2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

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The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour.

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2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election
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  2008 3 May 2012 2017  

All 33 seats to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Ind
UKI
LeaderBrendan Toomey Jeff EdwardsJock Greer
Party Labour Independent UKIP
Leader's seat Park Merthyr Vale (lost) Penydarren
Seats before8190
Seats won2391
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 1
Popular voteN/AN/A588
PercentageN/AN/AN/A

 Fourth party
 
Lib
LeaderN/A
Party Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatN/A
Seats before6
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6
Popular voteN/A
PercentageN/A

Results

2012 Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council Election [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 23+1569.745.58,145+12.5
  Independent 7-921.235.46,343 -7.0
  Liberal Democrats 0-60.05.1910-10.9
 Merthyr Independents2-16.14.4797-1.1
  Plaid Cymru 000.03.9703+1.2
  UKIP 1+13.03.3588New
  Communist 000.02.1383+1.7
  Conservative 000.00.350New

The Liberal Democrats lost all the gains they had made in 2008. The Independent coalition council leader also lost his seat. [3]

Ward results

[4]

Bedlinog

Bedlinog ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. Smart* 534 54.8
Independent G. Jones* 517
Labour O. Thomas29230.0
Labour D. Thomas224
Liberal Democrats B. Setters929.4
Communist C. Ashton565.7
Liberal Democrats J. Pappas33
Majority
Turnout 37.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cyfarthfa

Cyfarthfa ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. Elliott* 797 44.3
Independent P. Brown* 760
Labour T. Chaplin 683 38.0
Independent M. Jenkins655
Labour M. Davies640
Labour D. Chaplin601
Plaid Cymru M. Evans31817.7
Majority
Turnout 33.1
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Dowlais

Dowlais ward (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Williams* 971 58.0
Labour R. Thomas* 948
Labour P. Williams 863
Labour T. Lewis806
Independent T. Rogers*70342.0
Independent J. Amos*591
Majority
Turnout 33.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Gurnos

Gurnos ward (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Braithwaite 591 54.2
Labour B. Smith* 586
Independent C. Tovey* 500 45.8
Labour D. Jarrett 496
Labour S. Bevan492
Independent R. Llewellyn419
Independent G. Canavan417
Independent A. Brown*408
Turnout 33.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Merthyr Vale

Merthyr Vale ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Mansbridge* 905 63.7
Labour D. Roberts 770
Independent Jeff Edwards*51636.3
Majority
Turnout 46.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Independent coalition leader of the council, Jeff Edwards, lost his seat at this election. [3]

Park

Park ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Toomey* 913 63.2
Labour C. Jones* 888
Labour C. Barry* 822
Independent S. Davies53236.8
Independent G. Price482
Majority
Turnout 41.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penydarren

Penydarren ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Jones* 656 36.2
UKIP Jock Greer* 588 32.4
Labour D. Issac 569 31.4
Independent C. Barsi438
Labour J. McCarthy435
Labour J. Johal337
Independent K. Baker315
Independent M. Regan230
Turnout 36.2
Independent hold Swing
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Plymouth

Plymouth ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Jones 949 47.8
Labour B. Carter* 830
Labour G. Lewis 803
Independent D. Games*73837.2
Independent P. Watkins523
Independent S. Thomas414
Liberal Democrats K. O'Connor*24712.4
Liberal Democrats A. Sims117
Liberal Democrats C. Lambourne112
Conservative H. Kumar502.5
Turnout 44.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Town

Town ward (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Jones 1,192 41.6
Labour D. Davies 986
Labour G. Davies 926
Labour L. Matthews 907
Liberal Democrats A. Kitcher*57119.9
Independent I. Clark45816.0
Plaid Cymru V. Pugh38513.4
Liberal Democrats B. Griffin*363
Plaid Cymru D. Griffiths356
Liberal Democrats A. Austin324
Independent M. Thomas323
Independent S. Taylor316
Independent G. Powles305
Liberal Democrats L. Heritage271
Communist T. Roberts2619.1
Turnout 38.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Treharris

Treharris ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Moran 829 50.2
Independent R. Thomas* 821 49.8
Labour E. Galsworthy 808
Labour G. Watkins782
Independent G. Price*611
Independent P. Smithers*583
Turnout 44.1
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Vaynor

Vaynor ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. Mytton* 885 73.6
Independent H. Barrett* 883
Labour T. Reid25120.9
Labour A. Barry222
Communist R. Evans665.5
Turnout 44.2
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Local Election Results 2012: Merthyr Tydfil". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Merthyr Tydfil: Full results, Labour gain". ITV News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University.