2012 Gwynedd Council election

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The 2012 Gwynedd 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[]

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:

Gwynedd Council election 2012[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Plaid Cymru 37 Increase 2 50.0 43.4 13,426 Increase 3.4
  Llais Gwynedd 13 Steady 17.6 23.7 7,326 Increase 2.4
  Independent 19 Increase 1 25.7 19.4 5,996 Decrease 5.6
  Labour 4 Steady 5.4 9.8 2,678 Increase 2.4
  Liberal Democrats 2 Decrease 3 2.7 1.9 578 Decrease 2.6
  Conservative 0 Steady 1.3 405 Decrease 0.1
  Socialist Labour 0 Steady 0.6 175 N/A
  Green - - - Steady - - - Decrease 0.4

References[]

  1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Vote 2012: By-election in Bryncrug to decide Gwynedd control". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Local elections: Gwynedd council ward has no candidates". BBC News. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Welsh Elections :: Bryncrug/Llanfihangel By-Election 2012 - election candidates, election coverage". Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Gwynedd". Retrieved 17 November 2016.


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