2017 Torfaen County Borough Council election

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2017 Torfaen County Borough Council election
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All 40 seats to Torfaen County Borough Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderAnthony HuntNoneHuw Bevan
Party Labour Independent Conservative
Leader's seat Panteg None Llanyrafon East and Ponthir
Last election30 seats, 41.8%8 seats, 31.4%4 seats, 11.6%
Seats before3084
Seats won29114
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,9498,4646,281
Percentage40.8%28.9%21.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.0 pp Decrease2.svg 2.5 pp Increase2.svg 10.2 pp
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderNoneJeff ReesNone
Party UKIP Plaid Cymru Green
Leader's seatNone Fairwater
(lost re-election)		None
Last election0 seats, 1.1%2 seats, 11.9%0 seats, 0.7%
Seats before010
Seats won000
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,3741,06098
Percentage4.7%3.6%0.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.6 pp Decrease2.svg 8.3 pp Decrease2.svg 0.4 pp
Leader before election

Anthony Hunt
Labour

Leader after election

Anthony Hunt
Labour

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of Torfaen County Borough Council were up for election. [1] There were 113 candidates. [2] The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. [3]

Contents

Background

In the previous election in 2012, Labour took overall control of the council. [4]

Results

The Labour Party retained their majority on the council.

Results [5]
PartySeatsChange
Labour 29Steady2.svg0
Independent 11Increase2.svg 2
Conservative 4Steady2.svg 0
Plaid Cymru 0Decrease2.svg 2

Results by ward

Councillors were elected in 24 wards. [6]

Abersychan

Abersychan (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Tew 1,242 26.4
Labour Giles Davies 1,000 10.7
Independent Raymond Williams 906 19.3
Labour Wayne Tomlinson70615.0
Labour Julie Rogers50410.7
Conservative Jean Holloway3387.2
Turnout 4,696
Independent gain from Labour
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour

Blaenavon

Blaenavon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Jones 823 19.9
Independent Stuart Evans 777 18.8
Independent Janet Jones 588 14.2
Labour Lewis Evans47511.5
Independent Nick Horler45611.0
Labour Roderick Denley-Jones3739.0
Plaid Cymru Gareth McCann3708.9
Conservative Jean Orton1393.4
UKIP Ian Williams1343.2
Turnout 4,135
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour
Independent hold

Brynwern

Brynwern (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Constance 244 45.6
Independent Mark Jones13625.4
Independent Kathryn Shaw8716.3
UKIP Bryan Matthews6812.7
Turnout 535
Labour hold

Coed Eva

Coed Eva (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fiona Cross 397 62.6
Independent Alastair Cunnington23737.3
Turnout 634
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru

Croesyceiliog North

Croesyceiliog North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Clark 601 29.7
Labour Joanne Gauden 556 27.5
Conservative Benjamin Lewis44622.0
Conservative Lawrence Mansell42220.8
Turnout 2,025
Labour hold
Labour hold

Croesyceiliog South

Croesyceiliog South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Crick 341 54.3
Conservative Shannon Waldron28645.6
Turnout 627
Labour hold

Cwmynyscoy

Cwmynyscoy (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Waite 192 56.1
UKIP Goff Jones15043.9
Turnout 342
Labour hold

Fairwater

Fairwater (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Preston 498 20.5
Labour Rose Seabourne 427 17.6
Plaid Cymru Jeff Rees41717.2
Independent David Simpson29812.3
Conservative Jane Brown24310.0
Conservative Bob White2178.9
Plaid Cymru Louise King2038.4
UKIP Andrew Quick1225.0
Turnout 2,425
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru
Labour hold

Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Owen 367 28.3
Independent Jason O'Connell 331 25.5
Independent Catherine Bonera32925.3
Labour Mark Ward-Jones26920.8
Turnout 1,296
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour

Llantarnam

Llantarnam (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Thomas 838 26.4
Labour Alan Slade 701 22.1
Independent Maria Graham69121.8
Conservative Kay Thomas50115.8
Conservative Stephen Senior37611.9
Communist Mark Griffiths622.0
Turnout 3,169
Labour hold
Labour hold

