2012 Welsh local elections

2012 local authority elections in Wales April 2022 April 2025 2012 Welsh local elections Wales parliamentary no 2008 Welsh local elections 2008 2017 Welsh local elections 2017 All 1,235 seats to 21 of 22 Welsh councilsNational Assembly for Wales Local Election Results 2012 May 2012 http://www.assembly.wales/Research%20Documents/Local%20Election%20Results%202012%20-%20Research%20paper-17052012-234009/12-020-English.pdf 17 November 2016 yes 2012 05 03 Popular vote Popular vote (%) Swing (pp) Carwyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Carwyn Jones 1 December 2009 Welsh Labour 340 seats, 27.0%Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth Local Elections Handbook 2008 2008 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Local-Elections-Handbook-2008complete.pdf 15 December 2016Note that these 2008 results exclude Anglesey for the purposes of comparison and thus do not match up exactly to the 2008 Wales-wide results 577 237 304,466 35.6% 8.6% Leanne Wood 2011 (cropped).tif 120 120 160 0 0 Leanne Wood 16 March 2012 Plaid Cymru 198 seats, 16.7% 158 40 134,201 15.7% 1.0% Andrew R. T. Davies 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Andrew RT Davies 14 July 2011 Welsh Conservatives 172 seats, 15.9% 105 67 108,580 12.7% 3.2% Kirsty Williams 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Kirsty Williams 8 December 2008 Welsh Liberal Democrats 163 seats, 13.2% 72 92 68,619 8.0% 5.2% 2012 Welsh Local Elections - Ward and Council Control.svg 300px Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right)Key: #C00000 Labour #939393 Independent #008142 Plaid Cymru #0087dc Conservative #000000 No Overall Control # No election held Local elections in Wales were held on 3 May 2012 to elect members to twenty-one of the twenty-two local authorities, with the Isle of Anglesey having their election delayed to 2013. 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.BBC News Anglesey council election postponed for year to 2013 17 January 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16590896 7 February 2012 Local government elections on Anglesey have been delayed for a year. It will mean people on the island will elect their new council in May 2013, 12 months later than in the rest of Wales. Results Party VotesYear Tables Elections Centre http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160618062925/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 2016-06-18 electionscentre.co.uk % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- Labour Party (UK) 304,46635.6%8.6%108577237 Independent (politician) 201,110 23.5%1.5%2128625 Plaid Cymru 134,20115.7%1.0%015840 Conservative Party (UK)108,58012.7%3.2%0210568 Liberal Democrats (UK) 68,619 8.0%5.2%07292 Green Party of England and Wales 10,310 1.2%0.5%00 UK Independence Party2,5520.3%0.1%022 Other 25,5423.0%1.3%02515 No overall control n/a n/a n/a95 n/a n/a For comparative purposes, the table above shows changes since 2008 excluding Anglesey, which was not up for election. Councils Council 2008 result 2012 result Details Blaenau Gwent No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Bridgend No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Caerphilly No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Cardiff No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Carmarthenshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Ceredigion No overall control No overall control holdDetails Conwy No overall control No overall control holdDetails Denbighshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Flintshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Gwynedd No overall control No overall control holdDetails Merthyr Tydfil Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Monmouthshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Neath Port Talbot Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Newport No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Pembrokeshire Independent (politician) Independent (politician) holdDetails Powys Independent (politician) Independent (politician) holdDetails Rhondda Cynon Taff Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Swansea No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Torfaen No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Vale of Glamorgan Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Wrexham No overall control No overall control holdDetails Isle of Anglesey 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-22388459 Anglesey election: Plaid to seek Labour council deal BBC News 3 May 2013 21 August 2022 Opinion polling Date(s)conductedPolling organisation/clientSample size Lab Con PC Lib Dem OthersLead3 May 20122012 Welsh local elections853,593 36.0%12.8%15.8%8.1%27.3%20.2%12-16 Apr 2012YouGov1039 48%17%14%7%14%31%1 May 20082008 Welsh local elections950,216 27.0%15.9%16.7%13.2%28.2%11.1% Notes References External links expanded Category:2012 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2012 United Kingdom local elections Category:May 2012 in the United Kingdom