2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
4 May 2017
All 73 seats to Caerphilly County Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Pla
Ind
Leader David Poole Colin Mann N/A
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Independent
Leader's seat Pengam Llanbradach N/A
Seats before 50 20 3
Seats won 50 18 5
Seat change Steady0 Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote N/A N/A N/A
Percentage N/A N/A N/A
Map showing the results of the 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election. Red showing Welsh Labour, Green showing Plaid Cymru & grey showing independent candidates.
Council control before election

Welsh Labour

 Council control after election

Welsh Labour

The 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the national 2017 Welsh local elections. The election was preceded by the 2012 CCBC election and was followed by the 2022 CCBC election.[1]

Overall results

Plaid Cymru had achieved tremendous growth in the 1999 Caerphilly County Borough Council election gaining a total of 38 seats, This tremendous growth had declined by the 2012 election to just 20 seats.[2] The Independents in Caerphilly County Borough had also suffered sizable losses in the 2012 election going from 9 in 2008 election to 3 in 2012 election.[2]

The Labour Party won 50 seats achieving a majority, Plaid Cymru obtained 18 seats and 5 seats were won by independent candidates. One seat (Twyn Carno ward) was elected unopposed.

2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council Election[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 50 0 0 Steady0 68.49 41.9 20,278 Decrease9.1
  Plaid Cymru 18 0 2 Decrease2 24.65 33.9 16,423 Increase4.1
  Independent 5 2 0 Increase2 6.84 8.8 4,237 Decrease5.9
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 9.0 4,371 Increase5.1
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 3.4 1,670 New
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 1.5 707 Increase1.2
  CPA 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 0.8 374 New
  Green 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 0.5 257 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady0 0.00 0.2 101 Decrease0.2
Total 73 0 0 Steady0 100.0 100.0 48,418 Steady0.0

Ward results

Cwm Aber / Aber Valley

Electorate: 4612, Turnout: 30.81%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
John Taylor Plaid Cymru 990 26.51% Elected
Lyndon J Binding Plaid Cymru 984 26.35% Elected
John Eryl Roberts Plaid Cymru 945 25.30% Elected
David Zenati-Parsons Welsh Labour 307 8.22%
Jo Rao Welsh Labour 297 7.95%
Ryan Graham Smith Welsh Conservative Party 212 5.68%

Aberbargod / Aberbargoed

Electorate: 2593, Turnout: 30.85%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Alan Gerald Higgs Welsh Labour 362 24.88% Elected
Alan George Collis Welsh Labour 352 24.19% Elected
Lowri Cerys Edwards Plaid Cymru 320 21.99%
Ted Edwards Plaid Cymru 300 20.62%
Keith Mills UKIP 121 8.32%

Abercarn

Electorate: 4059, Turnout: 34.61%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Andrew Whitcombe Welsh Labour 688 28.05% Elected
Denver Winston Redman Preece Welsh Labour 663 27.03% Elected
Jill Elizabeth Jones Plaid Cymru 493 20.10%
Tud Jones Plaid Cymru 358 14.59%
Margaret Elizabeth Dennehy Welsh Liberal Democrats 251 10.23%

Argoed

Electorate: 2018, Turnout: 36.77%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Walter Henry Edgar Williams Welsh Labour 427 57.78% Elected
John Moore UKIP 168 22.73%
Roger John Moore Plaid Cymru 144 19.49%

Bargod / Bargoed

Electorate: 4383, Turnout: 30.76%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Tudor Davies Welsh Labour 692 19.59% Elected
Dianne Price Welsh Labour 616 17.44% Elected
Carol Julia Andrews Welsh Labour 582 16.47% Elected
Kevin Philip Viney Plaid Cymru 423 11.97%
Gill Jones Plaid Cymru 409 11.58%
James Kerby Independent 322 9.11%
Andrew Thomas Nutt Plaid Cymru 317 8.97%
Belinda Gingell Independent 172 4.87%

Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen

Electorate: 7721, Turnout: 37.22%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Liz Aldworth Welsh Labour 1,378 14.23% Elected
Lisa Phipps Welsh Labour 1,241 12.82% Elected
Derek Havard Welsh Labour 1,178 12.17% Elected
June Gale Welsh Labour 1,049 10.83% Elected
John James Dew Independent 741 7.65%
Gareth Llewellyn Plaid Cymru 723 7.47%
Janet Walsh Independent 618 6.38%
Daniel Llewellyn Plaid Cymru 572 5.91%
Paul Stringer Plaid Cymru 531 5.48%
Philip Goodger Welsh Conservative Party 504 5.20%
Michael Roberts Welsh Conservative Party 494 5.10%
Teresa Winiarski Plaid Cymru 397 4.10%
Peter Clive Gaskell Wales Green Party 257 2.65%

Coed Duon / Blackwood

Electorate: 6178, Turnout: 38.02%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Kevin Etheridge Independent 1,069 16.52% Elected
Nigel Stuart Dix Independent 791 12.23% Elected
Andrew David Farina-Childs Independent 625 9.66% Elected
Keith Smallman Independent 618 9.55%
Patricia Cook Welsh Labour 604 9.34%
Janet Griffiths Welsh Labour 530 8.19%
Matthew Sessions Welsh Labour 476 7.36%
Allan Rees Independent 427 6.60%
Darren Jones Plaid Cymru 377 5.83%
Andrew Short Plaid Cymru 355 5.49%
Steven Anthony Blakeman Plaid Cymru 320 4.95%
Paul Taylor UKIP 278 4.30%

Cefn Fforest

Electorate: 2841, Turnout: 35.13%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Tom Williams Welsh Labour 453 25.69% Elected
Graham Derek Simmonds Independent 450 25.52% Elected
Christopher Hawker Welsh Labour 437 24.79%
Louise Rachael Phillips Independent 423 23.99%

Crosskeys

Electorate: 2436, Turnout: 35.47%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Julian Simmonds Welsh Labour 450 53.44% Elected
Christopher Phillip Norman Cook Plaid Cymru 392 46.56%

Crymlyn / Crumlin

Electorate: 4319, Turnout: 39.06%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Carl Jeffrey Thomas Welsh Labour 701 23.62% Elected
Mike Davies Plaid Cymru 619 20.86% Elected
Andrew Lewis Welsh Labour 612 20.62%
Alwyn Lewis Lloyd Plaid Cymru 504 16.98%
Philip Fowler Independent 281 9.47%
Dominic Walker Independent 251 8.46%

Cwm Darran / Darren Valley

Electorate: 1803, Turnout: 33.11%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
David Thomas Hardacre Welsh Labour 349 59.05% Elected
Keiron David O'Hagan Independent 242 40.95%

Gilfach

Electorate: 1503, Turnout: 36.39%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Lindsey Harding Welsh Labour 335 62.62% Elected
Ken Houston Plaid Cymru 147 27.48%
Granville Hale Welsh Conservative Party 53 9.91%

Hengoed

Electorate: 3897, Turnout: 33.95%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Donna Cushing Plaid Cymru 678 31.83% Elected
Teresa Elizabeth Parry Plaid Cymru 676 31.74% Elected
Mark Anthony Boyland Welsh Labour 478 22.44%
Graham George Wills UKIP 298 13.99%

Llanbradach

Electorate: 3197, Turnout: 40.29%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Robert William Gough Plaid Cymru 870 37.05% Elected
Colin Peter Mann Plaid Cymru 834 35.52% Elected
Rhydian Dafydd Birkinshaw Welsh Labour 324 13.80%
Bethan Louise Thomas Welsh Labour 320 13.63%

Maesycwmmer

Electorate: 1652, Turnout: 38.2%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Vincent Alec James Welsh Labour 327 51.99% Elected
Catrin Sara Moss Plaid Cymru 174 27.66%
William Stuart Jones Welsh Conservative Party 128 20.35%

Morgan Jones

Electorate: 5507, Turnout: 39.88%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
James Pritchard Welsh Labour 1,059 17.82% Elected
Phil Bevan Plaid Cymru 909 15.29% Elected
Shayne Cook Welsh Labour 900 15.14% Elected
Roger Bidgood Plaid Cymru 821 13.81%
Mike Prew Plaid Cymru 783 13.17%
Shelly Hodder Welsh Labour 775 13.04%
Peter Jones Welsh Conservative Party 256 4.31%
Gerry Jones Welsh Conservative Party 245 4.12%
Wilfred Hugh Phillips Welsh Conservative Party 196 3.30%

