2017 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election

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2017 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election
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All 42 seats to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent Labour
Last election9 seats, 41.4%33 seats, 55.0%
Seats before933
Seats won2813
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg20
Popular vote24,26219,334
Percentage53.7%42.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.3%Decrease2.svg12.8%
 Third party
 
Party Plaid Cymru
Last election0 seats, 1.5%
Seats before0
Seats won1
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote1,108
Percentage2.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.0%
Leader before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader

Nigel John Daniels
Independent

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 42 seats of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council were up for election. [1] The majority of members elected were independents, replacing the previous Labour administration.

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Election Result

Blaenau Gwent Borough Council Election 2017 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 28190Increase2.svg1966.753.724,262Increase2.svg12.3
  Labour 13020Decrease2.svg2031.042.819,334Decrease2.svg12.8
  Plaid Cymru 110Increase2.svg12.42.51,108Increase2.svg1.0
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg00.00.8379Increase2.svg0.4
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.00.268Decrease2.svg0.2

Ward results

[2] [3]

Abertillery

Abertillery ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Nigel John Daniels 914 26.5
Independent Julie Holt 755 21.9
Independent Martin John Cook 754 21.9
Labour Keith Gerald Chaplin40011.6
Labour Ross Thomas Leadbeater36410.6
Labour Ronald George Boden2637.6
Majority
Turnout 3,450
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Badminton

Badminton ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Meredith 534 28.2
Independent Gregory Allyn Paulsen 300 15.8
Labour Brian John Scully27814.7
Labour John Thomas Rogers22111.7
Independent Garry Evans21511.3
Independent Bernard Price1588.3
Conservative Tracey Michelle West1216.4
Green Matthew Edward Barney683.6
Majority
Turnout 1,895
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Beaufort

Beaufort ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Godfrey Rhys Thomas 667 31.4
Independent Stewart Healy 463 21.8
Labour Francis Roy Lynch42820.1
Labour David William White33015.5
Independent Sean Watts23811.2
Majority
Turnout 2,126
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Blaina

Blaina ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Garth Perry Collier 798 25.3
Independent John Patrick Morgan 518 16.4
Labour Lisa Catherine Winnett 413 13.1
Independent Desmond Hillman39512.5
Labour Thomas John Watkins38412.2
Labour Robert Pagett35311.2
Independent Howard Clarke2889.1
Majority
Turnout 3,149
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brynmawr

Brynmawr ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wayne Kevin Hodgins 1,433 32.7
Independent David Lyn Elias 575 13.1
Independent Richard John Hill 487 11.1
Labour Barrie Morgan Sutton4289.8
Labour Julian Matthew Gardner4219.6
Plaid Cymru Mark Cyril Holborn3087.0
Labour Sally-Anne Megan Morgan3077.0
Independent Grant Hughes2646.0
Independent Nigel Daragh Boyd1603.7
Majority
Turnout 4,383
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cwm

Cwm ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derrick Bevan 609 28.4
Plaid Cymru Gareth Leslie Davies 588 27.5
Independent Keith Edwin Barnes48922.8
Labour Keren Bender45621.3
Majority
Turnout 2,142
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Cwmtillery

Cwmtillery ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Malcolm Day 771 20.6
Independent Joanna Wilkins 729 19.5
Labour Timothy Huw Sharrem 705 18.8
Independent Antony Michael Partridge67117.9
Labour Delwyn Davies47712.7
Labour Christine Anne Tidey39110.4
Majority
Turnout 3,744
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ebbw Vale North

Ebbw Vale North ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Clifford Davies 865 26.2
Independent Robert John Summers 682 20.6
Independent Phillip John Edwards 668 20.2
Labour Carl Derek Bainton47614.4
Labour Sarah Ann Lewis35010.6
Labour Dawn Wilcox2627.9
Majority
Turnout 3,303
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ebbw Vale South

Ebbw Vale South ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jonathan David Millard 619 31.9
Independent Keith Clark Pritchard 549 28.3
Labour Mostyn James Lewis42021.6
Labour Brian Keith Clements35218.1
Majority
Turnout 1,940
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Georgetown

Georgetown ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Charles Morgan 735 41.6
Labour Keith Hayden 628 35.5
Independent Howard Clarke40522.9
Majority
Turnout 1,768
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Norman Lee Parsons 620 17.7
Independent Joanne Collins 564 16.1
Labour Hedley McCarthy 482 13.8
Labour Helen Cunningham47113.4
Labour James Christopher McIlwee44412.7
Independent Michael John Bartlett3459.8
Independent William Francis Adams2487.1
Independent Ivor Jeffrey Beynon1955.6
Independent Neil Richard Lawrence1353.9
Majority
Turnout 3,504
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Nantyglo

Nantyglo ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Edward Mason 627 24.2
Independent Keri Rowson 611 23.5
Labour Peter John Baldwin 590 22.7
Labour Malcolm Benjamin Dally44317.1
Labour George William Alexander Petrie32412.5
Majority
Turnout 2,595
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Rassau

Rassau ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hendry Wilkshire 523 25.8
Independent Gareth Alban Davies 489 24.2
Labour Lee Anthony Moses38318.9
Independent Matthew Thomas Phillips37118.3
Conservative Leon Donald Victor Brake1628.0
Conservative Stacey Hale964.7
Majority
Turnout 2,024
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Sirhowy

Sirhowy ward (three seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Thomas 797 22.1
Labour Thomas George Smith 766 21.3
Labour Malcolm Cross 746 20.7
Labour Diane Rowberry74520.7
Independent Tony Gregory54615.2
Majority
Turnout 3,600
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Six Bells

Six Bells ward (two seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denzil Hancock 403 28.0
Independent Mark Holland 328 22.8
Plaid Cymru Stephen Richard Bard29220.3
Labour John Tiley27419.1
Labour Peter Alexander Gordon Adamson1409.7
Majority
Turnout 1,437
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Tredegar Central & West

Tredegar Central & West ward (four seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Amanda Moore 741 22.5
Labour Stephen Colin Thomas 696 21.1
Labour Bernard George Willis 635 19.3
Labour Haydn Leslie Trollope 620 18.8
Labour Anita Mary Hobbs60118.3
Majority
Turnout 3,293
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

[4]

Changes between 2017 and 2021

In March 2018 Gareth Davies (Cwm), Plaid Cymru's only councillor in the area, resigned from the party. [5]

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