2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

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2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
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All 69 seats for Caerphilly County Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Pla
Ind
LeaderPhilippa MarsdenColin MannN/A
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Independent
Leader's seat Ynysddu (lost) Llanbradach N/A
Last election50185
Seats after45186
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote41,01334,23514,656
Percentage43.38%36.21%15.5%

The 2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election was held on 5 May 2022 to elect 69 members to the Caerphilly 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 73 to 69. Labour held their majority of the council.

Contents

Background

Previous election

Results of the 2017 Caerphilly council election [1]
PartySeatsChange
Labour500
Plaid Cymru 18–2
Independent 5–2

Process

The Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 made changes to the election system enabling 16 year olds to vote. [2] Caerphilly County Borough launched a pilot scheme to increase voter participation, this would include being able to vote on the weekend before 5 May. [3] A boundary review reduced the number of seats in the council from 73 to 69. Boundaries and member numbers were changed in all but six wards, Crosskeys, Hengoed, Llanbradach, St Cattwg, Ynysddu and Ystrad Mynach. [4]

Election result summary

2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4565.2243.3841,013
  Plaid Cymru 1826.0936.2134,235
  Independent 68.7015.5014,656
  Conservative 00.003.383,195
  Liberal Democrats 00.000.96904
  Green 00.000.23214
  SDP 00.000.22210
  TUSC 00.000.12111

[5]

Ward results

The results for each ward were: [6]

Cwm Aber/ Aber Valley ward

Cwm Aber
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru John Eryl Roberts 903 72.9
Plaid Cymru John Taylor 901 72.8
Plaid Cymru Charlotte Jane Bishop 773 62.4
Labour Joy Morgan44035.5
Turnout 1,23826.43
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberbargoed & Bargoed

Aberbargoed & Bargoed
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tudor Davies 904 46.9
Labour Dianne Price 810 42.0
Labour Dawn Ingram-Jones 803 41.6
Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex-Foster74338.5
Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards72937.8
Plaid Cymru Ken Houston67635.1
Independent Rob Puddefoot25913.4
Independent Belinda Gingell21911.4
Turnout 1,92827.09
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Abercarn

Abercarn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Whitcombe 743 61.0
Labour Denver Preece 653 53.6
Plaid Cymru Jill Jones48439.7
Plaid Cymru Illtud Jones40833.5
Turnout 1,21929.90
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Argoed

Argoed
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Walter Henry Edgar Williams 356 61.3
Independent Iestyn James12120.8
Plaid Cymru Shane Parsons10417.9
Turnout 58128.75
Labour win (new seat)

Bedwas & Trethomas

Bedwas & Trethomas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lisa Phipps 1,197 69.9
Labour Liz Aldworth 1,023 59.8
Labour Jill Winslade 913 53.3
Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex-Foster46927.4
Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards43425.4
Conservative Kieran Lloyd27315.9
TUSC Peter Thomas1116.5
Turnout 1,71233.78
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blackwood

Blackwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Etheridge 1,877 76.2
Independent Andrew Farina-Childs 1,695 68.9
Independent Nigel Stuart Dix 1,634 66.4
Labour Dean Jones73830.0
Labour Hero Marsden48219.6
Turnout 2,46237.88
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Cefn Fforest & Pengam

Cefn Fforest & Pengam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shane Williams 929 54.1
Labour Teresa Heron 886 51.6
Labour Marina Chacon-Dawson 856 49.9
Independent Louise Phillips58233.9
Independent Gerwyn James55432.3
Independent George Edwards55332.2
Conservative Johnny Parker23813.9
Turnout 1,71630.38
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crosskeys

Crosskeys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julian Simmonds 415 51.5
Plaid Cymru Chris Cook33441.4
Liberal Democrats Tony Potts577.1
Turnout 80632.2
Labour hold Swing

Crumlin

Crumlin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Thomas 929 64.6
Labour Kristian Woodland 652 45.3
Plaid Cymru Mike Davies56239.1
Plaid Cymru Claire Morgan47032.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Lloyd1047.2
Liberal Democrats Steve Lloyd835.8
Turnout 1,43833.09
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Darren Valley

Darren Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Edward Chapman 512 89.5
Independent Gavin Hughes6010.5
Turnout 57230.19
Labour win (new seat)

Gilfach

Gilfach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Julia Andrews 343 72.7
Plaid Cymru Elaine Meredith12927.3
Turnout 47231.07
Labour win (new seat)

Hengoed

Hengoed
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Donna Cushing 608 53.2
Plaid Cymru Teresa Parry 576 50.4
Labour Rowlands Tracey50243.9
Labour Rhiannon Stone49443.2
Turnout 1,14327.89
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanbradach

Llanbradach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Mann 775 66.3
Plaid Cymru Gary Enright 643 55.0
Labour Adam Birkinshaw-Bird39433.7
Labour Rhydian Dafydd Birkinshaw-Bird36531.2
Turnout 1,16936.59
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Machen and Rudry

Machen and Rudry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda McConnell 714 55.2
Labour Chris Morgan 670 51.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Aicheler41732.3
Conservative Ellis Michael Smith28321.9
Liberal Democrats Gareth Colin Bryant24318.8
Turnout 1,29334.15
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Maesycwmmer