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Huw Bevan 593 72.5
Labour Trevor Neatherway22527.5
Turnout 818
Conservative win (new seat)

Llanyrafon West

Llanyrafon West (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Caron 483 61.1
Conservative Marc Hale30738.9
Turnout 790
Labour win (new seat)

New Inn

New Inn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Mills 1,171 21.7
Conservative Nicholas Jones 1,067 19.8
Conservative Richard Overton 1,013 18.8
Labour Marian Williams65512.2
Labour Adrian Williams59411.0
Labour Farooq Dastgir57610.7
Independent Philip Hadgkiss3145.8
Turnout 5,390
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Panteg

Panteg (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Hunt 1,214 21.2
Labour Norma Parrish 1,140 19.9
Labour David Yeowell 1,039 18.2
Conservative Rebecca Senior68011.9
Conservative Jonathon Martin66711.7
Conservative Adrian Lang62010.8
UKIP Russ Ford3566.2
Turnout 5,716
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Ashley 821 23.0
Labour David Daniels 806 22.6
Labour Jessica Powell 784 22.0
Independent Damian Edmunds61717.3
Conservative Joe Chesterman54315.2
Turnout 3,571
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Horlor 145 38.4
Independent Kelvin Harnett11630.7
Independent Hilary Drinkwater6416.9
UKIP Phil Wedlock5314.0
Turnout 378
Labour gain from Independent

Pontypool

Pontypool (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gaynor James 145 37.8
Independent Mike Harris11628.5
Independent Fred Wildgust6423.3
UKIP Phil Jolliffe5310.4
Turnout 576
Labour gain from Independent

St Cadocs and Penygarn

St Cadocs and Penygarn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Malson 231 44.8
Plaid Cymru Neil Mason14227.5
UKIP Bryn Parker7915.3
Conservative Deanna Hallett6412.4
Turnout 516
Labour hold

St Dials

St Dials (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Haynes 643 12.4
Labour Fay Jones 415 23.6
Labour Kebba Manneh41423.5
Conservative John Taylor29016.5
Turnout 1,762
Independent hold
Labour hold

Snatchwood

Snatchwood (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gwyn Jenkins 319 50.5
Labour Barry Taylor31349.5
Turnout 632
Independent gain from Labour

Trevethin

Trevethin (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Ford 424 28.6
Independent Louise Shepphard 400 26.9
Labour Lewis Jones37225.1
Independent Paul Hale28919.7
Turnout 1,485
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour

Two Locks

Two Locks (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colette Thomas 807 18.6
Independent Ronald Burnett 787 18.1
Labour Peter Jones 572 13.2
Labour Lawrence Smith-Higgins56713.1
Conservative Matthew Powell47811.0
Independent Lorraine Hobin43710.1
Conservative Lewis Williams3678.5
Independent Keith Jones3227.4
Turnout 4,337
Labour hold
Independent hold
Labour hold

Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Kemp 802 27.4
Labour Steven Evans 502 17.2
Labour Kathy Evans 394 13.5
Labour Carrie Powell32111.0
Independent Steven Bonera2689.2
UKIP Paul Hughes2077.1
Conservative Leanne Murray2026.9
Plaid Cymru Yvonne Balakrishnan1314.5
Green Steven Jenkins983.4
Turnout 2,925
Independent hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Wainfelin

Wainfelin (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Jeremiah 305 47.3
Labour Bob Rogers19530.2
UKIP Dennis Way14522.5
Turnout 645
Independent hold

References

  1. ↑ "COUNCIL ELECTION 2017: Torfaen nominations". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "COUNCIL ELECTION 2017: Focus on Torfaen County Borough Council in local authority profile". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wales at the polls: Local elections 2017". ITV. 4 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "At-a-glance: Elections 2012". BBC News. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Torfaen County Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - Torfaen". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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