2017 Bridgend County Borough Council election

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2017 Bridgend County Borough Council election
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All 54 seats to Bridgend County Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election39 seats, 47.4%10 seats, 21.2%
Seats before3910
Seats won2613
Seat changeDecrease2.svg13Increase2.svg3
Popular vote15,47612,757
Percentage36.5%30.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg10.9 pp Increase2.svg8.9 pp
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Plaid Cymru
Last election1 seat, 12.2%1 seat, 7.0%
Seats before11
Seats won113
Seat changeIncrease2.svg10Increase2.svg2
Popular vote8,8753,540
Percentage20.9%8.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.7 pp Increase2.svg1.3 pp
 Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats
Last election3 seats, 10.0%
Seats before3
Seats won1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote1,303
Percentage3.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.9 pp
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 54 seats of Bridgend County Borough Council were up for election. Labour lost 13 seats, losing control of the council, while remaining the largest party. [1]

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Election Result

Bridgend Council Election 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 26316Decrease2.svg1348.136.515,476Decrease2.svg10.9
  Independent 1374Increase2.svg324.130.112,757Increase2.svg8.9
  Conservative 11100Increase2.svg1020.420.98,875Increase2.svg8.7
  Plaid Cymru 320Increase2.svg25.68.33,540Increase2.svg1.3
  Liberal Democrats 102Decrease2.svg21.93.11,303Decrease2.svg6.9
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.00.9385Decrease2.svg1.3
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.00.163New
  National Front 000Steady2.svg00.00.021Decrease2.svg0.1

Ward Results

Aberkenfig

Aberkenfig
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru James Radcliffe 277 39.5 Increase2.svg 20.2
Labour Daryl Gordon26637.9Increase2.svg 0.1
Independent Lee Robson15822.5New
Majority111.6N/A
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Bettws

Bettws
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Jones 424 78.5 Increase2.svg 2.2
UKIP Glenda Davies6311.7New
Conservative Christian Wallis539.8New
Majority36166.8Increase2.svg 14.2
Labour hold Swing

Blackmill

Blackmill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hywel Williams 383 55.6 Decrease2.svg 44.4
Independent Andrew McKay30644.4New
Majority7711.2N/A
Labour hold Swing

Blaengarw

Blaengarw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sorrel Dendy 270 52.2 New
Labour Gareth Andrews24747.8Decrease2.svg 52.2
Majority234.4N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Brackla

Brackla (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Rowlands 1,106 38.5
Conservative Tom Giffard 1,084
Conservative Aniel Pucella 1,067
Labour John Spanswick 1,065 37.1
Conservative Tyler Walsh1,028
Labour Hailey Townsend952
Labour Craig Jones950
Labour Ciaron Jackson928
Independent Shaun Bastin43215.0
Independent Nathan Goldsworthy413
Independent Marcelle Humphreys400
Independent Stuart Charles364
Independent Jeremy Young342
Plaid Cymru Nick Thomas2699.4
Majority37
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bryncethin

Bryncethin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Thomas 148 45.8 Decrease2.svg 30.8
Independent Mark John11535.6New
Plaid Cymru Nick Alderton3510.8New
Independent Luke Richards257.7New
Majority3310.2Decrease2.svg 43.0
Labour hold Swing

Bryncoch

Bryncoch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Lewis 278 50.7 Decrease2.svg 23.5
Independent Beth Ellis21238.7New
Plaid Cymru Sara Thomas5810.6New
Majority6612.0Decrease2.svg 36.4
Labour hold Swing

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green 810 33.4
Labour Pamela Davies 719 29.7
Conservative Gordon Lewis70028.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Spiller664
Labour Ian Griffiths650
Conservative Wayne Warlow642
Green Kathy Lewis1948.0
Majority19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Caerau

Caerau (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Davies 829 48.1
Labour Gareth Howells 753
Labour Phil White 753
Independent Phil John57533.4
Independent Stephen Smith573
Independent Jen Terry339
Plaid Cymru Kyle Duggan31918.5
Majority178
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cefn Cribwr

