The 2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012 and the next full election took place in 2022.
Seventy four council seats across fifty two electoral wards were up for election. [1] Labour remained in control of the council, though lost thirteen seats overall, while Plaid Cymru doubled their numbers to eighteen. [2] Labour council leader Andrew Morgan described the result as "a reasonably good outcome considering the circumstances we have been facing", while Plaid Cymru group leader Pauline Jarman said she was "slightly disappointed". [3] A "shock" result was the election of a councillor from new party, The Cynon Valley Party, to the Penrhiwceiber ward. [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 46[a] | -13 | 62.2 | 46.0 | 46,266[a] | -8.6 | |||
Plaid Cymru | 18 | +9 | 24.3 | 28.6 | 28,788 | +0.7 | |||
Independent | 4 | 0 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 8,335 | -1.0 | |||
Conservative | 4 | +3 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 9,364 | +6.7 | |||
Cynon Valley | 1 | +1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 4,855 | New | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1,344 | -2.3 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 647 | +0.3 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 134 | -0.6 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 63 | -0.4 | |||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | -0.5 |
[a]- includes one councillor and 888 votes for the Labour and Co-operative parties
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda De Vet* | 671 | |||
Labour | Sheryl Evans | 646 | |||
Cynon Valley | Andrew Chainey | 512 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Laura Owen | 357 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tina Williams* | 759 | |||
Labour | Anita Calvert* | 727 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams | 315 | |||
Cynon Valley | Steven David Hughes | 300 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Diane Summerhays | 246 | |||
UKIP | Lea Dempsey | 118 | |||
UKIP | Craig Resoli | 80 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rhys Lewis* | 850 | |||
Labour | Elaine George | 775 | |||
Cynon Valley | Phil Williams | 295 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Clayton Francis Jones | 178 | |||
Conservative | Christine Ceaton | 159 | |||
UKIP | Ian Andrew McLean | 143 | |||
Green | John Matthews | 134 | |||
UKIP | Paul Simon Browne | 98 | |||
Conservative | Thomas Pinder | 84 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Bradwick* | 1,158 | |||
Labour | Mike Forey* | 917 | |||
Cynon Valley | Ray Dally | 627 | |||
Cynon Valley | Graham Marsh | 586 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Alun Walters | 363 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Crimmings* | 1,300 | |||
Labour | Gareth Jones | 981 | |||
Labour | Sharon Rees* | 957 | |||
Cynon Valley | Andrew Thomas | 819 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Daniel | 738 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Liz Walters | 692 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Spencer Jones | 634 | |||
Conservative | Steve Williams | 628 | |||
Conservative | Sian Heart | 483 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Yeo* | 516 | |||
Conservative | Sam Trask | 409 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Kenneth Turner | 686 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David John Evans | 654 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Stacey* | 722 | |||
Conservative | Nick Tizard-Lee | 468 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Rhys Bellin | 312 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Belzak | 392 | |||
Labour | Barrie Morgan* | 293 | |||
Independent | Stephen Powell | 65 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Jason Mark Johnson | 57 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Alan Norris* | 358 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Heidi Whitter | 243 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts | 109 | |||
UKIP | Edwin John Allen | 45 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Alan Elliot* | 564 | |||
Cynon Valley | Gordon Brian Sullivan | 403 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ann Jenkins | 389 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Caple | 879 | |||
Labour | Margaret Tegg* | 725 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Nicole Griffiths | 512 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mark Stevenson | 379 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Morgans | 817 | |||
Independent | Phil Howe* | 583 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Andrea Jean Jones | 513 | |||
Labour | Annette Davies* | 498 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Anna Jones | 497 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aurfron Roberts* | 711 | |||
Conservative | Emyr Wilkinson | 82 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Leslie Francis | 69 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doug Williams* | 340 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Amanda Jane Ellis | 169 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jayne Brencher | 319 | |||
Independent | Bob Fox | 244 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Richard Lindsay Martin | 66 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Jane Jones | 31 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Fidler Jones | 654 | |||
Independent | Cathy Lisles | 421 | |||
