| Election Name: | 2012 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Country: | Nottinghamshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats) |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Image3: | Ind |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Map Size: | 380px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2012 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election. After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]