Cefn Cribwr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Huw David 381 67.7 Decrease2.svg 32.3
Plaid Cymru Kevin Burnell12021.3New
Conservative Betty Kettley6211.0New
Majority26146.4N/A
Labour hold Swing

Cefn Glas

Cefn Glas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell 212 38.5 Decrease2.svg 23.0
Conservative Jamie Evans12122.0Increase2.svg 10.0
Independent Paul Warren11520.9New
Independent Cleone Westwood10318.7New
Majority9116.5Decrease2.svg 18.5
Labour hold Swing

Coity

Coity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Amanda Williams 297 36.4 New
Conservative James Davies20324.8New
Independent Ella Dodd19323.6Decrease2.svg 49.9
Labour Ramsey Jamil12415.2Increase2.svg 6.2
Majority9411.6N/A
Independent hold Swing

Cornelly

Cornelly (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeff Tildesley 907 47.4
Labour Richard Granville 724 37.8
Independent Lopper Wilson593
Labour Gemma Hartnoll535
Independent Dorian Morgan454
Conservative Rosemary Deere28314.8
Conservative Mary Emment-Lewis247
Majority131
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Coychurch Lower

Coychurch Lower
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elaine Venables 325 53.6 Decrease2.svg 17.8
Conservative Louise Barham19932.8Increase2.svg 18.1
Plaid Cymru Richard Jenkins376.1New
Labour Matthew Churchill244.0Decrease2.svg 9.9
Liberal Democrats Briony Davies213.5New
Majority12620.8Decrease2.svg 35.9
Independent hold Swing

Felindre

Felindre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bridie Sedgebeer 408 48.9 Decrease2.svg 15.9
Conservative John Butcher33840.5New
Independent Simon Curwood8810.6New
Majority708.4Decrease2.svg 21.2
Labour hold Swing

Hendre

Hendre (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julia Williams 572 45.3
Labour John McCarthy 516 40.9
Labour Richard Williams514
Conservative Jamie Wallis483
Plaid Cymru Viv Jenkins17413.8
Majority2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Litchard

Litchard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sadie Vidal 406 42.1 Increase2.svg 1.9
Labour Cherie Jones37538.9Decrease2.svg 20.9
Independent Alan Wathan18419.1New
Majority313.2N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Llangeinor

Llangeinor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roz Stirman 162 54.4 New
Labour Marlene Thomas13645.6Decrease2.svg 54.4
Majority268.8N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Smith 311 44.1 Decrease2.svg 22.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Berrow13419.0Decrease2.svg 7.0
Conservative Claire Lewis12417.6New
Independent Eric Hughes11516.3New
National Front Adam Lloyd213.0Decrease2.svg 4.7
Majority17725.1Decrease2.svg 15.2
Labour hold Swing

Llangynwyd

Llangynwyd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Malcolm James 593 58.3 Increase2.svg 4.2
Labour Elaine Guscott34533.9Decrease2.svg 12.0
Green Tom Muller797.8New
Majority24824.4Increase2.svg 16.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Maesteg East

Maesteg East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Keith Edwards 858 51.8
Independent Tom Beedle 684
Labour Mal Reeves54432.8
Labour Rose Martin473
Plaid Cymru Illtyd ap Dafydd25515.4
Majority174
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Maesteg West

Maesteg West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ross Thomas 1,167 55.0
Labour Richard Collins 742 35.0
Labour Ceri Reeves497
Independent Dave Evans472
Plaid Cymru Dai Berry21410.1
Independent Robert Vincent202
Plaid Cymru Paula Thomas143
Independent Ian Jones140
Majority245
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Morfa

Morfa (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Baldwin 466 40.7
Labour Nicole Burnett 458
Independent Pete Foley40635.5
Independent Steven Bletsoe384
Independent Martin Williams215
Conservative Tom Overfield19717.2
Conservative Judith Butcher184
Green John Evans756.6
Majority52
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Nant-y-moel

Nant-y-moel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Owen 506 61.6 Increase2.svg 7.4
Labour Sandy Blackburn31638.4Decrease2.svg 7.4
Majority19023.2Increase2.svg 14.8
Independent hold Swing

