2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election |
All 73 seats to Caerphilly County Borough Council 37 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | David Poole | Colin Mann | Party | Labour | Plaid Cymru | Leader's seat | Pengam | Llanbradach | Seats before | 50 | 20 | Seats won | 50 | 18 | Seat change | 0 | 2 | | | Third party | | | | | Leader | Unknown | | Party | Independent (Politician) | | Leader's seat | Unknown | | Seats before | 3 | | Seats won | 5 | | Seat change | 2 | | |
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.[citation needed]
2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council Election[3] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.49 | 41.9 | 20,278 | 9.1 |
| Plaid Cymru | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24.65 | 33.9 | 16,423 | 4.1 |
| Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.84 | 8.8 | 4,237 | 5.9 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 4,371 | 5.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.4 | 1,670 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | 707 | 1.2 |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 374 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | 257 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 101 | 0.2 |
Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 48,418 | 0.0 |
Ward results
Cwm Aber / Aber Valley
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
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
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
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
Morgan Jones
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
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
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
Penyrheol
Pontllanfraith
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
Gorllewin Rhisga / Risca West
Catwg Sant / St. Cattwg
Sant Iago / St. James
Martin Sant / St. Martins
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Archive project, Local Elections (2017). "Local Election Results 2017". Retrieved 19 February 2022.