# 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. 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.

## Results

The overall results were as follows:
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%, down 7% from the previous year.

## Results by ward

The results, by ward (candidates with an asterisk* were the previous incumbent standing for re-election):
Abbey ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,325 | 31% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Barnwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lise Noakes* | 1,050 | 42% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Richard Barnes | 955 | 38% |
| | Labour | Shaun James Shute | 519 | 21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 32% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Barton and Tredworth ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,230 | 28% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Elmbridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Witts* | 791 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Laxton McAleer | 417 | 27% |
| | Labour | David Hitchings | 316 | 21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 33% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Grange ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 36% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Hucclecote ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Brown* | 1,448 | 59% |
| | Conservative | Chris Etheridge | 628 | 26% |
| | Labour | Daniel Edward King | 362 | 15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 | 34% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Longlevens ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,035 | 40% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Matson and Robinswood ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,073 | 27% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Moreland ward :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Tuffley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Dee* | 756 | 49% |
| | Labour | Maria Louise Griffin | 623 | 40% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Eade | 165 | 11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,544 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |