The 2012 Welsh local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of all twenty-two
local authorities
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in Wales. They were held alongside
other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in
2008
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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
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announced that elections for
Anglesey council would be postponed to
May 2013.
Results
For comparative purposes, the table above shows changes since 2008 excluding Anglesey, which was not up for election.
Councils
Isle of Anglesey
Elections to the
Isle of Anglesey County Council
The Isle of Anglesey County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) is the local authority for the county of Anglesey, one of the principal areas of Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 11 multi-member electoral wards.
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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
Notes
References
External links
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2012
2012 elections in the United Kingdom
Welsh local elections by year
2012 United Kingdom local elections
Council elections in the United Kingdom
May 2012 events in the United Kingdom