2004 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The third election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held in June 2004. ^[1] It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour regained control of the authority from Plaid Cymru.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 2004 ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	57			+31
	Plaid Cymru	13			-25
	Liberal Democrats	2			-2
	Independent	2			-4
	Independent Labour	1			0
	Conservative	0
	Green	0

Ward results

Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Christopher*	1,104
	Labour	Linda De Vet	940
	Plaid Cymru	I. Bowdich	454
Turnout				41.6	−6.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anita Calvert	781
	Labour	John Oliver	776
	Plaid Cymru	B. John Walter Codd*	571
	Plaid Cymru	Julie P. Williams*	566
Turnout				45.9	−6.3
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Albert L. Davies*	1,090
	Independent Labour	Stuart G. Gregory*	861
	Labour	G. Taylor	427
	Plaid Cymru	S. Williams	332
	Green	John Matthews	119
	Green	S. Matthews	101
	Liberal Democrats	S. Thorton	84
Turnout				39.4	−32.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent Labour hold		Swing

Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shah M. Imtiaz*	1,314
	Labour	Michael Forey*	1,305
	Plaid Cymru	M. Davies	578
	Plaid Cymru	G. Benney	511
Turnout				42.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Crimmings	1,301
	Labour	P. David	1,191
	Plaid Cymru	W. John Daniel*	1,137
	Plaid Cymru	Elizabeth Walters*	1,060
	Labour	J. Elliott	980
	Plaid Cymru	R. Davies	968
Turnout				35.3
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel I. Williams*	426	46.8
	Plaid Cymru	S. Assirati	221	24.3
	Independent	L. Channon	174	19.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Denton	89	9.8
Majority				22.5
Turnout				31.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roger Turner	606	58.1
	Labour	J. Bowman	371	35.6
	Plaid Cymru	C. Willis	66	6.3
Majority				22.5
Turnout				42.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stacey*	580	60.9	+8.8
	Plaid Cymru	D. Lewis	373	39.1	−8.8
Majority				21.8
Turnout				35.9	−10.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Belzak*	300	36.6	−5.4
	Labour	W. Leyshon	215	26.1	−8.1
	Independent	B. Morgan	203	24.8	+24.8
	Plaid Cymru	G.R. Davies	101	12.3	−11.3
Majority				10.4
Turnout				42.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Jones	649	60.4	+5.7
	Plaid Cymru	G. Bowen	426	39.6	−5.7
Majority				20.8
Turnout				37.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Roberts had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate but subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats.

Cwm Clydach 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Norris	362	42.0
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Roberts*	221	25.7
	RPP	L. Gregory	152	17.7
	Plaid Cymru	C. Baily	126	14.6	−54.3
Majority				16.4
Turnout				44.7
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Caple*	1,020
	Labour	E. Davies*	778
	Plaid Cymru	B. Evans	422
	Green	K. Jakeway	245
Turnout				36.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Annette Davies*	1,004
	Labour	Ceri Jones	901
	Plaid Cymru	A. Edwards	397
	Plaid Cymru	V. Thomas*	370
Turnout				46.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aurfron Roberts*	752	68.0	+3.6
	Independent	G. Jury	296	26.8	−8.8
	Plaid Cymru	D. Morris	58	5.2	+5.2
Majority				41.2
Turnout				49.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.G. Burford*	428	70.4
	Plaid Cymru	R. Jones	119	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Mason	61	10.0
Majority				50.8
Turnout				34.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Graig (one seat)

Graig 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Cass*	394	60.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. Dillon	108	16.5
	Independent	R.G. Fox	108	16.5
	Plaid Cymru	A. Cotton	46	7.0
Majority				43.6
Turnout				44.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Teressa Bates	473	58.0
	Plaid Cymru	P. Nicholls-Jones	343	42.0
Majority				16.0
Turnout				31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Myring	624	45.2	+15.0
	Plaid Cymru	L.M. Lewis*	412	39.8	−15.0
Majority				20.4
Turnout				38.5
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraint Hopkins	458	51.0	+11.2
	Independent	D. Davies	256	28.5	+28.5
	Plaid Cymru	K. Davies	184	20.5	−22.1
Majority				22.5
Turnout				38.9
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	V. Williams	477	64.2	−11.5
	Labour	C. Hanagan	428	47.3	+11.5
Majority				16.9
Turnout				40.3
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glynne Holmes	715	55.3	+21.1
	Plaid Cymru	W. Owen	577	44.7	−21.1
Majority				10.6
Turnout				40.3
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

Llantwit Fardre 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	B.P. Channon*	653
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Watkins*	575
	Labour	J. Bunnage	557
	Independent	L. Gelsei	473
	Labour	D.F. Stone	466
Turnout				36.3
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia Jones	317	47.3	+8.6
	Plaid Cymru	P. Lewis*	177	26.4	−34.9
	RRP	P. Margery	126	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Jones	50	7.5
Majority				20.9
Turnout				44.4
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Williams	697	64.8	+24.3
	Plaid Cymru	Gerwyn Evans	378	35.2	−24.3
Majority				29.6
Turnout				35.2
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Pauline Jarman*	504	78.3	−20.4
	Labour	S. Evans	350	40.2	+18.5
	Communist	N. Maskell	17	2.0	+2.0
Majority				38.1
Turnout				42.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Davies	749
	Labour	Andrew Morgan	724
	Plaid Cymru	C.T. Benney*	472
	Plaid Cymru	A. Davies*	455
Turnout				43.4
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Ward*	875
	Labour	C. Binding	874
	Plaid Cymru	C. Jones	609
Turnout				36.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Jenkins*	1,066
	Labour	J. Jenkins	877
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones*	605
	Plaid Cymru	Maureen Weaver	523
Turnout				43.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Penygraig (two seats)

Davies had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate in 1999.

