2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election

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The fifth election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012. [1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

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Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation. Labour retained its majority. There was a significant fall in the turnout in many wards and this appears to have worked to Labour's advantage in several instances.

Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council election result 2012 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 52+1581.351.721,672+6.8
  Plaid Cymru 8-312.520.58,630+0.3
 Neath Port Talbot Independents0-30.011.64,870+0.2 [3]
  Independent 3-34.79.54,006-4.0
  Liberal Democrats 0-40.02.51,057-2.5
  SDP 1-21.62.51,050-0.4
  Conservative 000.01.6669+0.5
  New Millennium Bean Party --------0.8

Candidates

The number of candidates increased compared with 1999.

Results by ward

Aberavon (three seats)

Aberavon 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ceri Golding751
Labour Mark Jones740
SDP Anthony Taylor*702
Labour Barbara Trahar613
SDP Thomas John Sullivan*556
SDP Jeffrey Dinham*550
Plaid Cymru Paul Nicholls-Jones185
Turnout 1,51135.8−3.4
Labour gain from SDP Swing
Labour gain from SDP Swing
SDP hold Swing

Aberdulais (one seat)

Aberdulais 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Jones*431
Plaid Cymru Ken Thomas290
Majority141
Turnout 72840.8−8.0
Labour hold Swing

Alltwen (one seat)

Alltwen 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lewis*463
Plaid Cymru Huw Evans210
Majority
Turnout 67935.9−7.9
Labour hold Swing

Baglan (three seats)

Tallamy was elected as a Ratepayer in 2008

Baglan 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Denis Richards*1,190
Labour Carol Clement1,038
Labour Paul Greenaway906
Independent David Keith Coslett881
Independent John Cardy Tallamy*862
Independent Mike Lewis861
Conservative T.J. Morgan186
Turnout 2,21840.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Blaengwrach (one seat)

Blaengwrach 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alf Siddley*363
Plaid Cymru Joan Bodman290
Majority73
Turnout 65442.3−9.3
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Briton Ferry East (one seat)

Briton Ferry East 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Morgan*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Briton Ferry West (one seat)

Briton Ferry West 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Newton James*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats)

Bryn and Cwmavon 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ivor David Williams*1,321
Labour Marian Aerona Lewis*1,168
Labour Dave Whitelock987
Independent Brinley Roblin*631
Independent Vincent Gwynfor Williams500
Independent David James Shepherd358
Turnout 1,99538.6−5.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bryncoch North (one seat)

Bryncoch North 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Raymond Bryant*677
Labour Sion Griffiths178
Majority
Turnout 85845.8−7.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Bryncoch South (two seats)

Bryncoch South 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob James856
Plaid Cymru Janice Dudley*825
Plaid Cymru Tony Wyn-Jones*744
Labour Andrew Jenkins703
Turnout 1,72137.3−3.3
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cadoxton (one seat)

Cadoxton 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annette Wingrave296
Liberal Democrats Frank Harvey Little*185
Majority111
Turnout 49435.7−7.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cimla (two seats)

John Warman joined Labour since 2008.

Cimla 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Warman*949
Labour Alan Carter706
Liberal Democrats Desmond James Sparkes*226
Independent John Edgar Williams183
Turnout 1,19436.9−3.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Coedffranc Central (two seats)

Coedffranc Central 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Pendry Hodge Davies*616
Labour Paula Bebell382
Independent Betsan Richards*297
Independent Lee Clifford Saunders206
Plaid Cymru Pauline M. Fellows125
Plaid Cymru Russell G. Morris90
Turnout 97132.5−5.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Coedffranc North (one seat)

Coedffranc North 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Harvey451
Liberal Democrats David Keith Davies*268
Majority
Turnout 72739.6−1.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Coedffranc West (one seat)

Coedffranc West 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Marney Bebell*406
Liberal Democrats Helen Ceri Clarke317
Majority
Turnout 73334.2−7.3
Labour hold Swing

Crynant (one seat)

Crynant 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Pearson370
Plaid Cymru William Edward Morgan*280
Majority90
Turnout 65141.5−10.2
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Cwmllynfell (one seat)

Cwmllynfell 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Eirion Richards*348
Plaid Cymru David Gerald Oswald James110
Majority248
Turnout 46149.8
Labour hold Swing

Cymmer (one seat)

Cymmer 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Scott Jones*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Dyffryn (one seat)

Dyffryn 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru David Martyn Peters*1,000
Conservative Peter Damian Jaques78
Majority922
Turnout 1,09344.1−5.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Glyncorrwg (one seat)

Glyncorrwg 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Horace Glyndwr Rawlins*271
Independent Lindsay David Milsom201
Majority70
Turnout 47256.6−0.2
Labour hold Swing

Glynneath (two seats)

Glynneath 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Delwyn Morgan*711
Labour Eddie Jones593
Plaid Cymru Horace Thomas Lewis*534
Labour Chris Pavett529
Turnout 89933.1−15.4
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Godre'r Graig (one seat)

Godre'rgraig 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rosalyn Davies*300
Labour Jackie Myers286
Majority14
Turnout 59143.8−1.6
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Gwaun Cae Gurwen (one seat)

Gwaun Cae Gurwen 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynda Ghislaine Williams*484
Plaid Cymru Ron Williams352
Majority132
Turnout 84337.7+0.2
Labour hold Swing

Gwynfi (one seat)

