City of Cardiff Council election, 2012
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The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections.
Election result
Labour gained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, after gaining 32 seats.[1] The Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Berman, lost his seat by 51 votes after two recounts,[2] bringing Labour's gains to 33. Sixty-one-year-old Labour councillor Heather Joyce, nicknamed 'Supernan' by the local newspaper, became the new council leader.[3]
Cardiff Council Election 2012[4][5] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 46 | 33 | +33 | 61.3 | 41.4 | 101597 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 16 | 18 | -18 | 21.3 | 17.3 | 42594 | ||||
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 9.3 | 17.5 | 43087 | |||
Plaid Cymru | 2 | 4 | -4 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 31129 | ||||
Independent | 4 | 2 | -2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 16334 | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 3.8 | 9339 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0.2 | 456 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0.2 | 445 | |||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0.1 | 335 | |||
Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0.1 | 205 | |||
Socialist (GB) | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 0.0 | 0.0 | 106 |
References
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External links
- 2012 Local Council Election, Cardiff Council website
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