2012 City and County of Swansea Council election

2012 Welsh local government election April 2022 thumb|Results of the 2012 City and County of Swansea Council election The fifth election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held in May 2012.City and County Elections 2012 http://www1.swansea.gov.uk/elections/election2012/ City and County of Swansea 1 February 2016 It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election. Overview All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council. The Labour Party made substantial gains and won back control of the authority, having lost their majority in 2004 Candidates The contests were fought by most of the main parties but Labour was the only one to contest all of the seats. Overall result City and County of Swansea Council election result 2012 Labour Party (UK) 49 yes +19 68.1 45.5 30,173 +19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 -11 16.7 15.4 10,226 -6.5 Independent (politician) 3 -4 4.2 14.6 9,692 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 5.6 10.9 7,228 -5.8 Plaid Cymru 0 -1 0.0 5.4 3,564 -3.1 Independents @ Swansea 3 -3 4.2 5.0 3,297 -4.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 2.1 1,404 -1.8 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0.0 0.6 401 New People's Representative 1 0 1.4 0.4 295 -0.2 National Front (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.1 92 New British National Party - - - - - - - -2.6 Socialist Party (England and Wales) - - - - - - - -0.2 Communist Party of Britain - - - - - - - -0.1 Left List - - - - - - - -0.1 |} Results by ward * = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election Bishopston (one seat) Bishopston 2012 Independent (politician) Keith Edmund Marsh* 645 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Davies 267 Labour Party (UK) David Dorsett 175 40.1 -9.6 Independent (politician) Bonymaen (two seats) Long-serving Labour councillor Mair Gibbs was de-selected and failed to be returned as an Independent. Bonymaen 2012 Labour Party (UK) Paul Lloyd 959 Labour Party (UK) Mandy Evans 893 Independent (politician) Mair Eluned Gibbs* 514 Independent (politician) John Brian Hague* 493 National Front (UK) Sion Lynford Owens 92 32.2 -2,0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Castle (four seats) Castle 2012 Labour Party (UK) Erika Theresa Kirchner* 1,629 Labour Party (UK) Sybil Edith Crouch 1,623 Labour Party (UK) David Phillips* 1,610 Labour Party (UK) Fiona Margaret Gordon 1,582 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Peter Jones 533 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Jeffery 531 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tanya Auxiliadora May 511 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vicky Lewis 440 Plaid Cymru Patrick John Powell 274 Plaid Cymru Geraint Couch 261 Plaid Cymru Harri Llwyd Roberts 254 Green Party of England and Wales Steve Clegg 248 Plaid Cymru Damian Paul Martin 248 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Raymond Morris 241 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Joseph Gallagher 230 Conservative Party (UK) Sonya Winifred Rachel Morris 228 Conservative Party (UK) Natasha Rhian Tomaszewski 207 Independent (politician) Phil Crayford 207 Green Party of England and Wales Ross Walters 193 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Martin John White 148 29.0 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clydach (two seats) Roger Llewellyn Smith had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2008. Clydach 2012 Labour Party (UK) Paulette Bradley Smith* 1,055 Independent (politician) Gordon David Walker 1,040 Independent (politician) Roger Llewellyn Smith* 915 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Wakeman 702 36.4 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Cockett (four seats) Labour captured all four seats from the Liberal Democrats by a substantial margin. One of the four Lib Dems elected in 2008 stood as an Independent. Cockett 2012 Labour Party (UK) Ann Cook 1,949 Labour Party (UK) Andrew John Jones 1,913 Labour Party (UK) Geraint Owens 1,707 Labour Party (UK) Mitchell Theaker 1,601 Plaid Cymru David Rhys Lloyd 895 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Anne Holley* 728 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Keith Morgan* 723 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Bernard Kelleher* 637 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Morgan 580 Plaid Cymru Patricia Christine Sanderson 533 Plaid Cymru Enid Vanessa Webb 498 Plaid Cymru John Rhodri Thomas 484 Independent (politician) Veronyca Anne Bates Hughes* 248 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew David Johnson 192 Conservative Party (UK) Liam Kelly 166 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Steventon 155 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Overthrow 