Conservative | Donald Rees | 87 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Bob Humphreys | 81 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Karen Morgan | 723 | |||
Labour | Richard Jones | 347 | |||
UKIP | Andrew Abraham | 128 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geraint Edward Hopkins* | 608 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Kathryn Elizabeth Germain | 280 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wayne Owen | 914 | |||
Labour | Barry Stephens* | 452 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glynne Holmes* | 625 | |||
Conservative | Adam Robinson | 526 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwen Eluned | 262 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joel James* | 1,311 | |||
Conservative | Mike Diamond | 1,022 | |||
Labour | Jacqui Bunnage* | 421 | |||
Labour | Bern Channon | 330 | |||
Independent | Jools Jones | 249 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Steven Thomas Owen | 223 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gwion Eirian Rea | 221 | |||
Independent | Jonathan Bishop | 100 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wendy Lewis | 261 | |||
Independent | Jeffrey Gregory | 221 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Geoff Glyndwr Rees | 181 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Harries | 576 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Hayley Harries | 337 | |||
UKIP | Janet Kenrick | 35 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman* | 488 | |||
Cynon Valley | Steve Carter | 263 | |||
Labour | Jackie Fox | 240 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Morgan* | 781 | |||
Labour | Wendy Treeby | 589 | |||
Cynon Valley | Kelvyn Bevan | 299 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Nicola Benney | 276 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Danny Allen | 251 | |||
TUSC | Mia Hollsing | 63 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Fox* | 792 | |||
Cynon Valley | Gavin Williams | 751 | |||
Labour | Jane Ward* | 648 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ieuan Benney | 371 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cynon Valley gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Shelley Rebecca Rees-Owen* | 1,150 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Maureen Owen Weaver* | 963 | |||
Labour | Ian David Jenkins | 744 | |||
Labour | Buffy Williams | 690 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Joshua Rhys Davies | 555 | |||
Plaid Cymru | John Lewis Cullwick | 549 | |||
Labour | Ken Privett* | 474 | |||
Labour | Christina Sian Slade | 367 | |||
Independent | Shawn Anthony Stevens | 214 | |||
Independent | Philip Jones | 144 | |||
Independent | Anita Lewis | 133 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen Boggis* | 269 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Paul James | 212 | |||
Independent | Ted Edwards | 178 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kate Libby Jones | 1,413 | |||
Labour | Margaret Griffiths* | 1,236 | |||
Labour | Paul Griffiths* | 1226 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Carole Ann Willis | 733 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | 505 | |||
Labour | Steve Carter* | 324 | |||
Conservative | Cheryl Angela Lavington | 145 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Richard Payne | 87 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams | 899 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Alun Cox | 851 | |||
Labour | Margaret Davies* | 656 | |||
Labour | Graham Smith* | 574 | |||
Conservative | Ken Williams | 216 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Thomas | 442 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ashley James Wakeling | 125 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tina Leyshon | 558 | |||
Labour | Rob Smith | 554 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Geraint Huw DAY | 333 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Daniel Fraser Thomas | 266 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Steve Alan Duggan | 221 | |||
Conservative | Brian James | 193 | |||
Conservative | Gareth Fairclough | 164 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Webber | 627 | |||
Conservative | Rachhpal Randhawa | 128 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Chad Anthony Rickard | 124 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jill Bonetto | 593 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Christopher Edwards | 362 | |||
Conservative | Sep Bristo | 240 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Mark Powell | 361 | |||
Independent | Paul Baccara | 323 | |||
Conservative | Paul Thomas | 128 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Roberts | 75 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lyndon Walker | 1,030 | |||
Conservative | Lewis Hooper | 611 | |||
Independent | Clive Johnson | 527 | |||
Labour | Ray Butler | 415 | |||
Labour | Jean Hutchinson | 394 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Tony Hallett | 226 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gareth Wyn Hughes | 420 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Wendy Allsop | 301 | |||
Independent | Philip Stephen Rowlands | 224 | |||
Independent | David Roberts | 150 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dan Owen-Jones | 818 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Danny Grehan | 755 | |||
Independent | Paul Wasley | 596 | |||
Labour | Eudine Hanagan | 572 | |||
Conservative | Sheila Khalil | 104 | |||
