| Election Name: | 2012 Hull City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Hull Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | Hull Council election, 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 seats (of the 53) to Hull City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader1: | Stephen Brady |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 34 seats, 54.2% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Southcoates West |
| Seats After1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,714 |
| Percentage1: | 53.3% |
| Swing1: | 0.9% |
| Leader2: | Abigail Bell |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 30.4% |
| Leaders Seat2: | Pickering |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,566 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| Swing2: | 1.5% |
| Leader3: | John Fareham |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 6.9% |
| Leaders Seat3: | Bricknell |
| Seats After3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | - |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,693 |
| Percentage3: | 6.3% |
| Swing3: | 0.6% |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Stephen Brady |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Stephen Brady |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2012 Hull City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hull City Council in England.[1] This was held on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election and Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority.[2]
No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards.
Summary of the 3 May 2012 Hull City Council election results
|- align=center! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Parties! rowspan=2 | Last
election:
2011! rowspan=2 | Uncontested
Seats! rowspan=2 | Seats
for
Election! rowspan=2 | Elected! rowspan=2 | Gains! rowspan=2 | Losses! rowspan=2 | Result! rowspan=2 | Votes! rowspan=2 | Share|-|-| | 34| 27| 7| 12| 5| -| 39| 22,714| 53.3%|-| | 22| 10| 12| 7| 5| -| 17| 13,566| 31.9%|-| | 2| 1| 1| 1| -| -| 2| 2,693| 6.3%|-| | 1| 1| 0| 0| -| -| 1| 0| 0%|-| | 0| 0| 0| 0| -| -| 0| 2,362| 5.5%|-| | 0| 0| 0| 0| -| -| 0| 733| 1.7%|-| | 0| 0| 0| 0| -| -| 0| 510| 1.2%|}