Penygraig 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Privett	835
	Labour	W. Weeks	802
	Plaid Cymru	C. Hughes*	560
	Plaid Cymru	E. Hughes	377
	Independent	D. Davies*	343
Turnout				42.7
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barnsley	281	51.1	+2.3
	Plaid Cymru	H. James*	269	48.9	−2.3
Majority				2.2
Turnout				32.8
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Pontyclun (two seats)

Pontyclun 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Jonathan Huish*	895
	Plaid Cymru	Merfyn Rea	667
	Labour	D. Hayes	611
	Independent	Gordon Norman*	591
	Labour	D. Henderson	565
Turnout				43.0
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Carter	348	32.5	−7.4
	Plaid Cymru	D. O'Farrell*	339	31.7	−16.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Farr	219	20.4	+8.2
	Independent	A. Carter	165	15.4	+15.4
Majority				0.8
Turnout				50.6
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Porth (two seats)

Porth 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Davies	900
	Plaid Cymru	Julie Williams*	830
	Labour	Ken Hopkins	781
	Plaid Cymru	T. O'Neill	739
Turnout				43.9
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Rhigos (one seat)

The sitting Plaid Cymru member had been returned unopposed in 1999.

Rhigos 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Thomas	329	51.9	+51.9
	Plaid Cymru	R. Moses*	305	48.1	+48.1
Majority			24	3.8
Turnout				51.4
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Leyshon*	721
	Labour	R. Smith	632
	Plaid Cymru	W. Daniel	379
	Plaid Cymru	S. Fisher	353
	Liberal Democrats	S. Powell-Agar	214
Turnout				39.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Webber	491	69.8	+27.9
	Plaid Cymru	R. Humphreys	212	30.2	+1.0
Majority				39.6
Turnout				26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	A. Hobson*	551	54.6	−7.6
	Labour	T. Williams	425	42.1	+3.4
Majority				12.5	−8.1
Turnout				40.2	−6.8
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Baccara	684	75.5
	Labour	J. Bishop	116	12.8	−3.3
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	106	11.7	−10.2
Majority				62.7
Turnout				49.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Butler	831
	Labour	W.J. David*	807
	Plaid Cymru	J. Bunn*	537
	Plaid Cymru	C. Jones	396
Turnout				42.7
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonypandy (one seat)

The retiring member had defected from Plaid Cymru to the Liberal Democrats since 1999.

Tonypandy 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Middle	594	53.2	+17.6
	Plaid Cymru	C. Ludlow	228	20.4	−31.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Jones*	188	12.0	+4.8
	RRP	K. Dickenson	107	9.6	+9.6
Majority				32.8
Turnout				46.1
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. B. McDonald*	783
	Labour	R. Roberts*	769
	Plaid Cymru	P. Doyle	548
	Plaid Cymru	Danny Grehan	509
Turnout				36.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Hanagan*	808	74.7	−5.6
	Plaid Cymru	D. Watkins	274	25.3	+25.3
Majority				49.4	−11.2
Turnout				28.8	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Powell	597	51.4	−1.8
	Labour	A.W. Bevan	339	29.2	−1.1
	Plaid Cymru	C. Gregory	225	16.5	+2.9
Majority				22.2	−0.7
Turnout				42.1	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Carnell	636	50.0	+11.3
	Plaid Cymru	R. Winter*	414	33.1	−8.0
	RRP	J. Gregory	211	16.9	+16.9
Majority				16.9
Turnout				46.4	+2.1
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Day	246	36.6	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Southgate	228	33.9	+10.0
	Labour	J. Brookman	198	29.5	−6.0
Majority				2.7
Turnout				29.2	−6.3
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Morgan	1.074
	Labour	D. Williams	1.065
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Rhys Davies*	1,063
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones*	965
Turnout				54.3
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Cennard Davies*	1,519
	Plaid Cymru	E. Hancock*	1,463
	Labour	T. Haskins	1,335
	Labour	M. Williams	1,290
	Plaid Cymru	R. Knape	1,222
	Labour	D.M. Lewis	1,136
Turnout				51.5
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.R. Bevan*	1,038
	Labour	L. Adams	859
	Plaid Cymru	M. Brittain*	380
	Independent	J. Lewis	317
Turnout				48.6	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.J. Willis*	675	75.5	−0.2
	Plaid Cymru	M. Richards	219	24.5	+0.2
Majority				51.0	−0.5
Turnout				38.5	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Langford	747	67.0	+4.9
	Plaid Cymru	M. Lush	368	33.0	−4.9
Majority				34.0	+9.7
Turnout				48.9	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Arnold	508	38.9	−6.8
	Labour	G. Crocker	339	26.0	−4.6
	Independent	D.S. Breeze	254	19.4	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Smith	205	15.7	+15.7
Majority				12.9	−1.9
Turnout				39.4	−5.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Cannon	1,140
	Labour	M. Watts	958
	Plaid Cymru	Syd Morgan*	740
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones*	589
	Independent	R. Davey	257
Turnout				47.4	−3.9
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

References

1. "Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
2. "Rhondda Cynon Taff council". 11 June 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2019.