2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election

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2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election
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All 33 seats to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Lab
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LeaderN/AN/A
Party Labour Independent
Leader's seatN/AN/A
Seats before1328
Seats won2112
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 16
Popular vote16,98015,141
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The 2022Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect the 33 members to the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council in Wales, as a part of both the 2022 Welsh local elections, and the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. The electoral ward divisions had been altered, and the number of councillors elected had dropped from 33 to 30. Labour retook the council from the Independents.

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Results summary

2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2180Increase2.svg863.649.916,980+7.1
  Independent 1218Decrease2.svg1636.444.515,141-9.2
  Plaid Cymru 001Decrease2.svg10.04.31,480+1.8
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg00.00.9300+0.1
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.00.4122+0.2

Labour regained a majority control of the council at the 2022 local elections. The former Independent leader of the council, Nigel Daniels, lost his seat. [2]

Ward results

Abertillery & Six Bells

Abertillery & Six Bells
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Keith Chaplin 867 51.0
Labour Ross Leadbeater 835 49.1
Independent Julie Holt 737 43.4
Independent Nigel Daniels71241.9
Independent Martin Cook53231.3
Independent Josh Rawcliffe30317.8
Turnout 1,700
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Beaufort

Beaufort
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Dean Woods 906 56.3
Independent Godfrey Thomas 845 52.5
Labour Chris Smith 842 52.4
Independent Stewart Healy64540.1
Independent Greg Paulsen54333.8
Turnout 1,608
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold
Labour win (new seat)

Blaina

Blaina
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lisa Winnett 770 68.0
Independent John Morgan 722 63.7
Independent Des Hillman31728.0
Turnout 1,133
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Brynmawr

Brynmawr
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Wayne Hodgins 1,207 80.3
Labour Jules Gardner 600 39.9
Independent John Hill 504 33.5
Independent Lyn Elias46330.8
Independent David Cook39726.4
Turnout 1,503
Independent hold
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Cwm

Cwm
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent George Humphreys 544 48.4
Labour Derrick Bevan 521 46.4
Labour Nicola Williams44239.4
Independent Gareth Davies29526.3
Green Anne Price12210.9
Conservative Lucina Field897.9
Turnout 1,123
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru
Labour hold

Cwmtillery

Cwmtillery
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Malcolm Day 537 50.0
Independent Joanna Wilkins 525 48.9
Labour Liam Anstey41638.7
Labour Sonia Wright40037.2
Independent Andrew Boulton12011.2
Turnout 1,074
Independent hold
Independent hold

Ebbw Vale North

Ebbw Vale North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jen Morgan 488 48.3
Independent Dai Davies 441 43.7
Labour Gemma Badham42742.3
Independent Suzanne Jones28628.3
Independent Bob Summers18318.1
Turnout 1,010
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Ebbw Vale South

Ebbw Vale South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Carl Bainton 385 41.4
Labour Suzanne Edmunds 354 38.0
Independent Jonathan Millard32034.4
Labour Adam King29631.8
Independent Keith Pritchard26928.9
Conservative Georgia Palfrey9710.4
Turnout 931
Independent hold
Labour gain from Independent

A few days after being elected as an Independent, Carl Bainton changed his allegiance to Labour. [3]

Georgetown

Georgetown
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Morgan 765 71.3
Labour Jacqueline Thomas 645 60.1
Plaid Cymru Andrew Davies40437.7
Turnout 1,073
Labour hold
Labour hold

Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Helen Cunningham 472 45.3
Independent Lee Parsons 425 40.8
Labour Cheryl Hucker40739.1
Independent Gill Clark31330.1
Plaid Cymru Ben Owen-Jones20719.9
Plaid Cymru Barrie Page11911.4
Turnout 1,041
Labour hold
Independent hold

Nantyglo

Nantyglo
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Baldwin 639 67.5
Labour Sonia Behr 547 57.8
Independent Keri Rowson40542.8
Turnout 947
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent

Rassau & Garnlydan

Rassau & Garnlydan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Wilkshire 597 59.5
Independent Gareth Davies 578 57.6
Independent Phil Edwards39439.2
Turnout 1,004
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Sirhowy

Sirhowy
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tommy Smith 1,001 67.3
Labour Malcolm Cross 904 60.8
Labour Diane Rowberry 879 59.1
Independent Steve Gough49133.0
Independent Brian Thomas43629.3
Turnout 1,487
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tredegar

Tredegar
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Steve Thomas 691 58.5
Labour Haydn Trollope 661 56.0
Labour Ellen Jones 608 51.5
Plaid Cymru Gail Davies28223.9
Independent Mandy Moore26722.6
Plaid Cymru Richard Sheehy24821.0
Plaid Cymru Matt Rees22018.6
Conservative Phillip Trolley1149.7
Turnout 1,181
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Council Elections May 2022 Results". Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Will Hayward (6 May 2022). "Blaenau Gwent local elections 2022: The full results as Labour regains control". Wales Online. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. ↑ "Voters 'horrified' as Independent councillor joins Labour days after being voted in". ITV News . 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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