2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour.

Results

2012 Merthyr Tydfil Council Election[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 23 +15 69.7 45.5 8,145 +12.5
  Independent 7 -9 21.2 35.4 6,343 -7.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 -6 5.1 910 -10.9
  Merthyr Independents 2 -1 6.1 4.4 797 -1.1
  Plaid Cymru 0 0 3.9 703 +1.2
  UKIP 1 +1 3.0 3.3 588 N/A
  Communist 0 0 2.1 383 +1.7
  Conservative 0 0 0.3 50 N/A

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Local Election Results 2012: Merthyr Tydfil". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 19 November 2016.


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