2012 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

Elections for Walsall Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.

Council composition

The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table:^{[1] [2]}

valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px"	Party	valign=top style="width: 30px"	Previous council	valign=top style="width: 30px"	Staying councillors	valign=top style="width: 30px"	Seats up for election	valign=top style="width: 30px"	Election result	valign=top style="width: 30px"	New council
	Labour	27	19	8	9	28
	Conservatives	27	15	12	7	24
	Liberal Democrats	5	3	2	2	5
	Independents	1	1	0	2	3
Total		60	40	20	20	60

Ward Results

According to Walsall Council's website

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC News - Vote 2012 - Walsall. BBC News. 6 July 2012.
2. Web site: Local Election Results 2012. Walsall Council. 6 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413001919/http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/elections/election_results/local_election_results_2012.htm. 13 April 2015. dead.