The 2012 Bridgend County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Bridgend County Borough Council in Wales. [1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
With a 34.99% turnout of the electorate, the Labour Party won an additional 12 seats. This gave the Labour Group an overall majority, which they had not had for the previous eight years. However, Labour's council cabinet member, Alana Davies, lost her seat (Porthcawl East) to an Independent candidate. The Conservatives retained only the Newton seat, losing five councillors. [2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 39 | +12 | 72.2 | 47.4 | 16,867 | +8.3 | |||
Independent | 10 | +1 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 7,537 | +3.4 | |||
Conservative | 1 | -5 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 4,335 | -4.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | -3 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 3,546 | -13.0 | |||
Plaid Cymru | 1 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 2,497 | +3.6 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 770 | New | |||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 46 | New |
Five out of the fifty four seats were elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mel Winter | 323 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | Gary Haines | 285 | 37.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Nicola Thomas | 145 | 19.3 | ||
Majority | 38 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 753 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Michaelides | 273 | 76.3 | ||
Green | Gareth Harris | 85 | 23.7 | ||
Majority | 188 | 52.5 | |||
Turnout | 358 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Sage | 1,247 | |||
Labour | John Spanswick | 1,188 | |||
Labour | Craig Jones | 1,003 | |||
Labour | Hailey Townsend | 984 | |||
Conservative | Pat Hacking | 628 | |||
Conservative | Terry Hacking | 589 | |||
Independent | Michael Quick | 469 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Berrow | 416 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Daniel Thomas | 287 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Nicholas Thomas | 258 | |||
Turnout | 753 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm David Francis | 397 | 66.27 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eric Hughes | 156 | 26.04 | ||
National Front | Adam John Lloyd | 46 | 7.67 | N/A | |
Majority | 241 | ||||
Turnout | 599 |
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