| Election Name: | 2012 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
| Previous Election: | Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election,_2011 |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Next Election: | Wigan_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election,_2014 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2012 Wigan Council elections to the Thirtieth Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the council was up for election.
As Wigan Council is elected in thirds, change in vote share is compared with the corresponding 2008 elections and calculated on that basis.
| Labour Party | 25 | |
| Conservative Party | 23 | |
| Independents | 16 | |
| Community Action Party | 7 | |
| BNP | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | |
| Green Party | 2 | |
| UKIP | 1 | |
| Green Socialists | 1 |