2012 United Kingdom local elections

Elections that were held across England, Scotland and Wales June 2013 October 2020 2012 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom parliamentary no 2011 United Kingdom local elections 2011 2013 United Kingdom local elections 2013 All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 18 out of 55 unitary authorities,74 out of 201 district councils, all 32 Scottish council areas,21 out of 22 Welsh principal councils, and 3 directly elected mayors 3 May 2012 Projected vote-share Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Ed Miliband election infobox.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ed Miliband 25 September 2010 Labour Party (UK) 38% 1% 75 32 2,158 823 David Cameron official.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) 31% 4% 42 12 1,005 405 Nick Clegg official portrait.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Clegg 18 December 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) 16% 1% 6 1 431 336 Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alex Salmond 3 September 2004 Scottish National Party 2 2 424 57 Leanne Wood 2011 (cropped).tif 120 120 160 0 0 Leanne Wood 16 March 2012 Plaid Cymru 0 1 158 41 United Kingdom local elections, 2012.svg 300px Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. The 2012 United Kingdom local elections were held across England, Scotland and Wales on 3 May 2012.http://www.conservativecouncillors.com/event/local-elections-2012 Local Elections 2012 15 November 2011 Conservative Councillors Association Elections were held in 128 English local authorities,http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/150903/England-local-elections-data-report.pdf Local Elections in England 2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrashe Electoral Commission August 2012 10 May 2016 all 32 Scottish local authorities and 21 of the 22 Welsh unitary authorities, alongside three mayoral elections including the London mayoralty and the London Assembly. Referendums were also held in 11 English cities to determine whether or not to introduce directly elected mayors.http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/newsroom/2044052 Greg Clark: Date set for elected city mayors 5 December 2011 8 December 2011 Department of Communities and Local Government The BBC's projected national vote share put Labour on 38%, the Conservatives on 31%, the Liberal Democrats on 16% and others on 15%.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946745 At-a-glance: Elections 2012 4 May 2012 BBC News Rallings and Thrasher of Plymouth University estimated 39% for Labour, 33% for the Conservatives, 15% for the Liberal Democrats, and 13% for others.Local elections 2016 https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7596/CBP-7596.pdf House of Commons Library 7 July 2021 The inaugural election of police and crime commissioners for 41 of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales took place separately, in November 2012. Electoral process All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 3 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1694/schedule/made The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1 13 October 2011 Legislation.gov.uk 18 April 2012 although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors could not vote in the local elections. It was possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remained an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses? The Electoral Commission 5 January 2011 15 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081115141233/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/i-have-two-homes.-can-i-register-to-vote-at-both-addresses dead The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on Wednesday 18 April 2012,The deadline for the receipt of electoral registration applications is the eleventh working day before election day. though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 26 April 2012 to register.The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day). Results Overall results - Great Britain Party Councilshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17270000 BBC News - Vote 2012 8 May 2012 BBC News Councillors Number Change Number Change Labour Party (UK)75 32 2,158 823 Conservative Party (UK)32 121,005 405 Liberal Democrats (UK)6 1431 336 Scottish National Party2 2424 57 Plaid Cymru0 1158 41 Green Party of England and Wales0 26 5 Residents Association0 21 5 Scottish Green Party0 14 6 UK Independence Party0 9 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern0 5 3 Respect Party0 5 5 Liberal Party (UK, 1989)0 4 6 Others5 2 596 151 No overall control 51 18n/an/a England thumb|350px|right|Map of the results following the elections in England. Black indicates a council in no overall control, whilst white indicates area where no elections took place. The local authorities having elections in 2012 (excluding mayoral elections) covered about 40% of the total English electorate, with 15.9 million electors entitled to vote. Turnout overall was 31.0%. In summary, the accumulated local authority vote and seats won by political party was: + English National vote and seat share Party Vote Seats Labour Party (UK) 43.1% 49.4% Conservative Party (UK) 27.5% 32.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.0% 11.9% Green Party of England and Wales 4.2% 1.1% Independent (politician) 3.2% 2.8% Other 8.0% 2.3% Note the equivalent of these figures may not be commonly available for other election years. They represent the actual numbers of votes cast and should not be falsely compared to the more commonly available figures based on the projections for the whole of Great Britain. Metropolitan boroughs All 36 Metropolitan boroughs had one third of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Barnsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Birmingham No overall control Labour Party (UK) gain Details Bolton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) hold Details Bradford No overall control No overall control hold (Labour Minority with Green support)Details Bury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Calderdale No overall control No overall control holdDetails Coventry Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Doncaster Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Dudley Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Gateshead Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Kirklees No overall control No overall control holdDetails Knowsley Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Leeds Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Liverpool Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Manchester Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Newcastle upon Tyne Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails North Tyneside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Oldham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Rochdale Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Rotherham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails St Helens Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Salford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Sandwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Sefton