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The2012 Gloucester City Council local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members ofGloucester City Council inGloucester, England.[1] This was on the same day as otherUnited 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 underno overall control. The Conservatives continued to run the council, with their leader Paul James remainingleader of the council after the election.[2]
The overall results were as follows:[3]
| 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]
The results, by ward (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):[4]
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Democratshold | 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 Democratshold | 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% | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | 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 Democratshold | 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | 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% | |||
| Labourhold | 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% | |||
| Labourhold | 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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