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2012 Welsh local elections

The 2012 Welsh local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2008.

The 2012 Welsh local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2008.

The Labour Party made gains at the expense of the other three major parties and of independents. Labour won majority control of ten councils—up eight from the 2008 local elections—while two remained under the control of independents and nine councils had no overall control.

The Welsh Government announced that elections for Anglesey council would be postponed to May 2013.

PartyVotes%+/-Councils+/-Seats+/-
Labour304,46635.6%8.6%108577237
Independent201,11023.5%1.5%2128625
Plaid Cymru134,20115.7%1.0%015840
Conservative108,58012.7%3.2%0210568
Liberal Democrats68,6198.0%5.2%07292
Green10,3101.2%0.5%00
UKIP2,5520.3%0.1%022
Other25,5423.0%1.3%02515
No overall controln/an/an/a95n/an/a

For comparative purposes, the table above shows changes since 2008 excluding Anglesey, which was not up for election.

Council2008 result2012 resultDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails
IndependentLabour gainDetails
ConservativeNo overall control gainDetails
LabourLabour holdDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
IndependentIndependent holdDetails
IndependentIndependent holdDetails
LabourLabour holdDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
No overall controlLabour gainDetails
ConservativeNo overall control gainDetails
No overall controlNo overall control holdDetails

Elections to the Isle of Anglesey County Council were postponed for a year, to May 2013, because of a review of electoral arrangements for the island. The result of the postponed election saw the Independents lose their majority, with Plaid Cymru hoping to form a coalition with Labour.

Date(s)conductedPolling organisation/clientSample sizeLabConPCLib DemOthersLead
3 May 20122012 Welsh local elections853,59336.0%12.8%15.8%8.1%27.3%20.2%
12-16 Apr 2012YouGov103948%17%14%7%14%31%
1 May 20082008 Welsh local elections950,21627.0%15.9%16.7%13.2%28.2%11.1%
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