| Election Name: | 2012 Dundee City Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | City of Dundee Coat of Arms.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Dundee City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2017 Dundee City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Seats For Election: | All 29 seats to Dundee City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 15 |
| Leader1: | Ken Guild |
| Party1: | Scottish National Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | The Ferry |
| Seats Before1: | 13 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Strathmartine |
| Seats Before2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Party3: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Leader3: | Derek Scott |
| Leaders Seat3: | The Ferry |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Leader4: | Fraser Macpherson |
| Party4: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Leaders Seat4: | West End |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Leader5: | Ian Borthwick |
| Leaders Seat5: | Strathmartine |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Ken Guild |
| Before Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Ken Guild |
| After Party: | Scottish National Party |
| Map2 Image: | DundeeCityCouncil2012Composition.svg |
| Percentage1: | 43.4% |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,704 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,612 |
| Percentage2: | 30.1% |
| Swing2: | 0.7% |
| Swing3: | 1.2% |
| Percentage3: | 11.3% |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,340 |
| Swing1: | 3.4% |
| Swing5: | 1.4% |
| Percentage5: | 4.4% |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,709 |
| Swing4: | 2.3% |
| Percentage4: | 9.0% |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,461 |
Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,[1] with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.
After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed in 2009 as a result of a by-election loss, and an SNP minority administration was formed.
The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. Labour retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. A single Independent was also elected.[2]
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
On 16 January 2016 SNP Cllr Craig Melville was suspended from the party and became an independent. He resigned his Council seat on 5 February 2016 and a by-election was held in the Maryfield ward on 31 March 2016 which was won by the SNP's Lynne Short.[3] [4]