City of Cardiff Council election, 2012

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. 61-year old Labour councillor Heather Joyce, nicknamed 'Supernan' by the local newspaper, became the new council leader.[3]

Cardiff Council Election 2012[4][5]
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

  1. ↑ "Cardiff council elections: The story in each ward". Your Cardiff (WalesOnline). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Cardiff council's Rodney Berman toppled in cull of leaders". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. ↑ Shipton, Martin (5 May 2012). "Supernan Leads Labour Victory". South Wales Echo. p. 1,4.
  4. ↑ Law, Peter (5 May 2012). "Triumph before hard reality". South Wales Echo. p. 7.
  5. ↑ House, Jon (Returning Officer). "Election Results" (PDF). www.cardiff.gov.uk. Cardiff Council. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

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