2012 Wrexham County Borough Council election
The 2012 Wrexham County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Wrexham County Borough Council in Wales.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The previous all-council elections took place in 2008 and the next elections took place in May 2017.
Background
[edit]Prior to the election no party or group had overall control. The council had been run by an all-party coalition.[2]
Results
[edit]No group gained a majority after the election, though Labour gained 10 seats while the Liberal Democrats lost seven seats,[2][3] including that of their group leader, Ron Davies, who was also leader of the council. Labour planned to discuss forming a coalition with the Independents.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 23 | +12 | 44.2 | 40.3 | 13,642 | +12.0 | |||
| Independent | 19 | -1 | 36.5 | 26.6 | 9,045 | -5.3 | |||
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | 13.4 | 4,557 | +0.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -8 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 4,204 | -8.6 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | -3 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 2,355 | +3.3 | |||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 110 | -1.6 | |||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 65 | New | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Vote 2012: Labour gains in Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Wrexham Votes 2012 – Live Updates". Wrexham.com. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Wrexham". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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