2012 Gold Coast City Council election

{{Short description|Local elections in Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox election

| country = Queensland

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 Gold Coast City Council election

| previous_year = 2008

| next_election = 2016 Gold Coast City Council election

| next_year = 2016

| election_date = {{Start date|2012|04|28|df=yes}}

| elected_mps =

| next_mps =

| opinion_polls =

| turnout =

{{Infobox election

| election_name =

| embed = yes

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| image1 = {{CSS image crop |Image = TomTateCropped.png|bSize = 140|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 10}}

| candidate1 = Tom Tate

| party1 = Independent LNP

| colour1 = 1C5CED

| popular_vote1 = 83,876

| percentage1 = 37.05%

| image2 = {{Election image filler|Independent politician|IND|150x150px}}

| candidate2 = {{nowrap|Eddy Sarroff}}

| party2 = Independent politician

| popular_vote2 = 40,958

| percentage2 = 18.09%

| swing2 =

| image3 = {{Election image filler|Independent politician|IND|150x150px}}

| candidate3 = {{nowrap|Susie Douglas}}

| party3 = Independent politician

| popular_vote3 = 35,417

| percentage3 = 15.65%

| swing3 =

| 1blank = 2CP

| 2blank = 2CP swing

| 1data1 = 64.34%

| 2data1 =

| 1data2 = 35.66%

| 2data2 =

| title = Mayor

| posttitle = Subsequent Mayor

| before_election = Ron Clarke

| before_party = Independent

| after_election = Tom Tate

| after_party = Independent LNP

}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| election_name =

| embed = yes

| ongoing = no

| seats_for_election = All 15 members on the City Council (including the mayor)

| majority_seats = 8

| leader1 = N/A

| party1 = Independents

| last_election1 =

| seats1 =

| percentage1 =

| leader2 = N/A

| party2 = Independent LNP

| colour2 = #1C5CED

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The 2012 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia.{{cite web |title=2012 Local Government Elections |url=https://results.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/local/lg2012/groupIndex.html |publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland }}