to become an independent councillor left Labour with eight seats, the Conservatives three, the Liberal Democrats two and there are two independents.
Mr Letford said he would support the SNP's bid to take control of the council.Mr Letford said he would support the SNP's bid to take control of the council.