The 2012 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 1 May 2008 and the next one took place on 4 May 2017.
The Conservatives lost control of the council after losing 14 seats. The Labour Party became the largest grouping, but failed to win enough seats for an overall majority. This meant they could either run a minority administration or form a coalition with one of the smaller political groups.[1] Conservative leader of the council, Gordon Kemp, lost his Rhoose seat to an Independent candidate after a recount. He blamed his party's poor performance on the UK Conservative coalition government.[2]
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| Ward | Political group | Councillor | Change from last election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baruc (Barry) | Steffan Wiliam | Plaid Cymru hold | ||
| Nicholas Hodges | Plaid Cymru hold | |||
| Buttrills (Barry) | Margaret Alexander | Labour hold | ||
| Stuart Egan | Labour hold | |||
| Cadoc (Barry) | Anne Moore | Labour hold | ||
| Fred Johnson | Labour hold | |||
| Neil Moore | Labour hold | |||
| Castleland (Barry) | Chris Elmore | Labour hold | ||
| Pamela Drake | Labour hold | |||
| Cornerswell (Penarth) | Rhiannon Birch | Labour gain from Conservative | ||
| Peter King | Labour gain from Conservative | |||
| Court (Barry) | Bronwen Brooks | Labour hold | ||
| Richard Bertin | Independent gain from Labour | |||
| Cowbridge | Geoffrey Cox | Conservative hold | ||
| Thomas Jarvie | Conservative hold | |||
| Andrew Parker | Conservative hold | |||
| Dinas Powys | Christopher Franks | Plaid Cymru hold | ||
| Valerie Hartrey | Plaid Cymru hold | |||
| Keith Hatton | Plaid Cymru hold | |||
| Christopher Williams | Plaid Cymru hold | |||
| Dyfan (Barry) | Claire Curtis | Labour gain from Conservative | ||
| Anthony Powell | Labour gain from Conservative | |||
| Gibbonsdown (Barry) | Rob Curtis | Labour hold | ||
| Margaret Wilkinson | Labour hold | |||
| Illtyd (Barry) | Howard Hamilton | Labour gain from Conservative | ||
| John Drysdale | Labour gain from Conservative | |||
| Rhona Probert | Labour gain from Conservative | |||
| Llandough | Kate Edmunds | Labour gain from Conservative | ||
| Llandow and Ewenny | Ray Thomas | Conservative hold | ||
| Llantwit Major | Gwyn John | Llantwit First Independent hold | ||
| Eric Hacker | Llantwit First Independent hold | |||
| Edward Williams | Llantwit First Independent hold | |||
| Keith Geary | Llantwit First Independent gain from Conservative | |||
| Peterston-super-Ely | Rhodri Traherne | Conservative hold | ||
| Plymouth (Penarth) | Maureen Owen | Conservative hold | ||
| Clive Williams | Conservative hold | |||
| Rhoose | Philip Clarke | Independent gain from Conservative | ||
| Jeff James | Conservative hold | |||
| St Athan | John Thomas | Conservative hold | ||
| St Augustine's (Penarth) | Lis Burnett | Labour gain from Conservative | ||
| Gwyn Roberts | Labour gain from Conservative | |||
| St Brides Major | Audrey Preston | Conservative hold | ||
| Stanwell (Penarth) | Janice Birch | Labour hold | ||
| Mark Wilson | Labour hold | |||
| Sully | Bob Penrose | Independent gain from Conservative | ||
| Kevin Mahoney | UKIP gain from Conservative | |||
| Wenvoe | Jonathan Bird | Conservative hold | ||