No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Sheffield Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Solihull Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails South Tyneside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Stockport No overall control No overall control hold (Lib Dem Minority)Details Sunderland Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Tameside Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Trafford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Wakefield Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Walsall No overall control No overall control hold (Conservative Minority with Lib Dem Support)Details Wigan Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Wirral No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Wolverhampton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Unitary authorities Whole council up for election Two unitary authorities that would usually have had a third of their seats up for election, actually had elections for all their seats because of the implementation of boundary changes. Council Previous control Result Details Hartlepoolhttp://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/north-east/hartlepool-electoral-review Hartlepool electoral review Local Government Boundary Commission for England 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402224544/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/north-east/hartlepool-electoral-review 2 April 2012 dead Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Swindonhttp://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/cd-democracy/cd-democracy-elections/Pages/cd-democracy-elections-forthcoming.aspx Forthcoming Elections - Swindon Borough Council Swindon Borough Council 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120422060405/http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/cd-democracy/cd-democracy-elections/Pages/cd-democracy-elections-forthcoming.aspx 22 April 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails One third of council up for election In 16 English unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Blackburn with Darwen Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Derby No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Halton Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Kingston upon Hull Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Milton Keynes No overall control No overall control holdDetails North East Lincolnshire No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Peterborough Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Portsmouth Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Reading No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Slough Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Southampton Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Southend-on-Sea Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Thurrock No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Warrington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Wokingham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails District councils Whole council up for election Four district councils that would usually have had one-third of their seats due for election, actually had full council elections as a result of the implementation of new ward boundaries. Council Previous control Result Details Broxbournehttp://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/hertfordshire/broxbourne-electoral-review Broxbourne electoral review Local Government Boundary Commission for England 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120320001525/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/hertfordshire/broxbourne-electoral-review 20 March 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Daventryhttp://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/northamptonshire/daventry-electoral-review Daventry electoral review Local Government Boundary Commission for England 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402224642/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/northamptonshire/daventry-electoral-review 2 April 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Rugbyhttp://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/warwickshire/rugby-electoral-review Rugby electoral review Local Government Boundary Commission for England 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120402224700/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/warwickshire/rugby-electoral-review 2 April 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Rushmoorhttp://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/media/adobepdf/6/d/electionnewssummer11.pdf http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110927083022/http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/media/adobepdf/6/d/electionnewssummer11.pdf dead 2011-09-27 Election News Summer 2011 - Rushmoor Borough Council Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Half of council up for election 7 district councils had half of their seats up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Adur Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Cheltenham Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Fareham Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Gosport Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hastings Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Nuneaton and Bedworth No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Oxford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails One third of council up for election In 63 district authorities, one third of the seats were up for election. Council Previous control Result Details Amber Valley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Basildon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Basingstoke and Deane Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Bassetlaw Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Brentwood Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Burnley No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Cambridge Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) hold (casting vote of the Mayor)Details Cannock Chase No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Carlisle No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Castle Point Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Cherwell Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Chorley No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Colchester No overall control No overall control holdDetails Craven Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Crawley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Eastleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Elmbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Epping Forest Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Exeter No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Gloucester Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Great Yarmouth Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Harlow Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hart Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Havant Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hertsmere Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Huntingdonshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Hyndburn Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Ipswich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Lincoln Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Maidstone Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Mole