Conservative | Victor Lloyd-Nesling | 82 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexandra Davies-Jones | 759 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Gregory Morgan Powell | 368 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Williams-Jones | 188 | |||
Independent | Karen Webb | 148 | |||
Independent | Stephen John Clee | 99 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 719 | 60.8 | ||
Labour | Allen William Bevan | 369 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | Philip Sullivan | 93 | 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,181 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joy Rosser | 657 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Barbara Evans | 445 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Powderhill | 413 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Danny White | 86 | |||
Conservative | Ann-Marie Mason | 75 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Will Jones | 1,212 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Geraint Rhys Davies | 1,192 | |||
Labour | Scott Emanuel | 890 | |||
Labour | Anne Louise Morris | 683 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Alison Chapman | 1,399 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Sera Evans-Fear | 1,365 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Emyr John Webster | 1,286 | |||
Independent | Bob Harris | 1,012 | |||
Labour | Margaret Evans | 726 | |||
Labour | Gwilym Lewis | 653 | |||
Labour | David Morris | 638 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Bevan | 856 | |||
Labour | Mark Adams | 703 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Christine Betteney | 244 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Lee Cole | 174 | |||
Independent | Stephen Wilshire | 433 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clayton Willis | 557 | |||
Conservative | Craig Ford | 215 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ryan EVANS | 414 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Darren MACEY | 692 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Daniel Anthony BAISH | 510 | |||
Conservative | Rhys LEWIS | 110 | |||
Labour | Sue PICKERING | 719 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Larraine JONES | 945 | |||
Labour | Dilys JOUVENAT | 650 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Elyn STEPHENS | 667 | |||
Labour | Malcolm John WATTS | 660 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
A by-election took place on 4 July 2019 after the death of Labour councillor, Robert Smith. The turnout was 28%. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Eleri Griffiths | 404 | |||
Labour | Loretta Tomkinson | 266 | |||
Conservative | Alexander Davies | 145 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts | 127 | |||
Communist | Adrian Dumphy | 18 |
A by-election took place on 5 December 2019 after Plaid Cymru councillor, Darren Macey, resigned his seat because of a conflict of interest with his new job for RCT Sporting Heroes. The seat was won by Labour. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Edwards | 407 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Adrian Parry | 331 |
A by-election took place on 6 May 2021 after a Conservative councillor, Mike Diamond, resigned his seat for personal reasons. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Trask | 1,011 | |||
Labour | Graham Colk | 656 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bellin | 464 | |||
Independent | James Huw Williams | 162 | |||
Independent | Nick Tizzard-Lee | 80 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Payne | 73 |
A by-election took place on 6 May 2021 to fill a vacancy after Cynon Valley Party councillor, Gavin Williams, was removed from his position after being absent from council meetings for more than six months. Williams stood as an Independent at the by-election. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ross Williams | 954 | |||
Independent | Gavin Williams* | 384 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Daniel Allen | 194 |
A by-election took place on 22 July 2021 following the death of long-standing Labour councillor, Clayton Willis. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Barton | 411 | |||
Conservative | Rob Green | 62 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bellin | 35 |
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Joel James is a Welsh Conservative politician who has served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the region of South Wales Central since the 2021 Senedd election.
Mountain Ash is an electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, electing two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It was re-created by the merger of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West, following a local government boundary review, effective from 5 May 2022, the date of the 2022 Welsh local elections.
Penrhiw-ceibr is the name of an electoral ward in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its boundaries are coterminous with the village and community of Penrhiwceiber. The ward elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
Mountain Ash East was the name of an electoral ward in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It elected councillors to Cynon Valley Borough Council and later Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It merged with Mountain Ash West to form the Mountain Ash ward in 2022.
Ynysybwl is the name of an electoral ward covering the valley of the Nant Clydach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.