2012 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2012 Cheltenham Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
 * Liberal Democrat 25
 * Conservative 11
 * People Against Bureaucracy 4

Election result
The result of the election saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with no change in the number of seats they held. The Conservatives lost one seat whilst the People Against Bureaucracy group gained one.

The election saw an error by the poll clerk at St Christopher's Church polling station in Warden Hill, where voters' unique numbers were written on the reverse of ballot papers, 412 votes had to be discounted by the returning officer. Following an investigation, it was found the error did not affect the result so the election was not re-run.

Ward results
Duncan Smith was a sitting councillor for Charlton Kings.

Klara Sudbury was a sitting councillor for Charlton Park.