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.
Results
Party Votes % +/- Councils +/- Seats +/- 304,46635.6%8.6%108577237 201,110 23.5%1.5%2128625 134,20115.7%1.0%015840 108,58012.7%3.2%0210568 68,619 8.0%5.2%07292 10,310 1.2%0.5%00 2,5520.3%0.1%022 25,5423.0%1.3%02515 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 gainDetails Bridgend gainDetails Caerphilly gainDetails Cardiff gainDetails Carmarthenshire holdDetails Ceredigion holdDetails Conwy holdDetails Denbighshire holdDetails Flintshire holdDetails Gwynedd holdDetails Merthyr Tydfil gainDetails Monmouthshire gainDetails Neath Port Talbot holdDetails Newport gainDetails Pembrokeshire holdDetails Powys holdDetails Rhondda Cynon Taff holdDetails Swansea gainDetails Torfaen gainDetails Vale of Glamorgan gainDetails Wrexham 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.
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%
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