154 32.9 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Cwmbwrla (three seats) Cwmbwrla 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Black* 1,028 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Holley* 1,045 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lewis Graham Thomas* 1,023 Labour Party (UK) Cyril Anderson 965 Labour Party (UK) Peter David Meehan 824 Labour Party (UK) Joy Richards 807 35.2 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Dunvant (two seats) Lib Dem councilor Nick Tregoning stood unsuccessfully as an Independent, leading to the loss of one seat to Labour who increased their vote significantly compared to 2008. Dunvant 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Newbury* 575 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Anne Raynor 420 Labour Party (UK) Mick Harper 354 Independent (politician) Nicholas John Tregoning* 351 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Isted 302 Independent (politician) Rowland Bevan 231 Independent (politician) Lis Davies 213 Conservative Party (UK) Jordan Slater 100 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Thornton Dowdle 89 38.9 -6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Fairwood (one seat) Fairwood 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Paxton Richard Hood‐Williams* 583 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Gunther Bushell 317 Labour Party (UK) Mike Durke 247 49.7 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Gorseinon (one seat) Gorseinon 2012 Labour Party (UK) David Lewis 538 Plaid Cymru Darren Jeffery Thomas 275 Independent (politician) Beverley Howard 184 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Grace Thomas 58 32.7 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Gower (one seat) Gower 2012 Sitting member Richard Lewis switched from the Independents to the Lib Dems. Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard David Lewis* 826 Labour Party (UK) Roy Collins 358 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Fisher 232 47.55 -5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Gowerton (one seat) Ron Thomas narrowly failed in his bid to win back the seat he lost in 2008. Gowerton 2012 Independent (politician) Susan Mary Jones* 660 Labour Party (UK) Ronald Morgan Thomas 608 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Howells 163 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Les Woodward 58 37.0 -4.9 Independent (politician) Killay North (one seat) Killay North 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Helen Jones* 435 Labour Party (UK) Hannah Farrar 198 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Raymond Milne 127 22.7 -11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Killay South (one seat) Killay South 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey William Jones 429 Labour Party (UK) Peter Kenneth Jones 327 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Richard Coombs 111 43.7 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kingsbridge (one seat) Kingsbridge 2012 Labour Party (UK) William Evans* 889 Independent (politician) Pat Griffiths 285 36.3 -9.7 Labour Party (UK) Landore (two seats) Landore 2012 Labour Party (UK) Beverley Hopkins 1,040 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Michael White 1,030 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivian Nigel Abbott* 472 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Speht* 423 Independent (politician) Roger Berry 77 Conservative Party (UK) Kate Horton 39 Conservative Party (UK) Henri Lloyd Davies 28 35.1 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Llangyfelach (one seat) Llangyfelach 2012 Independent (politician) David Gareth Sullivan* 776 Labour Party (UK) Richard Simpson 344 Green Party of England and Wales John Edward Rasbridge 72 29.9 -6.3 Independent (politician) Llansamlet (four seats) Llansamlet 2012 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Ryland Doyle* 2,185 Labour Party (UK) Penelope Margaret Matthews* 2,154 Labour Party (UK) Uta Clay 2,051 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Henry James* 1,971 Independent (politician) June Evans* 952 Conservative Party (UK) Roger George Campbell Evans 354 Conservative Party (UK) Joshua Mark Gaskell 335 Conservative Party (UK) Leigh Kristyn Moss 328 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 30.3 -0.9 Lower Loughor (one seat) Lower Loughor 2012 Labour Party (UK) Julie Christine Richards* 436 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Sheehan 100 Plaid Cymru Leigh Richards 56 33.0 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Mawr (one seat) Mawr 2012 People's Representative Ioan Merritt Richard* 295 Labour Party (UK) Rhys Aeron Jones 213 Plaid Cymru Linda Mary Frame 149 44.8 -3.8 People's Representative Mayals (one seat) Mayals 