Moria / Moriah

Electorate: 3128, Turnout: 31.71%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
John Bevan Welsh Labour 565 36.83% Elected
Dai Harse Welsh Labour 538 35.07% Elected
Nathan Thomas Flanagan Plaid Cymru 431 28.10%

Nelson

Electorate: 3488, Turnout: 40.48%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Sean Iestyn Morgan Welsh Labour 725 28.27% Elected
Brenda Mair Miles Welsh Labour 560 21.83% Elected
Malcolm Tucker Plaid Cymru 391 15.24%
Anne Blackman Christian Peoples Alliance 374 14.58%
Marls Tucker Plaid Cymru 332 12.94%
Kay David Welsh Liberal Democrats 183 7.13%

Tredegar Newydd / New Tredegar

Electorate: 3343, Turnout: 31.41%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Eluned Stenner Welsh Labour 687 36.78% Elected
Mark Anthony Evans Welsh Labour 665 35.60% Elected
Kev Rodgers Independent 257 13.76%
Rachael Joanne Dixon Plaid Cymru 137 7.33%
Bethany Adele Edwards Plaid Cymru 122 6.53%

Trecelyn / Newbridge

Electorate: 4764, Turnout: 36.9%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Gary Johnston Welsh Labour 719 15.01% Elected
Adrian Alfred Hussey Welsh Labour 677 14.13% Elected
Leeroy Jeremiah Welsh Labour 655 13.67% Elected
Kath Baker Plaid Cymru 655 13.67%
Wayne Lewis Morrisey Plaid Cymru 543 11.34%
Rhys Mills Plaid Cymru 535 11.17%
Jago Lewis Welsh Conservative Party 326 6.81%
Matthew Kidner Welsh Liberal Democrats 273 5.70%
Stuart Robertson Welsh Conservative Party 206 4.30%
Heather Robertson Welsh Conservative Party 201 4.20%

Pengam

Electorate: 2702, Turnout: 33.16%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
David Vincent Poole Welsh Labour 507 32.11% Elected
Kevin Dawson Welsh Labour 505 31.98% Elected
Noel Geoffrey Turner Plaid Cymru 350 22.17%
Chris Paul Plaid Cymru 217 13.74%

Penmaen

Electorate: 4099, Turnout: 42.21%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Roy Saralis Welsh Labour 903 28.00% Elected
Ben Zaplatynski Welsh Labour 744 23.07% Elected
John Owen Evans Plaid Cymru 505 15.66%
Kevin Jones Plaid Cymru 450 13.95%
Richard Webb Jones Welsh Conservative Party 324 10.05%
Shawn Patricia Sims Welsh Conservative Party 299 9.27%

Penyrheol

Electorate: 8803, Turnout: 35.59%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle Plaid Cymru 1,653 15.09% Elected
Margaret Eiddwen Sargent Plaid Cymru 1,340 12.23% Elected
Jon Scriven Plaid Cymru 1,337 12.20% Elected
Steven John Skivens Plaid Cymru 1,270 11.59% Elected
Huw Rhodri Davies Welsh Labour 910 8.31%
Sandra Jones Welsh Labour 854 7.79%
Janice Anne Davies Welsh Labour 847 7.73%
Milena Zenati-Parsons Welsh Labour 716 6.54%
Gregory Elliot Welsh Conservative Party 514 4.69%
Cameron Muir-Jones Welsh Conservative Party 513 4.68%
Steven John Roberts Welsh Conservative Party 383 3.50%
Lawrence John Frederick Andrews UKIP 340 3.10%
Ian William Gorman UKIP 279 2.55%

Pontllanfraith

Electorate: 6241, Turnout: 36.5%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Michael Adams Welsh Labour 1,107 18.27% Elected
Colin John Gordon Welsh Labour 1,039 17.15% Elected
Gez Kirby Welsh Labour 966 15.95% Elected
Jim Criddle Plaid Cymru 773 12.76%
Zoe Alexandra Hammond Plaid Cymru 589 9.72%
Andrew Williamson Welsh Conservative Party 544 8.98%
Wendy Phillips Welsh Conservative Party 533 8.80%
Mike Jackson Plaid Cymru 507 8.37%

Pontlotyn / Pontlottyn

Electorate: 1429, Turnout: 37.23%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Gaynor Denise Oliver Welsh Labour 239 45.01% Elected
Mervyn Dorian Diggle Independent 235 44.26%
David Adam Rees Plaid Cymru 57 10.73%

