2012 Cardiff Council election

2012 Cardiff City and County Council election
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All 75 seats to Cardiff Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Heather Joyce Rodney Berman David Walker
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seat Llanrumney Plasnewydd Lisvane
Seats before 14 35 17
Seats won 46/75 16/75 7/74
Seat change Increase32 Decrease19 Decrease10
Popular vote 36,148 15,878 17,886
Percentage 37.3 18.5 25.5
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Neil McEvoy Adrian Robson Fenella Bowden
Party Plaid Cymru Rhiwbina Independents Heath Independent
Leader's seat Fairwater Rhiwbina Heath
Seats before 7 3 0
Seats won 2/70 3/3 1/3
Seat change Decrease5 Steady0 Increase1
Popular vote 12,397 4,581 (Rhiwbina) 1,500 (Heath)
Percentage 12.8 4.7 1.5
Map showing the results of the 2012 City of Cardiff Council Elections.
Council control before election

Lib Dem / Plaid Cymru Coalition

 Council control after election

Labour

The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales.[1] This was the same day as the national 2012 Welsh local elections.[2] It was preceded by the 2008 election and followed by the 2017 election

  1. ^ "2012 Local Council Election". Cardiff Council. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Cardiff Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 June 2016.