2012 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

2012 Welsh local government election

2012 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

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All 73 seats to Caerphilly County Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
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Lab

Pla

Ind

Leader  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
Party  | Labour | Plaid Cymru | Independent
Leader's seat  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
Seats before  | 32 | 32 | 9
Seats won  | 50 | 20  | 3
Seat change  | 18 | 12  | 6
Popular vote  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A
Percentage  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A

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Map showing the results of the 2012 Caerphilly County Borough Council election. Red showing Welsh Labour, Green showing Plaid Cymru & grey showing independent candidates.

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| Council control before election

Welsh Labour

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Welsh Labour

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The 2012 Caerphilly County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Caerphilly County Borough Council in Wales.[1] This was on the same day as other Welsh local elections.

## Election results

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The Labour Party won control of the council from Plaid Cymru, after gaining an additional 18 seats.[2] Four council candidates were elected unopposed.[3]

Among the notable Plaid Cymru defeated councillors were the current mayor, Vera Jenkins (Crumlin ward) and Ron Davies, the ex-Labour Secretary of State for Wales (Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen ward).[2]

Caerphilly County Borough Council Election 2012[2][4] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 50 |  |  | +18 | 68.5 | 51.0 | 23,886 | +13.7
| Plaid Cymru | 20  |  |  | -12 | 27.4  | 29.8  | 13,970  | -6.5
| Independent | 3  |  |  | -6 | 4.1  | 14.7  | 6,906  | -2.9
| TUSC | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.4  | 174  | New
| Liberal Democrats | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 121  | -1.9
| Communist | \-  |  |  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -0.2

## References

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1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
2. ^ a b c Novaczyk, Wayne (5 May 2012). "Ron's gone with Plaid". South Wales Echo (2012 elections special supplement). pp. 4–5.
3. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Caerffili - Caerphilly". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
4. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Caerffili - Caerphilly". Retrieved 15 November 2016.

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