Dwyrain Rhisga / Risca East

Electorate: 4681, Turnout: 28.09%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Nigel George Welsh Labour 728 20.89% Elected
Arianna Krystina Passmore Welsh Labour 709 20.34% Elected
Philippa Leonard Welsh Labour 690 19.80% Elected
James Jones Welsh Conservative Party 287 8.24%
Graham Jones Welsh Conservative Party 279 8.01%
James Mallindine Welsh Conservative Party 227 6.51%
Alexander Owen Plaid Cymru 210 6.03%
Gareth Macleur Plaid Cymru 190 5.45%
Luke Smith Plaid Cymru 165 4.73%

Gorllewin Rhisga / Risca West

Electorate: 3892, Turnout: 38.59%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Bob Owen Independent 640 25.15% Elected
Ross Anthony Whiting Welsh Labour 620 24.36% Elected
Ceri Marina Wright Welsh Labour 525 20.63%
Anthony Sims Welsh Conservative Party 270 10.61%
Brian Hancock Plaid Cymru 265 10.41%
Matthew Robert Farrell Plaid Cymru 225 8.84%

Catwg Sant / St. Cattwg

Electorate: 5583, Turnout: 32.2%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Wynne David Welsh Labour 1,077 23.26% Elected
Ann Gair Welsh Labour 867 18.73% Elected
Carmen Marie Bezzina Welsh Labour 782 16.89% Elected
Wyndham Matthews Plaid Cymru 756 16.33%
Robledo Jessica Alfonso Plaid Cymru 597 12.89%
Richard Euan Osborne Plaid Cymru 551 11.90%

Sant Iago / St. James

Electorate: 4247, Turnout: 38.07%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Christine Forehead Welsh Labour 615 13.75% Elected
Elaine Forehead Welsh Labour 561 12.54% Elected
Barbara Avril Jones Welsh Labour 543 12.14% Elected
Paul Michael Bradbury Plaid Cymru 534 11.94%
Jayne Elizabeth Garland Plaid Cymru 517 11.56%
John Anthony Leek Plaid Cymru 440 9.84%
John Evans Welsh Conservative Party 288 6.44%
Ian Chivers Welsh Conservative Party 279 6.24%
Dennis Morgan Welsh Conservative Party 261 5.84%
Sam Gould UKIP 182 4.07%
David Owers UKIP 138 3.09%
Andrew Shakespeare UKIP 114 2.55%

Martin Sant / St. Martins

Electorate: 6383, Turnout: 46.75%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Colin Elsbury Plaid Cymru 1,284 15.41% Elected
James Emmanuel Fussell Plaid Cymru 1,250 15.00% Elected
Steve Kent Plaid Cymru 1,211 14.53% Elected
Anne Olivia Broughton-Pettit Welsh Labour 717 8.60%
Tony Graham Welsh Labour 714 8.57%
Judith Elizabeth Child Welsh Conservative Party 665 7.98%
Robert Stanley Lea Welsh Conservative Party 638 7.66%
John Harry Pettit Welsh Labour 614 7.37%
Elizabeth Jane Evans Welsh Conservative Party 603 7.24%
Richard Williams UKIP 283 3.40%
Hazel Norris UKIP 253 3.04%
Megan Hannah Churchland Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 101 1.21%

Twyn Carno

Electorate: 1665
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Carl Cuss Welsh Labour Unopposed – Elected

Ynysddu

Electorate: 2914, Turnout: 34.21%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Phillippa Marsden Welsh Labour 720 39.37% Elected
John Philip Ridgewell Welsh Labour 638 34.88% Elected
Lyn Ackerman Plaid Cymru 244 13.34%
Terry Birkett Plaid Cymru 227 12.41%

Ystrad Mynach

Electorate: 3979, Turnout: 39.31%
Candidate Party Votes % Notes
Martyn Paul James Plaid Cymru 919 33.49% Elected
Alan Patrick Angel Plaid Cymru 885 32.25% Elected
Kerry Jones Welsh Labour 505 18.40%
Alan Dowler Welsh Labour 435 15.85%

References

  1. ^ "Wales local council elections 2017: All you need to know". BBC News. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Elections, Centre (2012). "Caerphilly County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ Archive project, Local Elections (2017). "Local Election Results 2017". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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