2022 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election

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The 2022 election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 5 May 2022 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2017 election. Three candidates (from the sixty seats available) were elected unopposed.

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Ward results

Nominations closed on 4 April 2022. [1]

The following results were announced following the elections. [2] In the case of wards electing more than one councillor the percentage figures reflect the number of ballot papers issued rather than the total number of votes.

Aberavon (two seats)

Aberavon 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephanie Lynch* 707 42.9
Plaid Cymru Andrew Dacey 678 41.1
Plaid Cymru Nigel Hunt*63738.7
Labour Dean Thomas60836.9
Independent Ceri P. Golding24514.9
Conservative Ieuan Bounds1207.3
Turnout 1,65539−1.0
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberdulais (one seat)

Aberdulais 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Caroline Lewis 373 50.4
Labour Ricky Price26335.5
Plaid Cymru Lee Bromham-Nichols10414.1
Majority 110
Turnout 74341−3.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Alltwen (one seat)

Alltwen 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Nia Jenkins 459 53.6
Labour Christopher Jones*39846.4
Majority 61
Turnout 87141−1.9
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Baglan (three seats)

Baglan 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Richards* 1,390 69.1
Labour Carol Clement-Williams* 1,079 53.6
Labour Susanne Renkes* 910 45.2
Independent John Davies78138.8
Conservative Liz Hill O'Shea38619.2
Turnout 2,01537+0.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West (one seat)

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hayley Davies 498 59.0
Plaid Cymru Carol Edwards*31136.8
TUSC Rhys Davies354.1
Majority 187
Turnout 85837
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Briton Ferry East (one seat)

Chris James was elected as a Labour candidate in 2017.

Briton Ferry East 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris James* 351 44.6
Labour Gareth Rice34944.3
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Gwilym Barnett8711.1
Majority 2
Turnout 79635+0.7
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Briton Ferry West (one seat)

Briton Ferry West 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kirsty Morris 323 49.5
Labour Sarah Davies25739.4
Plaid Cymru Delyth Barnett7211.0
Majority 66
Turnout 65531
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Bryn and Cwmavon (three seats)

Bryn and Cwmavon 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlotte Galsworthy* 1,620 77.3
Labour Rhidian Mizen* 1,156 55.2
Labour Dave Whitelock* 940 44.8
Independent Myra Mizen75235.9
Turnout 2,11039−2.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bryncoch North (one seat)

Bryncoch North 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Wyndham Fryer Griffiths* 528 57.0
Labour Kate Elkins28430.6
Conservative Andrea Moignard11512.4
Majority 244
Turnout 92851+2.9
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Bryncoch South (two seats)

Bryncoch South 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Chris Williams* 992 60.8
Plaid Cymru Jo Hale 930 57.0
Labour Jim Harle68942.2
Turnout 1,64638−2.3
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cadoxton (one seat)

Cadoxton 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Phil Rogers 388 51.5
Labour Sarah Mitchell23731.5
Plaid Cymru Alex Broom9813.0
Conservative Barry Arnold304.0
Majority 151
Turnout 75554+5.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cimla and Pelenna (two seats)

Cimla and Pelenna 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeremy Hurley 1,100 63.6
Independent Tim Bowen 845 48.9
Labour John Warman*83648.4
Labour Al Musaeid36220.9
Turnout 1,73242+7.0
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Coedffranc Central (two seats)

Coedffranc Central 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Nathan Goldup-John 552 46.3
Labour Angharad Aubrey* 516 43.3
Labour Annette Wingrave47840.1
Green Bethany Payne39533.1
Independent David Richards13411.2
Liberal Democrats Frank Little1089.1
Turnout 1,20333−2.6
Green gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coedffranc North (one seat)

Coedffranc North 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Harvey* 455 62.2
Independent Nicola Evans27637.8
Majority 179
Turnout 73640−2.6
Labour hold Swing

Coedffranc West (two seats)

Coedffranc West 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Ceri Clarke* 803 83.6
Liberal Democrats Cen Phillips 548 57.1
Labour Kris Langford24225.2
Conservative Matthew Williams10711.1
Turnout 96432−4.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters (two seats)

Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steve Hunt* 1,316 64.5
Independent Sian Harris* 1,195 58.6
Labour Dean Cawsey89643.9
Green Lowri Bennett1828.9
Turnout 2,04250
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera (two seats)

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alun Llewelyn* 763 63.6
Labour Cathy James 583 48.6
Plaid Cymru Hugh Jones*56046.7
Turnout 1,21738
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Cymmer and Glyncorrwg (one seat)

Cymmer and Glyncorrwg 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeff Jones 412 45.0
Independent Nicola-Jayne Davies*28431.0
Independent Joshua Slater21923.9
Majority 128
Turnout 91752+0.6
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Dyffryn (two seats)

Dyffryn 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Martyn Peters* 862 71.5
Independent James Henton 427 35.4
Independent Keith Davies36230.0
Labour Keith Finn28924.0
Independent Joe Baugh24620.4
Turnout 1,21341
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Glynneath Central and East (one seat)

Glynneath Central and East 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Anthony Knoyle* 547 59.0
Plaid Cymru John Blower20922.5
Independent David Richards17118.4
Majority 338
Turnout 93850
Independent hold Swing

Godre'r Graig (one seat)

Godre'r Graig 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rosalyn Davies* 387 67.2
Labour Will Lord16228.1
Green Ruth Battye274.7
Majority 225
Turnout 58136−8.0
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Gwaun Cae Gurwen and Lower Brynaman (two seats)

Gwaun Cae Gurwen and Lower Brynaman 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sonia Helen Reynolds*
Labour Sarah Thomas
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing unopposed
Labour hold Swing unopposed

Gwynfi and Croeserw (one seat)

Scott Jones was elected as a Labour candidate in 2017.

Gwynfi and Croeserw 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scott Jones*
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing unopposed

Margam and Taibach (three seats)

Margam and Taibach 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Jones* 1,166 48.7
Labour Laura Williams 1,077 45.0
Labour Dennis Keogh 982 41.0
Plaid Cymru Colin Deere87336.5
Plaid Cymru Stephen Bevan86836.3
Plaid Cymru Wayne White53422.3
Independent John Bamsey53222.2
Conservative Anthony Hill O'Shea2369.9
Turnout 2,40139
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Jones was the former councillor for the Margam ward, which was merged with Tai-bach in 2022. Keogh was formerly the councillor for Port Talbot

Neath East (three seats)

Neath East 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dan Thomas 482 38.9
Labour Sheila Penry* 463 37.4
Independent Wayne Carpenter 452 36.5
Labour Sandra Miller*42734.5
Plaid Cymru Thomas Cooze41833.7
Labour John Miller*41833.7
Plaid Cymru Breandan Mac Cathail37129.9
Turnout 1,25127
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Neath North (two seats)

Neath North 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Lockyer* 518 47.8
Independent Andy Lodwig 474 43.7
Labour Sian James40237.1
Green Jan Dowden32129.6
Turnout 1,10436
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Neath South (two seats)

Neath South 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carl Jordan 557 40.9
Labour Peter Rees* 520 38.2
Plaid Cymru Megan Poppy Lloyd42731.4
Labour Rose Widlake40229.5
Independent Adam McGrath31623.2
Plaid Cymru Jonnie Fishlock25418.6
Turnout 1,36636
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pontardawe (two seats)

Pontardawe 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Anthony Richards* 783 49.9
Plaid Cymru Charles Davies 781 49.8
Labour Meirion Davies73246.7
Labour Jill Lord65041.4
Turnout 1,59938
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Port Talbot (two seats)

Due to the death of a candidate, the Port Talbot ward election was postponed until 23 June 2022.

