See main article: 2012 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2012 Angus Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Angus Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | Angus Council election, 2017 |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 29 seats to Angus Council |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Scottish National Party |
| Last Election1: | 13 seats, 44.8% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Kirriemuir and Dean |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Leader2: | No appointed group leader |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election2: | 6 seats, 20.7% |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, 17.2% |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Leader4: | Margaret Thomson |
| Party4: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Leaders Seat4: | Monifieth and Sidlaw |
| Last Election4: | 2 seats, 6.9% |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Leader5: | David May |
| Leaders Seat5: | Montrose and District |
| Last Election5: | 3 seat, 10.3% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Myles |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Iain Gaul |
| After Party: | Scottish National Party |
Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards, created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected.
The 2007 election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP. Two independent councillors (one elected in 2007, the other elected at a by-election in 2011) remained outside the Angus Alliance.
The 2012 election saw the SNP gain two additional seats and regain their overall majority on the council. Independents also increased their overall numbers and became the second largest grouping while all other parties; the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost seats. The Conservative and Unionist Party are the second largest political party represented on the council.
Following the election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean) was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent statutory meeting, Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.