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Tyler-Lloyd 283 Independent (politician) Peter Geoffrey Birch 264 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Jones 257 Labour Party (UK) Peter Rowlands 163 Independent (politician) David Charles Evans 29 46.1 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Morriston (five seats) Morriston 2012 Labour Party (UK) John Davies 2,599 Labour Party (UK) Robert Stewart* 2,500 Labour Party (UK) Robert Francis-Davies* 2,342 Labour Party (UK) Andrea Sharon Harrington 2,302 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne Veronica Jardine 2,190 Independent (politician) Adrian Davies 869 Plaid Cymru Richard Jones Jones 800 Conservative Party (UK) James Peter Hatton 504 Conservative Party (UK) William Hughes 501 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Morgan 467 Conservative Party (UK) Richard James Strick-Jenkins 404 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ken Anderson 351 Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Margaret Bickerstaff 341 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemarie Bridgeman 276 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen John Roberts 254 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anjali Kadam 187 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30.0 -4.7 Mynyddbach (three seats) Mynyddbach 2012 Labour Party (UK) Ceinwen Thomas* 1,348 Labour Party (UK) Byron George Owen* 1,321 Labour Party (UK) Gloria Jean Tanner 1,190 Independent (politician) Austin Raymond Welsby 699 Independent (politician) Audrey Rose Ann Clement* 683 Independent (politician) Noel Gordon West 476 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Amina Jamal 215 Conservative Party (UK) John Ward 199 Conservative Party (UK) Emma Alice Lynall 135 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 34.9 -1.8 Newton (one seat) Newton 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Crawshay Miles Thomas 625 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Hugh Arthur 423 Labour Party (UK) Greg Kaminaris 228 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 45.9 -2.0 Oystermouth (one seat) Oystermouth 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Charles Saunders Colburn* 500 Labour Party (UK) Pam Erasmus 444 Independent (politician) Dorian Davies 311 Conservative Party (UK) 47.2 -5.7 Penclawdd (one seat) Penclawdd 2012 Labour Party (UK) Mark Thomas 819 Independent (politician) David Paul Tucker* 493 Conservative Party (UK) Carole Maureen Hyde 89 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 46.6 -3.0 Penderry (three seats) Penderry 2012 Labour Party (UK) Terry Hennegan 1,216 Labour Party (UK) June Elizabeth Burtonshaw* 1,182 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Mary Morris* 1,092 Green Party of England and Wales James Anthony Young 470 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 22.2 -1.0 Penllergaer (one seat) Penllergaer 2012 Independent (politician) Elizabeth Wendy Fitzgerald* 744 Labour Party (UK) Tom Hoyles 183 Conservative Party (UK) Lyndon Richard Jones 25 Independent (politician) 42.5 -3.1 Pennard (one seat) Pennard 2012 Independent (politician) Lynda James 442 Independent (politician) Peter Hugh Lanfear 215 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Morgan 211 Labour Party (UK) Terry Scales 131 Plaid Cymru Arthur John Rogers 116 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Crawford Thomas 35 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) 52.3 -4.9 Penyrheol (two seats) Penyrheol 2012 Labour Party (UK) David William Cole 1,036 Labour Party (UK) Jan Curtice 904 Plaid Cymru Jim Dunckley 346 Plaid Cymru Hannah Lowe 248 Independent (politician) Victor Bruno 200 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 34.2 Pontarddulais (two seats) Pontarddulais 2012 Labour Party (UK) Philip Downing 837 Labour Party (UK) Jane Harris 657 Independent (politician) Byron Calvin Lewis 495 Independent (politician) Don Richards 452 Independent (politician) Valerie Anne Hedges 437 Independent (politician) Dai Beynon 346 Independent (politician) David Thomas Howells* 227 Conservative Party (UK) Garath Williams 124 Conservative Party (UK) Glen Brian Routledge 92 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 39.0 -8.2 Sketty (five seats) Sketty 2012 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosina June Stanton* 1,860 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Michael Day* 1,624 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cheryl Lynne Philpott* 1,573 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Huw Rees* 1,433 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Michael Meara* 1,293 Labour Party (UK) Paul Elliott 1,286 Labour Party (UK) Carolyn Brown 1,272 Labour Party (UK) Ian James 1,253 Labour Party (UK) Paula Pritchard 1,172 Labour Party (UK) Ashaa Rasul Iftikhar 