2012 Welsh local elections

The 2012 Welsh local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. 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 Isle of [Anglesey County Council|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.

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.

Date conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Lab	Con	PC	Lib Dem	Others	Lead
Date conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size						Lead
3 May 2012	2012 Welsh local elections	853,593	36.0%	12.8%	15.8%	8.1%	27.3%	20.2%
12-16 Apr 2012		1039	48%	17%	14%	7%	14%	31%
1 May 2008	2008 Welsh local elections	950,216	27.0%	15.9%	16.7%	13.2%	28.2%	11.1%