2008 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

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The fourth election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held in May 2008. [1] It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales as well as community councils.

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Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour maintained control of the authority.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 2004 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 57+31
  Plaid Cymru 13-25
  Liberal Democrats 2-2
  Independent 2-4
  Independent Labour 10
  Conservative 00.0
  Green 00.0

Ward Results

Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Christopher* 1,006
Labour Linda De Vet* 940
Plaid Cymru Paul Nicholls-Jones521
Turnout 41.6-6.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Howard Davies 819
Plaid Cymru H. Williams 775
Labour Anita Calvert*738
Labour R. Dalley724
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert L. Davies* 1,006
Independent Stuart G. Gregory* 818
Labour T. Luke487
Green John Matthews371
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Labour Swing

Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Bradwick* 1,172
Labour Michael Forey* 1,152
Plaid Cymru David Alun Walters951
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru W. John Daniel* 1,319
Labour Ann Crimmings* 1,276
Plaid Cymru Elizabeth Walters 1,270
Labour P. David*1,121
Plaid Cymru M. Lloyd1,114
Labour J. Davies1,002
Turnout 36.9+1.6
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent S. Assirati 437 50.2
Labour Richard Yeo42649.8+3
Majority110.4
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Turner*Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Stacey* 600 58.6
Plaid Cymru R. Watkins42442.4
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S. Logan 438
Labour Barrie Morgan318
Plaid Cymru R. Davies71
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeff Elliot 757
Plaid Cymru A. Jarman436
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Norris* 339 42.0
Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts285
Plaid Cymru Heidi Whitter219
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Davies* 721
Labour Margaret Tegg 658
Plaid Cymru H. Fisher652
Plaid Cymru T. Richards622
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annette Davies* 895
Labour Ceri Jones* 794
Plaid Cymru V. Thomas493
Turnout 40.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aurfron Roberts*Unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doug WilliamsUnopposed
Labour hold Swing

Graig (one seat)

Graig 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Cass* 339 59.2
Independent R.G. Fox14024.4
Plaid Cymru J. Hughes6511.3
Liberal Democrats G. Summers213.7
TUSC Glyn Matthews81.4
Majority
Turnout 33,1
Labour hold Swing

Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Teressa Bates* 434 46.6
Liberal Democrats A. Denton26328,2
Plaid Cymru S. Fisher23425.1
Majority
Turnout 34.1
Labour hold Swing

Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Karen Roberts 804 62.6
Labour W.A. Myring*44134.3+15.0
Communist C. Griffiths403.141.7
Majority
Turnout 41.7
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraint Hopkins* 389 39.0 -12.0
Independent D. Davies37737.8+9.3
Plaid Cymru J. Dilworth23223.2
Majority
Turnout 34.2
Labour hold Swing

Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru V. Williams 474 53.1
Labour N. Evans41946.9
Majority
Turnout 34.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynne Holmes 823 60.1
Plaid Cymru C. Willis54739.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

One of the councillors elected for Plaid in 2004 had defected to Labour.

Llantwit Fardre 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joel James 539
Independent Margaret Burtonwood 500
Plaid Cymru J. Jones491
Plaid Cymru D.R. Watkins*466
Labour B.P. Channon*440
Labour D.F. Stone404
Turnout 35.3-1.0
Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sylvia Jones* 312
Plaid Cymru T. Coombe146
Independent J. Gregory142
Independent J. Davies100
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gerwyn Evans 545
Labour K. Williams*517
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman* 745
Labour J. Eliot263
Majority
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Morgan* 882
Labour Simon Lloyd 723
Plaid Cymru M. Davies466
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Fox 971
Labour Jane Ward* 870
Plaid Cymru L. Warner642
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Jenkins* 1,001
Labour J. Jenkins* 809
Plaid Cymru Maureen Weaver770
Turnout 40.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Privett* 763
Labour Dennis Weeks* 757
Plaid Cymru Alison Jones693
Turnout 33.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Roberts 409
Plaid Cymru Paul James*331
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pontyclun (two seats)

