The 2012 Cardiff Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cardiff Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. It was preceded by the 2008 election and followed by the 2017 election
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Election result
Labour gained control of the council from the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru, after gaining 32 seats. The Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Berman, lost his seat by 51 votes after two recounts, bringing Labour's gains to 33. Sixty-one-year-old Labour councillor Heather Joyce, nicknamed 'Supernan' by the local newspaper, became the new council leader.
Cathays (four seats)
(This entry, and all those below, are the 2008 results, and need amending)
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City of Cardiff Council election, 2012 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA