| Election Name: | 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Yes |
| Previous Election: | Stockport Council Election 2011 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Party Name: | Yes |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 Seats up for Election |
| Next Election: | Stockport Council Election 2014 |
| Leader1: | Dave Goddard |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Offerton |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seats After1: | 28 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Leader2: | Andrew Verdeille |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Reddish South |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Leader4: | Syd Lloyd |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat4: | Bredbury Green & Romiley |
| Seats Before4: | 11 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 10 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Leader5: | Peter Burns |
| Party5: | Heald Green Ratepayers |
| Leaders Seat5: | Heald Green |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 3 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Council Leader |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Dave Goddard |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Sue Derbyshire |
The 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections.
The state of the parties after the election was:[2]
Following the election, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office however the leader of the council, Dave Goddard, lost his seat to Labour by 45 votes, meaning that he was replaced by Sue Derbyshire.
| Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | –3 | ||||
| 21 | +5 | ||||
| 10 | –1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Dave Goddard had been the leader of Stockport Council before he lost his seat in this election.Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[3] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[4] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[5]
Patrick McAuley, who had left Labour in January 2012 to sit as an independent, joined the Liberal Democrat group in December 2012,[6]