Valley No overall control No overall control holdDetails Newcastle-under-Lyme No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails North Hertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Norwich No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Pendle No overall control No overall control holdDetails Preston Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Purbeck No overall control No overall control holdDetails Redditch Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) gain Details Reigate and Banstead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Rochford Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Rossendale No overall control Labour Party (UK) gainDetails Runnymede Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails St Albans No overall control No overall control holdDetails South Cambridgeshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails South Lakeland Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Stevenage Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetails Stratford-on-Avon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Stroud No overall control No overall control holdDetails Tamworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Tandridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Three Rivers Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Tunbridge Wells Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Watford Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) holdDetails Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails West Lancashire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails West Oxfordshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Weymouth and Portland No overall control No overall control holdDetails Winchester No overall control Conservative Party (UK) gainDetails Woking Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Worcester Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Worthing Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetails Wyre Forest Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails Mayoral elections Three direct mayoral elections were held. Local Authority Previous Mayor Mayor-elect DetailsLondon Conservative Party (UK)Boris Johnson (Conservative) Conservative Party (UK)Boris Johnson (Conservative)DetailsSalfordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16716859 BBC News Salford referendum votes for directly elected mayor 27 January 2012 none Labour Party (UK)Ian Stewart (Labour)DetailsLiverpoolhttp://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2012/02/07/liverpool-council-passes-motion-to-adopt-elected-mayor-system-re-read-david-bartlett-s-updates-from-the-vote-100252-30284756/ Liverpool Daily Post 7 February 2012 Sean Bradbury Liverpool Council passes motion to adopt elected mayor systemnone Labour Party (UK)Joe Anderson (Labour)Details Mayoral referendums 2012 English mayoral referendums Referendums were also held in 11 English cities to determine whether or not to introduce the position of a directly elected mayor. These polls took place in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield. Of these 11 cities, only Bristol chose direct election (rather than council appointment) of a mayor. In addition, the citizens of Doncaster voted on the same day to continue electing their mayors directly. Scotland 2012 Scottish local elections thumb|225px|right|Map of the control of Scottish councils following the 2012 council elections. Black indicates no overall control, red indicates majority Scottish Labour control, and yellow indicates majority Scottish National Party control. thumb|225px|right|Map of the largest party on each Scottish council following the 2012 council elections. Red indicates Scottish Labour, yellow Scottish National Party, white Independents and blue Scottish Conservatives. Patterned areas indicate a council where two parties have the same number of seats. All council seats were up for election in the 32 Scottish authorities. Council Previous control Result Details Aberdeen City No overall control No overall control holdDetails Aberdeenshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Angus No overall control Scottish National Party gainDetailsArgyll and Bute No overall control No overall control holdDetails Clackmannanshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Dumfries and Galloway No overall control No overall control holdDetails Dundee City No overall control Scottish National Party gainDetails East Ayrshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails East Dunbartonshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails East Lothian No overall control No overall control holdDetails East Renfrewshire No overall control No overall controlDetails City of Edinburgh No overall control No overall control holdDetails Falkirk No overall control No overall control holdDetails Fife No overall control No overall control holdDetails Glasgow City Scottish Labour Scottish Labour holdDetailsHighland No overall control No overall control hold Details Inverclyde No overall control No overall control holdDetails Midlothian Scottish Labour No overall control gainDetailsMoray No overall control No overall controlDetailsNa h-Eileanan Siar Independent politician Independent politician holdDetails North Ayrshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails North Lanarkshire Scottish Labour Scottish Labour holdDetailsOrkney Independent politician Independent politician holdDetails Perth and Kinross No overall control No overall control holdDetails Renfrewshire No overall control Scottish Labour gainDetails Scottish Borders No overall control No overall control holdDetailsShetland Independent politician Independent politician holdDetails South Ayrshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails South Lanarkshire No overall control No overall control holdDetails Stirling No overall control No overall control holdDetails West Dunbartonshire No overall control Scottish Labour gainDetails West Lothian No overall control No overall control holdDetails Wales 250px|thumb|right|Map showing the results of the elections in WalesKey: #C00000 Labour control #939393 Independent control #000000 No Overall Control #EFE488 No election held 2012 Welsh local elections Party VotesExcludes Anglesey in vote and seat data. See individual detailed articles below for the breakdown; this is a summary of the overall result. % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- Labour Party (UK) 304,296 36.0%9.4%10 8577237 Plaid Cymru 133,961 15.8%1.1%015839 Conservative Party (UK) 108,365 12.8%2.8%0 210567 Liberal Democrats (UK) 68,619 8.1%4.8%07292 Independent politician/Others 231,026 27.3%0.7%2 1329 40 No overall control n/a n/a n/a9 5 n/a n/a In 21 out of 22 Welsh authorities, the whole council was up for election. On 17 January 2012, the Welsh Government announced that elections for Anglesey council have been 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. 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 See also Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom References 30em Category:2012 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Premiership of David Cameron Category:Ed Miliband