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The 2012 Gloucester City Council local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in Gloucester, England. [1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections were taking place across the country. The Conservatives lost one seat to Labour, leaving the Conservatives with exactly half the seats on the council, putting it under no overall control. The Conservatives continued to run the council, with their leader Paul James remaining leader of the council after the election. [2]
The overall results were as follows: [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 4 | 1 | -1 | 40% | 37% | 7,852 | |||
Labour | 4 | 1 | +1 | 40% | 33% | 7,064 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 20% | 23% | 4,956 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 4% | 874 | ||||||
Green | 0 | 2% | 338 | ||||||
TUSC | 0 | 1% | 170 |
Turnout for the election was 32%, [3] down 7% from the previous year. [2]
The results, by ward (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election): [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gordon Taylor* | 1,131 | 49% | ||
Labour | Jean Grigg | 670 | 29% | ||
UKIP | Danny Sparkes | 291 | 13% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Anderton | 141 | 6% | ||
Green | Charley Bircher | 92 | 4% | ||
Turnout | 2,325 | 31% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lise Noakes* | 1,050 | 42% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Barnes | 955 | 38% | ||
Labour | Shaun James Shute | 519 | 21% | ||
Turnout | 2,524 | 32% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Usman Bhaimia* | 1,323 | 59% | ||
Conservative | Nasreen Akhtar | 616 | 28% | ||
TUSC | Catherine Abigail Bailey | 170 | 8% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Harris | 121 | 5% | ||
Turnout | 2,230 | 28% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Witts* | 791 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Joseph Laxton McAleer | 417 | 27% | ||
Labour | David Hitchings | 316 | 21% | ||
Turnout | 1,524 | 33% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Harry Chatterton | 729 | 44% | ||
Conservative | Steve Morgan* | 702 | 42% | ||
UKIP | Steve Carl Roffey | 166 | 10% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen John Power | 57 | 3% | ||
Turnout | 1,654 | 36% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Brown* | 1,448 | 59% | ||
Conservative | Chris Etheridge | 628 | 26% | ||
Labour | Daniel Edward King | 362 | 15% | ||
Turnout | 2,438 | 34% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jim Porter* | 1,425 | 47% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Di Docksey | 1,111 | 37% | ||
Labour | Terry Haines | 372 | 12% | ||
Green | Eva Langrock-Bircher | 127 | 4% | ||
Turnout | 3,035 | 40% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Smith* | 1,219 | 59% | ||
Conservative | Rebecca Lianne Byczok | 472 | 23% | ||
UKIP | Gary Frederick Cleaver | 274 | 13% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Derek Golightly | 108 | 5% | ||
Turnout | 2,073 | 27% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hobbs* | 931 | 49% | ||
Conservative | Lyn Ackroyd | 655 | 34% | ||
UKIP | Richard John Edwards | 143 | 7% | ||
Green | Matthew John Sidford | 119 | 6% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Robin Beck | 59 | 3% | ||
Turnout | 1,907 | 26% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Dee* | 756 | 49% | ||
Labour | Maria Louise Griffin | 623 | 40% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Eade | 165 | 11% | ||
Turnout | 1,544 | 33% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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