Election Result for 3 May 2012
State of the Parties: Labour Control
| Party | Council Seats Before |
Defending | Stood | Held | Gain | Lost | Overall Change |
Council Seats After |
| Labour (Party Votes: 38,455) |
30 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
| Conservative (Party Votes: 26,426) |
27 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 22 |
| Liberal Democrat (Party Votes: 9,375) |
9 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Independent (Party Votes: 364) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialists Against Cuts (Party Votes: 130) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party (Party Votes: 5,064) |
0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.K. Independence (Party Votes: 6,378) |
0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British National Party (Party Votes: 61) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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