Newcastle

Newcastle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carolyn Webster 610 34.3
Labour David White 590 33.1
Independent Tim Wood58132.6
Labour Neelo Farr553
Conservative Craig Lawton424
Independent David Unwin419
Majority9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Watts 597 40.8 Decrease2.svg 13.3
Independent Graham Walter48533.2New
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pratt22415.3New
Labour Will Hingley15610.7Decrease2.svg 20.0
Majority1127.6Decrease2.svg 15.8
Conservative hold Swing

Nottage

Nottage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Norah Clarke 843 62.7 New
Conservative Robert Lee31623.5Decrease2.svg 1.1
Labour Paul Winstanley18513.8Decrease2.svg 15.2
Majority52739.2N/A
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ogmore Vale

Ogmore Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dhanisha Patel 496 53.4 Increase2.svg 8.4
Independent Louvain Lake26028.0New
Plaid Cymru Richard Shakeshaft17318.6New
Majority23625.4N/A
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Oldcastle

Oldcastle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lyn Walters 587 37.3
Conservative Matthew Voisey 560
Independent Edith Hughes51632.8
Labour Angela Morelli47029.9
Labour Gary Sassoon-Hales394
Independent Freya Bletsoe376
Independent Rebecca Porter297
Majority44
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pen-y-fai

Pen-y-fai
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Altaf Hussain 367 42.8 Increase2.svg 11.4
Labour Heidi Bennett32037.3Decrease2.svg 0.2
Independent Meryl Wilkins9511.1Decrease2.svg 20.0
Plaid Cymru Sarah Parry768.9New
Majority475.5N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pendre

Pendre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Young 260 45.7 Decrease2.svg 6.7
Conservative Kevin Edger11520.2New
Liberal Democrats Anita Davie11420.0Decrease2.svg 17.3
Independent Dean Barrington8014.1New
Majority14525.5Increase2.svg 10.4
Labour hold Swing

Penprysg

Penprysg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Williams 612 57.2 New
Labour Alex Owen37234.8Decrease2.svg 27.6
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lewis858.0New
Majority24022.4N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pontycymmer

Pontycymmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roderick Shaw 461 74.8 Decrease2.svg 25.2
Independent Claire Walters15525.2New
Majority30649.6N/A
Labour hold Swing

Porthcawl East Central

Porthcawl East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Jones 512 54.1 Decrease2.svg 2.6
Labour Raynor Lewis24726.1Decrease2.svg 8.1
Conservative Bobby Lewis18719.8New
Majority26528.0Increase2.svg 5.5
Independent hold Swing

Porthcawl West Central

Porthcawl West Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sean Aspey 631 51.8 Decrease2.svg 7.9
Conservative Alun Thomas34027.9Increase2.svg 8.0
Labour Alana Davies24720.3Steady2.svg
Majority29123.9Decrease2.svg 15.5
Independent hold Swing

Pyle

Pyle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Kearn 1,006 54.1
Labour Jane Gebbie 910
Labour Stephen Smith 801
Conservative Phil Barham45724.6
Plaid Cymru Rhys Watkins39621.3
Conservative David Deere320
Conservative Ann Lee310
Majority344
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rest Bay

Rest Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Clarke 665 64.8 New
Conservative Caroline Vaughan25324.6Decrease2.svg 20.2
Labour John Bunker727.0New
Green Alex Harris373.6New
Majority41240.2N/A
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sarn

Sarn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Watkin Lewis 325 55.6 Decrease2.svg 28.2
Independent Sally Hyde12721.7New
Conservative Irina Scelkunova7012.0New
Plaid Cymru Claire Thomas6310.8New
Majority19833.9Decrease2.svg 33.7
Labour hold Swing

Ynysawdre

Ynysawdre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Tim Thomas 396 40.8 Increase2.svg 6.3
Labour Fadhel Abedalkarim28629.5Decrease2.svg 29.5
Independent Christopher Lavis16116.6New
Independent Haydn Morgan12713.1New
Majority11011.3N/A
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

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