2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election

2012 Welsh local government election August 2019 thumb|Results of the 2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election The 2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 1 May 2008 and the next one took place on 4 May 2017. Election result The Conservatives lost control of the council after losing 14 seats. The Labour Party became the largest grouping, but failed to win enough seats for an overall majority. This meant they could either run a minority administration or form a coalition with one of the smaller political groups.Law Peter No Tory leader breezing in this time - just one going South Wales Echo (2012 elections special supplement) 5 May 2012 3 Conservative leader of the council, Gordon Kemp, lost his Rhoose seat to an independent candidate after a recount. He blamed his party's poor performance on the UK Conservative coalition government.Harris Sharon Vale of Glamorgan Council elections: Winners and losers 10 May 2012 http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/penarth_news/9697006.Vale_of_Glamorgan_Council_elections__Winners_and_losers/ Penarth Times 2017-11-15 Vale of Glamorgan Council Election 2012Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2012: Vale of Glamorgan http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/411/ 2016-11-15 Labour Party (UK) 22 10 1 +9 46.8 34.8 13,871 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) 11 0 14 -14 23.4 31.1 12,431 -12.3 Plaid Cymru 6 0 0 0 12.7 15.4 6,150 -5.5 Independent (politician) 3 3 0 +3 6.4 10.2 4,087 +8.7 Llantwit First Independents 4 1 0 +1 8.5 5.2 2,068 +0.8 UKIP 1 1 0 +1 2.1 1.6 633 +0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 1.1 452 New Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.5 217 -1.6 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) - - - - - - - -0.2 |} Ward results WardPolitical groupCouncillorChange from last electionBaruc (Barry)Plaid CymruSteffan WiliamPlaid Cymru holdPlaid CymruNicholas Hodges Plaid Cymru holdButtrills (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyMargaret AlexanderLabour holdWelsh Labour PartyStuart EganLabour holdCadoc (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyAnne Moore Labour holdWelsh Labour PartyFred JohnsonLabour holdWelsh Labour PartyNeil MooreLabour holdCastleland (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyChris ElmoreLabour holdWelsh Labour PartyPamela Drake Labour holdCornerswell (Penarth)Labour Party (UK)Rhiannon Birch Labour gain from ConservativeLabour Party (UK)Peter KingLabour gain from ConservativeCourt (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyBronwen BrooksLabour holdIndependent politicianRichard BertinIndependent gain from LabourCowbridgeWelsh Conservative PartyGeoffrey CoxConservative holdWelsh Conservative PartyThomas JarvieConservative holdWelsh Conservative PartyAndrew ParkerConservative holdDinas PowysPlaid CymruChristopher FranksPlaid Cymru holdPlaid CymruValerie HartreyPlaid Cymru holdPlaid CymruKeith HattonPlaid Cymru holdPlaid CymruChristopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru holdDyfan (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyClaire CurtisLabour gain from Conservative Welsh Labour PartyAnthony Powell Labour gain from ConservativeGibbonsdown (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyRob CurtisLabour holdWelsh Labour PartyMargaret Wilkinson Labour holdIlltyd (Barry)Welsh Labour PartyHoward HamiltonLabour gain from ConservativeWelsh Labour PartyJohn DrysdaleLabour gain from ConservativeWelsh Labour PartyRhona Probert Labour gain from ConservativeLlandoughWelsh Labour PartyKate EdmundsLabour gain from ConservativeLlandow and EwennyWelsh Conservative PartyRay ThomasConservative holdLlantwit MajorLlantwit First IndependentsGwyn JohnLlantwit First Independent holdLlantwit First IndependentsEric HackerLlantwit First Independent holdLlantwit First IndependentsEdward WilliamsLlantwit First Independent holdLlantwit First IndependentsKeith GearyLlantwit First Independent gain from ConservativePeterston-super-ElyWelsh Conservative PartyRhodri TraherneConservative holdPlymouth (Penarth)Welsh Conservative PartyMaureen OwenConservative holdWelsh Conservative PartyClive WilliamsConservative holdRhooseIndependent politicianPhilip ClarkeIndependent gain from ConservativeWelsh Conservative PartyJeff JamesConservative holdSt AthanWelsh Conservative PartyJohn ThomasConservative holdSt Augustine's (Penarth)Labour Party (UK)Lis BurnettLabour gain from ConservativeLabour Party (UK)Gwyn RobertsLabour gain from ConservativeSt Brides MajorWelsh Conservative PartyAudrey PrestonConservative holdStanwell (Penarth)Labour Party (UK)Janice BirchLabour holdLabour Party (UK)Mark WilsonLabour holdSullyIndependent politicianBob PenroseIndependent gain from ConservativeUKIPKevin MahoneyUKIP gain from ConservativeWenvoeWelsh Conservative PartyJonathan BirdConservative hold By-elections 2012-2017 Buttrills (2012) Caused by the death of Labour councillor Margaret Alexander, the by-election took place on 2 August 2012http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/9761717.By_election_set_for_Barry_s_Buttrills_ward/ By-election set for Barry's Buttrills ward Barry & District News 18 June 2012 2018-05-08 with the vacant seat taken from Labour by Plaid Cymru's Ian Johnson.http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/buttrills.php Buttrills, 2012 WelshElections.org.uk 2018-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180509080653/http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/buttrills.php 2018-05-09 dead Llantwit Major (2015) Caused by the death in January of Llantwit First councillor Keith Geary,http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/11718625.Vale_councillor_dies/ Vale councillor dies Barry & District News 12 January 2015 2018-05-08 the by-election took place on 26 March 2015, with the vacant seat won by 12 votes by Tony Bennett for the Conservatives.http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/llantwitmajor.php Llantwit Major by-election, 2015 - Conservative gain from Llantwit First WelshElections.org.uk 2018-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180403112637/http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/llantwitmajor.php 3 April 2018 dead Rhoose (2016) Caused by the death of Independent councillor Paul Clarke in a motorcycle accident.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/date-set-election-replace-councillor-11250656 Date set for by-election to replace councillor who died in collision near karting centre Wales Online 27 April 2016 2018-05-08 The by-election, on 30 June 2016, was won by Independent candidate Adam Riley (with the Conservative's ex-council leader Gordon Kemp in second place).Sharon Harris http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/14592748.Library_campaigner_Adam_Riley_elected_in_Rhoose_by_election/ Library campaigner Adam Riley elected in Rhoose by-election Barry & District News 1 July 2016 2018-05-08 Gibbonsdown (2016) The by-election in this Barry ward was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Rob Curtis and took place on 3 November 2016.Sharon Harris http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14795180.Your_list_of_Gibbonsdown_by_election_candidates/ Your list of Gibbonsdown by-election candidates South Wales Argus 11 October 2016 2018-05-08 It was won by Labour candidate Julie Aviet, with 47.9% of the vote.http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/gibbonsdown.php Gibbonsdown by-election, 2016 Welshelections.org.uk 2018-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20180509081026/http://www.welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/gibbonsdown.php 9 May 2018 dead References Vales of Glamorgan 2012 Category:Long stubs with short prose