2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election

The fifth election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

Overview
All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation. Labour retained its majority. There was a significant fall in the turnout in many wards and this appears to have worked to Labour's advantage in several instances.


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Candidates
The number of candidates increased compared with 1999.

Baglan (three seats)
Tallamy was elected as a Ratepayer in 2008

Cimla (two seats)
John Warman joined Labour since 2008.

Port Talbot (three seats)
Keogh and Tutton were elected as Ratepayers in 2008.

Sandfields West (three seats)
Olga Jones and Len Willis were deselected and stood as Independents (Willis in a neighboring ward).

Neath South by-election, 2012
A by-election took place in the Neath South ward on 6 December 2012.

Sandfields East by-election, 2014
A by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Colin Crowley.

Sandfields East by-election, 2014
A further by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Mike Davies.

Cwmllynfell by-election 2015
A by-election took place in the Cwmllynfell ward on 7 May 2015 following the death of Clifford Richards.