Gwynfi 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Thomas502
Independent Jane Jones*153
Majority
Turnout 65563.8+0.4
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Lower Brynamman (one seat)

Lower Brynamman 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arwyn Nigel Woolcock*unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Margam (one seat)

Margam 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Jones402
Independent Scott John Sullivan166
SDP George Roy Rideway129
Conservative Caroline Yvonne Jones110
Liberal Democrats Mathew Thomas McCarthy61
Majority
Turnout 86838.1−7.4
Labour hold Swing

Neath East (three seats)

Neath East 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Marlene Penry*905
Labour John Miller*826
Labour Sandra Miller*808
Plaid Cymru Breandan Seosamh Dominic Mac Cathail452
Plaid Cymru Gareth Thomas391
Plaid Cymru Philippa Jane Richards365
Turnout 1,33027.2−5.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Neath North (two seats)

Neath North 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Richard Lockyer709
Labour Mark Protheroe628
Independent Dai Howells341
Conservative Basil Ip188
Turnout 1,08234.7−9.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Neath South (two seats)

Neath South 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Albert Rees*718
Labour Malcolm Bernard Gunter*665
Independent Helen Christine Morgan207
Independent David Hewitt Morgan190
Plaid Cymru Rob Parry153
Plaid Cymru Chris Williams146
Turnout 1,13531.1−3.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Onllwyn (one seat)

Onllwyn 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Huw Thomas*328
Plaid Cymru Carolyn Edwards96
Majority232
Turnout 43145.0−7.1
Labour hold Swing

Pelenna (one seat)

Pelenna 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Ellis252
Plaid Cymru Jeremy Hurley227
Labour Kelvin George64
Majority25
Turnout 54560.0+11.0
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Pontardawe (two seats)

Pontardawe 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Linet Margaret Purcell*911
Labour Michael Lloyd James*729
Plaid Cymru Sue Northcott675
Labour Vince Hotten612
Turnout 1,59238.6+12.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Port Talbot (three seats)

Keogh and Tutton were elected as Ratepayers in 2008.

Port Talbot 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Ben James*831
Labour Dennis Keogh*782
Labour Saifur Rahaman707
Independent Andrew James Tutton*592
Independent Marge Jones528
Independent Stephen Griffiths479
Conservative Keith James Miller107
Turnout 1,54735.0−3.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Resolven (one seat)

Resolven 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Desmond William Davies*729
Plaid Cymru Helen Williams278
Majority
Turnout 1,02141.1−2.9
Labour hold Swing

Rhos (one seat)

Rhos 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Thomas394
Plaid Cymru Marcia Spooner*265
Independent David Howell Atkins223
Majority129
Turnout 88343.9−0.8
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Sandfields East (three seats)

Sandfields East 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Leila Helen James*1,116
Labour Edward Victor Latham1,041
Labour Colin Joseph Crowley*879
Labour Patricia Irene Jones750
Independent Captain Beany 669
Independent Len Willis*622
Turnout 2,17440.1−1.5
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields West (three seats)

Olga Jones and Len Willis were deselected and stood as Independents (Willis in a neighboring ward).

Sandfields West 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Audrey Chaves1,173
Labour James Stephen Evans1,088
Labour Suzanne Paddison1,078
Independent Keith Suter377
Independent Oliver Stewart Davies368
Independent Joan Targett368
Independent Olga Jones*242
SDP Wayne Morris219
Turnout 1,85335.5−0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Seven Sisters (one seat)

Seven Sisters 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Karl Hunt*764
Labour Jako Davies240
Majority524
Turnout 96662.9+5.6
Independent hold Swing

Taibach (two seats)

Taibach 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Rogers*1,138
Labour Anthony James Taylor*942
Independent Leslie John Davies494
Turnout 1,50739.0−7.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tonna (one seat)

Tonna 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cari Morgans558
Independent William David Walters*328
Majority230
Turnout 89446.1+3.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Trebanos (one seat)

Trebanos 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rebecca Lewis302
Labour Andrea Paula Davies*166
Independent Jonathan Hywel Jones53
Majority72
Turnout 52347.5+7.0
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Ystalyfera (one seat)

Ystalyfera 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alun Llywelyn*591
Labour Noir James422
Majority
Turnout 1,15449.1+3.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

By-elections 2012-17

Neath South by-election, 2012

A by-election took place in the Neath South ward on 6 December 2012.

Neath South by-election 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Jenkins399
Liberal Democrats Charlotte May Cross130
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields East by-election, 2014

A by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Colin Crowley.

Sandfields East by-election 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Davies718
Port Talbot ResidentsBarry Howard Kirk222
UKIP Keith Suter154
Plaid Cymru Daniel Mark Thomas69
Conservative Richard James Minshull40
Turnout 1,20523.3−16.9
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields East by-election, 2014

A further by-election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014, following the death of Mike Davies.

Sandfields East by-election 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Crowley641
UKIP Keith Suter361
Conservative Richard James Minshull47
Turnout 1,06420.7−2.6
Labour hold Swing

Cwmllynfell by-election 2015

A by-election took place in the Cwmllynfell ward on 7 May 2015 following the death of Clifford Richards.

Cwmllynfell by-election 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kris Lloyd365
Plaid Cymru Meirion Owen Jordan222
Green Jude Bailey‐Murfin52
Majority143
Turnout 64168.9+19.1
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "County Borough Council Election" (PDF). Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Results 2012: Neath Port Talbot". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Compared with Neath Port Talbot Residents Association in 2008.
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