2012 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2012 Tamworth Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Tamworth Borough Council. Ten seats were up for grabs; the Labour Party won 60% of the seats with 48.70% of the vote. The Labour Party became the majority in the council after a Conservative win in 2011.

Tamworth Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	4		-2		40%	44.30%	6,950
	Green	0				0%	1.90%	292
	Independent	0				0%	2.80%	436
	Labour	6	+4			60%	48.70%	7,644
	[[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]	0				0%	2.30%	361

Ward results

Amington (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Peaple	723	46.80%
	Conservative	Evelyn Rowe	822	53.20%
Majority			822	53.20%	−3.70%
Turnout			1,545	26.20%	−11.50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belgrave (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Couchman	694	50.50%
	Conservative	Joy Goodall	679	49.50%
Majority			694	50.50%	−1.20%
Turnout			1,373	24.00%	−9.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolehall (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren Clegg	435	29.40%	−11.90%
	Labour	John Faulkner	1,047	70.60%
Majority			1,047	70.60%	+11.90%
Turnout			1,482	25.50%	10.00%
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Simon Johnson	162	9.10%	+0.80%
	Conservative	Chipy Lees	766	42.90%
	Labour	Matthew McDermid	856	48.00%
Majority			856	48.00%	−0.60%
Turnout			1,784	31.60%	−7.60%
	Labour hold		Swing

Glascote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ken Forrest	436	33.80%
	Labour	Gary Hirons	588	45.50%
	Conservative	Martyn Price	267	20.70%
Majority			588	45.50%	+5.50%
Turnout			1,291	23.10%	−16.10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Mercian (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lisa Crane	130	7.70%	+2.00%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Harvey	85	5.00%
	Conservative	Richard Kingstone	805	47.70%
	Labour	Andy Whiles	668	39.60%
Majority			805	47.70%	+0.90%
Turnout			1,688	32.20%	−9.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spital (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pinkett	155	8.80%	−0.60%
	Labour	Gerald Pinner	701	39.60%
	Conservative	Richard Pritchard	914	51.60%
Majority			914	51.60%	+ 4.80%
Turnout			1,170	32.40%	−10.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Moira Greatorex	633	47.60%
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	696	52.40%	+3.10%
Majority			696	52.40%	+1.70%
Turnout			1,329	23.00%	−7.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Trinity (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Cook	890	53.10%
	Labour	Darryl Dean	665	39.70%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	121	7.20%	−2.20%
Majority			890	53.10%	−3.30%
Turnout			1,676	28.40%	−11.40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilnecote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Standen	1,006	57.70%	+11.80%
	Conservative	Mary Oates	739	42.30%
Majority			1,006	57.70%	+3.60%
Turnout			1,745	25.20%	−10.50%
	Labour hold		Swing