2012 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2012 Tamworth Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2012 to elect members of the Tamworth Borough Council.^[1] Ten seats were up for grabs; the Labour Party won 60% of the seats with 48.70% of the vote.^[2][3] The Labour Party became the majority in the council after a Conservative win in 2011.^[4]

Tamworth Borough Election, 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	4		-2		40%	44.30%	6,950
	Green	0				0%	1.90%	292
	Independent	0				0%	2.80%	436
	Labour	6	+4			60%	48.70%	7,644
	[[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]	0				0%	2.30%	361

Ward results

Amington (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Peaple	723	46.80%
	Conservative	Evelyn Rowe	822	53.20%
Majority			822	53.20%	−3.70%
Turnout			1,545	26.20%	−11.50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belgrave (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marion Couchman	694	50.50%
	Conservative	Joy Goodall	679	49.50%
Majority			694	50.50%	−1.20%
Turnout			1,373	24.00%	−9.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolehall (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren Clegg	435	29.40%	−11.90%
	Labour	John Faulkner	1,047	70.60%
Majority			1,047	70.60%	+11.90%
Turnout			1,482	25.50%	10.00%
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Simon Johnson	162	9.10%	+0.80%
	Conservative	Chipy Lees	766	42.90%
	Labour	Matthew McDermid	856	48.00%
Majority			856	48.00%	−0.60%
Turnout			1,784	31.60%	−7.60%
	Labour hold		Swing

Glascote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ken Forrest	436	33.80%
	Labour	Gary Hirons	588	45.50%
	Conservative	Martyn Price	267	20.70%
Majority			588	45.50%	+5.50%
Turnout			1,291	23.10%	−16.10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Mercian (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Lisa Crane	130	7.70%	+2.00%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Harvey	85	5.00%
	Conservative	Richard Kingstone	805	47.70%
	Labour	Andy Whiles	668	39.60%
Majority			805	47.70%	+0.90%
Turnout			1,688	32.20%	−9.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Spital (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Pinkett	155	8.80%	−0.60%
	Labour	Gerald Pinner	701	39.60%
	Conservative	Richard Pritchard	914	51.60%
Majority			914	51.60%	+ 4.80%
Turnout			1,170	32.40%	−10.70%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stonydelph (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Moira Greatorex	633	47.60%
	Labour	Margaret Clarke	696	52.40%	+3.10%
Majority			696	52.40%	+1.70%
Turnout			1,329	23.00%	−7.80%
	Labour hold		Swing

Trinity (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Cook	890	53.10%
	Labour	Darryl Dean	665	39.70%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Jones	121	7.20%	−2.20%
Majority			890	53.10%	−3.30%
Turnout			1,676	28.40%	−11.40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilnecote (1 Councillor)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Standen	1,006	57.70%	+11.80%
	Conservative	Mary Oates	739	42.30%
Majority			1,006	57.70%	+3.60%
Turnout			1,745	25.20%	−10.50%
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL" (PDF). Borough of Tamworth. n.d. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (n.d.). "Tamworth Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
3. "Local Election Results 2012". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
4. "Local election results 2011". Local Elections Archive Project. n.d. Retrieved 15 October 2021.