Election Name: | 2012 Exeter City Council election[1] [2] [3] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2011 Exeter City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2014 Exeter City Council election |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Seats For Election: | 14 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
Turnout: | 33.57% |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 19 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,563 |
Percentage1: | 44.1% |
Seats After1: | 24 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 11 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,351 |
Percentage2: | 26.5% |
Seats After2: | 11 |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 9 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,355 |
Percentage3: | 14.0% |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | Labour Party |
The 2012 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2012, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election; the seats up for election were last contested in 2008. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, which had been under no overall control since 2003.[4] The Liberal Party was wiped off the council.