2012 Gwynedd Council election
The 2012 Gwynedd County Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Gwynedd Council in Wales.[1] Seventy four council seats were up for re-election, however, no candidates were nominated for the Bryncrug/Llanfihangel ward, and a by-election was held in June 2012.
The Gwynedd election was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
Results
[edit]The council shifted from Plaid Cymru majority to No Overall Control (Plaid had taken control of the council between elections).[2] With no candidates nominated for the Bryncrug/Llanfihangel ward,[3] a by-election was held in June 2012 and the outcome could have led to a Plaid majority had the Plaid candidate won.[2] However, an independent won.[4] Plaid remained holding exactly half of the total seats, per the table below:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | 37 | 2 | 50.0 | 43.4 | 13,426 | 3.4 | |||
Llais Gwynedd | 13 | 0 | 17.6 | 23.7 | 7,326 | 2.4 | |||
Independent | 19 | 1 | 25.7 | 19.4 | 5,996 | 5.6 | |||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 2,678 | 2.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 578 | 2.6 | |||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 405 | 0.1 | |||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 175 | New | |||
Green | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 0.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Vote 2012: By-election in Bryncrug to decide Gwynedd control". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Local elections: Gwynedd council ward has no candidates". BBC News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Welsh Elections :: Bryncrug/Llanfihangel By-Election 2012 - election candidates, election coverage". Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Gwynedd". Retrieved 17 November 2016.