2017 Torfaen County Borough Council election
As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of Torfaen County Borough Council were up for election.[1] There were 113 candidates.[2] The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.[3]
Background
[edit]In the previous election in 2012, Labour took overall control of the council.[4]
Results
[edit]Results[5] | ||
---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Change |
Labour Party | 29 | 0 |
Independents | 11 | 2 |
Conservative Party | 4 | 0 |
Plaid Cymru | 0 | 2 |
Results by ward
[edit]Councillors were elected in 24 wards.[6]
Abersychan
[edit]Abersychan (3)
[2 Independent gains from Labour]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Christopher Tew (elected) | Independent | 1,242 | 48.1% |
Giles Davies (elected) | Labour | 1,000 | 38.8% |
Raymond Williams (elected) | Independent | 906 | |
Wayne Tomlinson | Labour | 706 | |
Julie Rogers | Labour | 504 | |
Jean Holloway | Conservative | 338 | 13.1% |
Blaenafon
[edit]Blaenavon (3)
[1 Independent gain from Lab]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Alan Jones (elected) | Labour | 823 | 36.7% |
Stuart Evans (elected) | Independent | 777 | 34.6% |
Janet Jones (elected) | Independent | 588 | |
Lewis Evans | Labour | 475 | |
Nick Horler | Independent | 456 | |
Roderick Denley-Jones | Labour | 373 | |
Gareth McCann | Plaid Cymru | 370 | 16.5% |
Jean Orton | Conservative | 139 | 6.2% |
Ian Williams | UKIP | 134 | 6.0% |
Brynwern
[edit]Brynwern (1)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Leonard Constance (elected) | Labour | 244 | 45.6% |
Mark Jones | Independent | 136 | 25.4% |
Kathryn Shaw | Independent | 87 | 16.3% |
Bryan Matthews | UKIP | 68 | 12.7% |
Coed Eva
[edit]Coed Eva (1) [Labour gain from Plaid Cymru]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Fiona Cross (elected) | Labour | 397 | 62.6% |
Alastair Cunnington | Independent | 237 | 37.4% |
Croesyceiliog North
[edit]Croesyceiliog North (2)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Clark (elected) | Labour | 601 | 57.4% |
Joanne Gauden (elected) | Labour | 556 | |
Benjamin Lewis | Conservative | 446 | 42.6% |
Lawrence Mansell | Conservative | 422 |
Croesyceiliog South
[edit]Croesyceiliog South (1)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Veronica Crick (elected) | Labour | 341 | 54.4% |
Shannon Waldron | Conservative | 286 | 45.6% |
Cwmyniscoy
[edit]Cwmyniscoy (1)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Neil Waite (elected) | Labour | 192 | 56.1% |
Goff Jones | UKIP | 150 | 43.9% |
Fairwater
[edit]Fairwater (2) [1 Labour gain from PC]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Kelly Preston (elected) | Labour | 498 | 31.6% |
Rose Seabourne (elected) | Labour | 427 | |
Jeff Rees | Plaid Cymru | 417 | 26.4% |
David Simpson | Independent | 298 | 18.9% |
Jane Brown | Conservative | 243 | 15.4% |
Bob White | Conservative | 217 | |
Louise King | Plaid Cymru | 203 | |
Andrew Quick | UKIP | 122 | 7.7% |
Greenmeadow
[edit]Greenmeadow (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Mandy Owen (elected) | Labour | 367 | 52.6% |
Jason O'Connell (elected) | Independent | 331 | 47.4% |
Catherine Bonera | Independent | 329 | |
Mark Ward-Jones | Labour | 269 |
Llantarnam
[edit]Llantarnam (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Dave Thomas (elected) | Labour | 838 | 40.1% |
Alan Slade (elected) | Labour | 701 | |
Maria Graham | Independent | 691 | 33.0% |
Kay Thomas | Conservative | 501 | 23.9% |
Stephen Senior | Conservative | 376 | |
Mark Griffiths | Comm. | 62 | 3.0% |
Llanyrafon East and Ponthir
[edit]Llanyrafon East and Ponthir [New division (boundary changes)]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Huw Bevan (elected) | Conservative | 593 | 72.5% |
Trevor Neatherway | Labour | 225 | 27.5% |
Llanyrafon West
[edit]Llanyrafon West [New division (boundary changes)]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Glyn Caron (elected) | Labour | 483 | 61.1% |
Marc Hale | Conservative | 307 | 38.9% |
New Inn
[edit]New Inn (3)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Raymond Mills (elected) | Conservative | 1,171 | 54.7% |
