| 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.