See main article: 2012 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2012 Inverclyde Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Inverclyde Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | Inverclyde Council election, 2017 |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 9 seats, 45.0% |
| Leaders Seat1: | Inverclyde East |
| Seats Before1: | 8 |
| Seats Needed1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Chris McEleny |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Inverclyde South |
| Last Election2: | 5 seats, 25.0% |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Leader3: | Ciano Rebecchi |
| Party3: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Leaders Seat3: | Inverclyde South West |
| Last Election3: | 4 seats, 20.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Leader4: | Ronald Ahlfeld |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Inverclyde West |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat, 5.0% |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Leader5: | David Wilson |
| Party5: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Leaders Seat5: | Inverclyde East |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 5.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Stephen McCabe |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Stephen McCabe |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected in total.
The election saw Labour Councillors remain the largest party as they gained 1 additional seat to hold half the seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation by 1 seat and remained in second place on the authority. The Scottish Liberal Democrats remained in third place but lost half of their seats, falling from 4 seats to 2. The Independent and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their solitary seats on the authority.
Following the election the Labour Party again formed a minority administration this time with the support of the Independent and the Conservative Party Councillors.
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.
http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2012/inverclyde12.pdf