Port Talbot 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saifur Rahaman* 914 60.2
Labour Sharon Freeguard* 898 59.2
Plaid Cymru Nigel Hunt36724.2
Independent John Davies24616.2
Plaid Cymru Melissa Stanford-Roberts24416.1
Independent Kimberly Isherwood17111.3
Green Bethany Payne463.0
Green Jan Dowden251.6
Turnout 1,51933
Registered electors 4,608
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Resolven and Tonna (two seats)

Resolven and Tonna 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leanne Jones* 914 45.9
Independent Dean Lewis 842 42.3
Independent Matty Young73737.0
Labour Neil Francis70235.2
Plaid Cymru Andrew Clarke28714.4
Plaid Cymru Paul Sambrook23811.9
Turnout 2,00144
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Rhos (one seat)

Rhos 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Marcia Spooner 486 54.7
Labour Noel Thomas40345.3
Majority 83
Turnout 90943
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Sandfields East (three seats)

Sandfields East 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Pursey* 1,331 71.6
Labour Edward Latham* 1,057 56.9
Labour Matthew Crowley* 1,006 54.1
Plaid Cymru Cassius Walker-Hunt58331.4
Plaid Cymru Deborah Bamsey55629.9
Green Kevin Sprules26014.0
Turnout 1,86436
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Sandfields West (three seats)

Sandfields West 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzanne Paddison* 837 59.4
Labour Oliver Davies* 815 57.8
Labour Robert Wood* 741 52.6
Plaid Cymru Andrew Bennison60242.7
Plaid Cymru Ethan Wheatley44631.7
Turnout 1,42228
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Trebanos (one seat)

Trebanos 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rebeca Phillips* 445 69.4
Labour Glenn Thomas19630.6
Majority 249
Turnout 64746
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Aftermath

The Independent Group and Plaid Cymru agreed a deal to take control of the council, ending 26 years of Labour dominance. [3]

By-Elections 2022-2027

Briton Ferry East by-election 2024

A by-election was held in Briton Ferry East on 15 February 2024 following the resignation of Independent councillor, Chris James.

Briton Ferry East by-election 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Rice 287 52.4 +8.1
Independent Kris Pemberton23442.7N/A
Green Stephanie Woodhouse274.9N/A
Majority 539.7
Turnout 55323
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Rhos by-election 2024

A by-election was held in Rhos on 15 February 2024 following the death of Plaid Cymru councillor, Marcia Spooner.

Rhos by-election 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Woolford 494 52.1 N/A
Plaid Cymru Matty Vincent24225.5−29.2
Labour Noel Davies13714.5−30.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Helen Jay606.3N/A
Green Kathy Oakwood151.6N/A
Majority 25226.6
Turnout 94944
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Neath East by-election 2024

A by-election was held in Neath East on 28 March 2024 following the death of Labour councillor, Shelia Penry.

Neath East by-election 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lauren Heard 409 43.8 +6.4
Independent Keith Finn24726.4N/A
Plaid Cymru Megan Poppy Lloyd15716.8−16.9
Green Sylwia Harris12113.0N/A
Majority 16217.4
Turnout 93419
Labour hold Swing

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera by-election 2025

A by-election was held in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera on 3 April 2025 following the resignation of Labour councillor, Cathy James.

Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera by-election 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Grounds 383 34.0 N/A
Plaid Cymru Brandon Havard34030.2−16.5
Reform UK Cameron Richards15013.3N/A
Labour Heledd Owen14312.7−35.9
Independent Mathew Scarll988.7N/A
Conservative Lee Stabbins121.1N/A
Majority 43
Turnout 1,12634
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Baglan by-election 2025

A by-election was held in Baglan on 17 July 2025 following the death of Labour councillor, Peter Richards.

Baglan by-election 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josh Tuck 708 37.5 −16.8
Independent Wendy Blethyn53228.2N/A
Reform UK John Bamsey44723.7N/A
Plaid Cymru Colin Deere1497.9N/A
Conservative Lee Stabbins191.0−14.1
Green Nigel Hill181.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Tomos Roberts-Young130.7N/A
Majority 176
Turnout 1,88934
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Notices for County Borough Council elections". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Election results by electoral wards - County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2022". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Independent and Plaid coalition takes control of Neath Port Talbot Council". Swansea Bay News. 23 May 2022.
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