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