1,082 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Trevor Lloyd 1,014 Conservative Party (UK) Steve Jenkins 866 Conservative Party (UK) Craig James Robert Lawton 848 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Stephen Boucher 771 Conservative Party (UK) Dayne Ryan Powell 665 Independent (politician) Ian Anthony McCloy 600 Plaid Cymru Carl Harris 529 Plaid Cymru Thomas Caldas 450 Plaid Cymru Shan Couch 412 Plaid Cymru Jon Howes 411 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Rob Williams 195 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ronnie Job 147 38.0 -5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St Thomas (two seats) St Thomas 2012 Labour Party (UK) Joe Hale 1,116 Labour Party (UK) Clive Lloyd 968 Independent (politician) David Alan Robinson* 554 Independent (politician) Terry Porter 301 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Lloyd 73 Conservative Party (UK) Owain James Thomas 64 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) 29.9 -8.5 Townhill (three seats) Townhill 2012 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Stuart Bradley* 1,116 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Virginia Walton 1,110 Labour Party (UK) David Henry Hopkins* 1,093 Independent (politician) Samantha Jayne Davies 225 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Hunt 191 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher McColgan 173 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samuel Rees 144 Conservative Party (UK) Myles Langstone 72 Conservative Party (UK) David Helliwell 67 Conservative Party (UK) Amir Akhtar 54 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 25.7 -1.3 Uplands (four seats) Uplands 2012 Labour Party (UK) Nick Davies 1,302 Labour Party (UK) John Bayliss 1,207 Labour Party (UK) Neil Ronconi-Woollard 1,161 Labour Party (UK) Pearleen Sangha 1,099 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Nicholas May* 1,089 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart James Rice* 975 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Mary Thomas* 812 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jayne Woodman* 782 Green Party of England and Wales Keith Malcolm Ross 614 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Russell Lumley Smith 465 Conservative Party (UK) Millie Elizabeth Balkan 319 Conservative Party (UK) Christian Peter Bickerstaff 313 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Giffard 306 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Anne Bickerstaff 301 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 26.8 -3.0 Upper Loughor (one seat) Upper Loughor 2012 Labour Party (UK) Robert Smith 488 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Carpenter 162 Plaid Cymru Rob Lowe 124 Labour Party (UK) Plaid Cymru 35.8 -6.9 West Cross (two seats) West Cross 2012 Labour Party (UK) Mark Clive Child* 1,276 Labour Party (UK) Desmond Wilfred William Thomas* 1,249 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Davies 723 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Taylor 608 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 38.9 By-Elections 2012-2017 Llansamlet by-election 2013 A by-election was held in Llansamlet on 4 July 2013 following the death of Labour councilor Dennis James. A former Labour MP held the seat.Welsh Elections http://welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/llansamlet.php 8 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161109022526/http://welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/llansamlet.php 9 November 2016 dead Llansamlet 2014 by-election Labour Party (UK) Robert Clay 1,368 75.0 Conservative Party (UK) James Hatton 236 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samuel Rees 113 6.2 National Front (UK) Claire Thomas 108 5.9 Labour Party (UK) Uplands by-election 2014 A by-election was held in Uplands ward on 20 November 2014 following the resignation of Labour councillor Pearleen Sangha. Peter May who lost the seat by 10 votes in 2012 won the seat back as an Independent.http://welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/uplands.php Welsh Elections 8 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161109022838/http://welshelections.org.uk/wales/lby/uplands.php 9 November 2016 dead Uplands by-election 2015 Independent (politician) Peter May 671 32.8 Labour Party (UK) Fran Griffiths 533 26.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Thomas 215 10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Ashley Wakeling 179 8.8 Independent (politician) Pat Dwan 158 7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Josh Allard 154 7.5 Plaid Cymru Rhydian Fitter 104 5.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ronnie Job 31 1.5 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) References 2012 Swansea Category:21st century in Swansea