Local election results for Leigh South

Results for Leigh South for the local election held on 03 May 2012
Candidate	Party	Votes obtained	Result
Kevin ANDERSON	Labour and Co-operative Party	1811	Elected
Richard SHORT	The Conservative Party Candidate	534
Gary Charles CHADWICK	Independent	502

Contested seats: 1

Electorate: 10456

Spoilt ballot papers: 14

Turnout: 27.36%