Pontyclun 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Huish* 1,013
Plaid Cymru Merfyn Rea* 841
Independent Gordon Norman665
Labour M. Hayes515
UKIP David Bevan354
Labour C. Williams303
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S. Farr 397
Plaid Cymru D. O'Farrell379.2
Labour Steve Carter*353
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Porth (two seats)

Porth 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Davies* 838
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams* 819
Labour G. Abbott796
Plaid Cymru Alun Cox793
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Rhigos (one seat)

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

Rhigos 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Thomas 329 51.9 +51.9
Plaid Cymru R. Moses*30548.1+48.1
Majority243.8
Turnout 51.4
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Leyshon* 721
Labour R. Smith 632
Plaid Cymru W. Daniel379
Plaid Cymru S. Fisher353
Liberal Democrats S. Powell-Agar214
Turnout 39.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Webber 491 69.8 +27.9
Plaid Cymru R. Humphreys21230.2+1.0
Majority39.6
Turnout 26.1
Labour hold Swing

Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru A. Hobson* 551 54.6 -7.6
Labour T. Williams42542.1+3.4
Majority12.5-8.1
Turnout 40.2-6.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. Baccara 684 75.5
Labour J. Bishop11612.8-3.3
Plaid Cymru J. Jones10611.7-10.2
Majority62.7
Turnout 49.5
Independent hold Swing

Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Butler 831
Labour W.J. David* 807
Plaid Cymru J. Bunn*537
Plaid Cymru C. Jones396
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Middle 594 53.2 +17.6
Plaid Cymru C. Ludlow22820.4-31.9
Liberal Democrats K. Jones*18812.0+4.8
RRPK. Dickenson1079.6+9.6
Majority32.8
Turnout 46.1
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. B. McDonald* 783
Labour R. Roberts* 769
Plaid Cymru P. Doyle548
Plaid Cymru Danny Grehan509
Turnout 36.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Hanagan* 808 74.7 -5.6
Plaid Cymru D. Watkins27425.3+25.3
Majority49.4-11.2
Turnout 28.8-5.0
Labour hold Swing

Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 597 51.4 -1.8
Labour A.W. Bevan33929.2-1.1
Plaid Cymru C. Gregory22516.5+2.9
Majority22.2-0.7
Turnout 42.1-9.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Carnell 636 50.0 +11.3
Plaid Cymru R. Winter*41433.1-8.0
RRPJ. Gregory21116.9+16.9
Majority16.9
Turnout 46.4+2.1
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Geraint Day 246 36.6 +7.0
Liberal Democrats A. Southgate22833.9+10.0
Labour J. Brookman19829.5-6.0
Majority2.7
Turnout 29.2-6.3
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Cennard Davies* 1,519
Plaid Cymru E. Hancock* 1,463
Labour T. Haskins 1,335
Labour M. Williams1,290
Plaid Cymru R. Knape1,222
Labour D.M. Lewis1,136
Turnout 51.5
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D.R. Bevan* 1,038
Labour L. Adams 859
Plaid Cymru M. Brittain*380
Independent J. Lewis317
Turnout 48.6-5.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C.J. Willis* 675 75.5 -0.2
Plaid Cymru M. Richards21924.5+0.2
Majority51.0-0.5
Turnout 38.5-5.2
Labour hold Swing

Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Langford 747 67.0 +4.9
Plaid Cymru M. Lush36833.0-4.9
Majority34.0+9.7
Turnout 48.9-2.3
Labour hold Swing

Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru D. Arnold 508 38.9 -6.8
Labour G. Crocker33926.0-4.6
Independent D.S. Breeze25419.4-2.9
Liberal Democrats D. Smith20515.7+15.7
Majority12.9-1.9
Turnout 39.4-5.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Cannon 1,140
Labour M. Watts 958
Plaid Cymru Syd Morgan*740
Plaid Cymru J. Jones*589
Independent R. Davey257
Turnout 47.4-3.9
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

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