Nicholas Jones (elected) | Conservative | 1,067 | |
Richard Overton (elected) | Conservative | 1,013 | |
Marian Williams | Labour | 655 | 30.6% |
Adrian Williams | Labour | 594 | |
Farooq Dastgir | Labour | 576 | |
Philip Hadgkiss | Independent | 314 | 14.7% |
Panteg
[edit]Panteg (3)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Anthony Hunt (elected) | Labour | 1,214 | 54.0% |
Norma Parrish (elected) | Labour | 1,140 | |
David Yeowell (elected) | Labour | 1,039 | |
Rebecca Senior | Conservative | 680 | 30.2% |
Jonathon Martin | Conservative | 667 | |
Adrian Lang | Conservative | 620 | |
Ross Ford | UKIP | 356 | 15.8% |
Pontnewydd
[edit]Pontnewydd (3)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Stuart Ashley (elected) | Labour | 821 | 41.4% |
David Daniels (elected) | Labour | 806 | |
Jessica Powell (elected) | Labour | 784 | |
Damian Edmunds | Independent | 617 | 31.1% |
Joe Chesterman | Conservative | 543 | 27.4% |
Pontnewynydd
[edit]Pontnewynydd (1) [Lab gain from Ind]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Jon Horlor (elected) | Labour | 145 | 38.4% |
Kelvin Harnett | Independent | 116 | 30.7% |
Hilary Drinkwater | Independent | 64 | 16.9% |
Phil Wedlock | UKIP | 53 | 14.0% |
Pontypool
[edit]Pontypool (1) [Lab gain from Ind]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Gaynor James (elected) | Labour | 145 | 37.8% |
Mike Harris | Independent | 116 | 28.5% |
Fred Wildgust | Independent | 64 | 23.3% |
Phil Jolliffe | UKIP | 53 | 10.4% |
St Cadocs and Penygarn
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Sue Malson (elected) | Labour | 231 | 44.8% |
Neil Mason | Plaid Cymru | 142 | 27.5% |
Bryn Parker | UKIP | 79 | 15.3% |
Deanna Hallett | Conservative | 64 | 12.4% |
St Dials
[edit]St Dials (2)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth Haynes (elected) | Independent | 643 | 47.7% |
Fay Jones (elected) | Labour | 415 | 30.8% |
Kebba Manneh | Labour | 414 | |
John Taylor | Conservative | 290 | 21.5% |
Snatchwood
[edit]Snatchwood (1) [Ind gain from Lab]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Gwyn Jenkins (elected) | Independent | 319 | 50.5% |
Barry Taylor | Labour | 313 | 49.5% |
Trevethin
[edit]Trevethin (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Matt Ford (elected) | Labour | 424 | 51.5% |
Louise Shepphard (elected) | Independent | 400 | 48.5% |
Lewis Jones | Labour | 372 | |
Paul Hale | Independent | 289 |
Two Locks
[edit]Two Locks (3)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Colette Thomas (elected) | Labour | 807 | 38.9% |
Ronald Burnett (elected) | Independent | 787 | 38.0% |
Peter Jones (elected) | Labour | 572 | |
Lawrence Smith-Higgins | Labour | 567 | |
Matthew Powell | Conservative | 478 | 23.1% |
Lorraine Hobin | Independent | 437 | |
Lewis Williams | Conservative | 367 | |
Keith Jones | Independent | 322 |
Upper Cwmbran
[edit]Upper Cwmbran (3)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Kemp (elected) | Independent | 802 | 41.3% |
Steven Evans (elected) | Labour | 502 | 25.8% |
Kathy Evans (elected) | Labour | 394 | |
Carrie Powell | Labour | 321 | |
Steven Bonera | Independent | 268 | |
Paul Hughes | UKIP | 207 | 10.7% |
Leanne Murray | Conservative | 202 | 10.4% |
Yvonne Balakrishnan | Plaid Cymru | 131 | 6.7% |
Steven Jenkins | Green | 98 | 5.0% |
Wainfelin
[edit]Wainfelin (1)
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Mike Jeremiah (elected) | Independent | 305 | 47.3% |
Bob Rogers | Labour | 195 | 30.2% |
Dennis May | UKIP | 145 | 22.5% |
References
[edit]- ^ "COUNCIL ELECTION 2017: Torfaen nominations". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "COUNCIL ELECTION 2017: Focus on Torfaen County Borough Council in local authority profile". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Wales at the polls: Local elections 2017". ITV. 4 May 2017.
- ^ "At-a-glance: Elections 2012". BBC News. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Torfaen County Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - Torfaen". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2023.