| Election Name: | 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | One third (21 of 63) seats to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 32 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,603 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Swing1: | 21.7% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,247 |
| Percentage2: | 18% |
| Swing2: | 6.8% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,621 |
| Percentage3: | 8.3% |
| Swing3: | 7.4% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2012 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect one third of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The Labour Party retained its control of the council with an increased majority after increasing its vote share by 21.7% and gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats and five from various independents. The Conservatives held the three seats it was defending with a reduced vote share. After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
The results in each ward are shown below. Changes are compared with the previous election in 2008. Spoilt ballots are not included in the below results.[3]
Alongside the council election, and election took place to decide whether to have an elected mayor in Doncaster. Doncaster was one of the two cities on the night to vote 'Yes'.