2012 Welsh local elections
The 2012 Welsh local elections, were held on 3 May, in 21 out of 22 local authorities. The Labour Party made gains at the expense of the other 3 major parties and of independents. Labour won majority control of 10 councils, up 8 from the 2008 local elections, while 2 remained under the control of independents and 9 councils had no overall control.
On 17 January 2012, the Welsh Government announced that elections for Anglesey council had been postponed to May 2013.
Wales-Wide Results
For comparative purposes, the table above shows changes since 2008 excluding Anglesey, which was not up for election.Individual Council Results
Opinion polling
| Date conducted | Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Lab | Con | PC | Lib Dem | Others | Lead |
| Date conducted | Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Lead | |||||
| 3 May 2012 | 2012 Election Results | 853,593 | 36.0% | 12.8% | 15.8% | 8.1% | 27.3% | 20.2% |
| 12-16 Apr 2012 | 1039 | 48% | 17% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 31% | |
| 1 May 2008 | 2008 Election Results | 950,216 | 27.0% | 15.9% | 16.7% | 13.2% | 28.2% | 11.1% |