Maesycwmmer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jo Rao 337 59.9
Plaid Cymru Garin Rhys Davies22640.1
Turnout 56329.58
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jamie Pritchard 1,092 50.1
Labour Shayne Cook 1,002 46.0
Labour Anne Broughton-Pettit 916 42.1
Plaid Cymru Mike Prew81637.5
Plaid Cymru John Martin Downes63629.2
Plaid Cymru Mark Andrew Robotham62528.7
Conservative John Child24211.1
Conservative Judith Elizabeth Child22910.5
Green Alexis Celnik2149.8
Turnout 2,17837.91
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moriah and Pontlottyn

Moriah and Pontlottyn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mansel Powell 907 71.4
Labour David Harse 781 61.5
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Morgan30524.0
Plaid Cymru Alyn Davies25920.4
Turnout 1,27031.74
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Nelson

Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Morgan 627 43.9
Labour Brenda Miles 518 36.3
Independent Rod Powell38326.8
Independent Brett Jenkins36525.6
Plaid Cymru Eifion Dafydd29620.7
Plaid Cymru Aled John28620.0
Conservative Naomi Ruth Miles825.7
Turnout 1,42739.55
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

New Tredegar

New Tredegar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eluned Stenner 675 71.5
Labour Mark Anthony Evans 617 65.4
Independent Tracey Gifford29931.7
Independent Faebian Vann15416.3
Turnout 94428.68
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newbridge

Newbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Hussey 745 49.2
Labour Gary Johnston 733 48.4
Labour Leeroy Jeremiah 729 48.2
Plaid Cymru Lyn Ackerman68745.4
Plaid Cymru Rhys Mills46830.9
Plaid Cymru Wayne Morrisey41527.4
Conservative Christine Edwards19312.7
Conservative Kyle Butcher18212.0
Turnout 1,51431.16
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penmaen

Penmaen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Saralis 831 60.3
Labour Jim Sadler 775 56.3
Plaid Cymru Andrew Short45833.3
Plaid Cymru Kevin Jones45433.0
Turnout 1,37731.48
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penyrheol

Penyrheol
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle 1,975 66.0
Plaid Cymru Jon Scriven 1,660 55.5
Plaid Cymru Steven John Skivens 1,626 54.3
Plaid Cymru Greg Ead 1,458 48.7
Labour Phil Rosser1,15938.7
Conservative Brandon Philip Gorman53217.8
Turnout 2,99331.48
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pontllanfraith

Pontllanfraith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Adams 1,045 52.9
Labour Pat Cook 926 46.8
Labour Colin John Gordon 815 41.2
Independent Laura Jane Richards78239.6
Independent Roy Williams56528.6
Independent James Freeman Wells51526.0
Conservative Cathrine Clark37318.9
SDP Jacob Pearce21010.6
Turnout 1,97730.99
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Risca East

Risca East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel George 698 59.3
Labour Arianna Leonard 631 53.6
Labour Philippa Leonard 626 53.1
Plaid Cymru Brandon Ham40434.3
Plaid Cymru Alan Thomas40134.0
Plaid Cymru Matthew Farrel30125.6
Turnout 1,17825.89
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Risca West

Risca West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Owen 983 71.9
Labour Ceri Wright 629 46.0
Independent Rob Derraven58542.8
Turnout 1,36734.28
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St. Cattwg

St. Cattwg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Haydn Pritchard 902 49.6
Labour Ann Gair 848 46.6
Plaid Cymru Judith Ann Pritchard 843 46.3
Labour Carmen Marie Bezzina82245.2
Labour John Tully Toner78443.1
Plaid Cymru Catrin Sara Moss75241.3
Turnout 1,82032.81
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

St. Martins

St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Elsbury 1,581 57.1
Plaid Cymru James Emanuel Fussel 1,522 54.9
Plaid Cymru Stephen Kent 1,421 51.3
Labour Cath Lewis1,16542.1
Conservative Robert Stanley Lea56820.5
Turnout 2,77041.33
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Twyn Carno

Twyn Carno
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Cuss 652 80.4
Independent Peter Bailie15919.6
Turnout 81135.75
Labour win (new seat)

Van

Van
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Forehead 536 53.4
Labour Elaine Forehead 490 48.8
Plaid Cymru Lynne Hughes44344.1
Plaid Cymru Jeff Grenfell40840.6
Turnout 1,00430.27
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ynysddu

Ynysddu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jan Jones 1,162 83.9
Independent Janine Reed 1,150 83.0
Labour Philippa Marsden21315.4
Labour Phoebe Marsden18213.1
Turnout 1,38545.78
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ystrad Mynach

Ystrad Mynach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Martyn James 972 63.9
Plaid Cymru Alan Angel 914 60.1
Labour Mathew Cook64042.1
Turnout 1,52137.32
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Caerphilly County Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Aged 16 or 17? Register now to be eligible to vote in May's elections". Cwmbranlife. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Craig, Ian (31 January 2022). "Advanced voting pilot being run in Caerphilly County Borough". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Caerphilly Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed | LDBCW". www.ldbc.gov.wales. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Caerphilly result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Caerphilly County Borough Council Elections 2022". Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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