2012 Gloucester City Council election

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]

2012 Gloucester City Council election

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10 seats of 36 on council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Paul James Kate Haigh Jeremy Hilton
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 19 7 10
Seats after 18 8 10
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Steady

Results

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The overall results were as follows:[3]

Gloucester City Council election, 2012
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  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]

Results by ward

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The results, by ward (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[4]

Abbey ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Barnwood ward
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
Barton and Tredworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Elmbridge ward
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
Grange ward
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
Hucclecote ward
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
Longlevens ward
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
Matson and Robinswood ward
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
Moreland ward
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
Tuffley ward
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

References

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  1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Gloucester City Council - Thursday, 5th May 2011". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Gloucester City Council - Thursday, 3rd May 2012". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Election results by wards: Gloucester City Council - Thursday, 3rd May 2012". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.