2022 Torfaen County Borough Council election

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A 2022 election to Torfaen County Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.

Contents

Welsh Labour held the council with a majority, gaining two more seats.

Results

Results [1]
PartySeatsChange
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Independents 10Increase2.svg 2
Conservative Party 0Decrease2.svg 4

Ward Results

Abersychan

Abersychan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Tew 1,027 63.6
Labour Giles Davies 935 57.9
Labour Lynda Clarkson 772 47.8
Independent Wayne Tomlinson48129.8
Labour Bob Rogers38023.5
Conservative Andrew Millard25916.0
Turnout 1,61632
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blaenavon

Blaenavon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Janet Jones 843 55.6
Independent Nick Horler 818 54.0
Labour Liam Cowles 726 47.9
Labour Lewis Evans60640.0
Labour John Hunt44329.2
Conservative Alanna Senior23515.5
Turnout 1,51532
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Coed Eva

Coed Eva
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fiona Cross 435 69.7
Conservative Nathan Edmunds11718.8
Independent Steven Clarke7211.5
Turnout 62432
Labour win (new seat)

Croesyceiliog

Croesyceiliog
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Clark 950 66.1
Labour Joanne Gauden 948 65.9
Conservative Amy Bubela42129.3
Conservative Roger Morgan38026.4
Turnout 1,43834
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Fairwater

Fairwater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Seabourne 697 65.8
Labour Jayne Watkins 660 62.3
Conservative Andrew Leaves32931.0
Turnout 1,06027
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Owen 427 62.5
Independent Jason O'Connell25637.5
Turnout 68333
Labour win (new seat)

Llanfrechfa & Ponthir

Llanfrechfa & Ponthir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karl Gauden 389 50.6
Conservative Huw Bevan38049.4
Turnout 76943
Labour win (new seat)

Llantarnam

Llantarnam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Thomas 1,081 55.5
Independent Alan Slade 996 51.1
Independent Nick Jones 950 48.7
Labour David Bolton66734.2
Labour Anthony Bird55028.2
Labour Leighton Johnstone48124.7
Plaid Cymru Matthew Woolfall Jones43222.2
Green Philip Davies26813.8
Turnout 1,94937
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Llanyravon

Llanyravon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Williams 469 66.6
Conservative Cory Scriven23533.4
Turnout 70436
Labour win (new seat)

New Inn

New Inn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Byrne 906 53.0
Labour Rosemary Matthews 859 50.2
Labour Jon James 848 49.6
Conservative David James78045.6
Conservative Richard Overton67739.6
Conservative Nicholas Jones64437.7
Turnout 1,71035
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Panteg

Panteg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Hunt 1,480 74.7
Labour Norma Parrish 1,253 63.3
Labour Nathan Yeowell 1,230 62.1
Conservative Stephen Senior50125.3
Conservative Jonathon Martin41520.9
Conservative Adrian Lang40320.3
Turnout 1,98133
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Daniels 984 59.3
Labour Sue Morgan 949 57.2
Labour Stuart Ashley 863 52.0
Independent Duncan Campbell50730.6
Independent Maxine Brankley48129.0
Independent Damian Edmunds47228.5
Liberal Democrats Ryan Richards1639.8
Turnout 1,65933
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood

Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfie Best 412 46.0
Labour Nicholas Simons 389 43.4
Independent Gwyn Jenkins34738.7
Independent Russell Burgess28231.5
Conservative Michael Clarke13815.4
Turnout 89630
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypool Fawr

Pontypool Fawr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Jones 940 54.3
Labour Caroline Price 838 48.4
Labour Gaynor James 812 46.9
Labour Paul Stephens63936.9
Conservative Lyndon Bishop35520.5
Turnout 1,73230
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Dials

St Dials
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Haynes 630 57.2
Independent Catherine Bonera 530 48.1
Labour Fay Jones43739.7
Labour Kebba Manneh34931.7
Conservative Paul Thomas1029.3
Turnout 1,10131
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Trevethin & Penygarn

Trevethin & Penygarn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Malson 676 74.3
Labour Jon Horler 574 63.1
Conservative Andrew White21523.6
Turnout 91023
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Two Locks

Two Locks
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colette Thomas 781 50.5
Labour Peter Jones 695 44.9
Independent Ron Burnett 597 38.6
Labour Kathy Evans56236.3
Independent Kevin Fortey36223.4
Conservative Jane Brown24115.6
Conservative Alexander Boyce21513.9
Conservative Rebecca Senior18912.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies16510.7
Liberal Democrats Brendan Roberts1278.2
Freedom Alliance Vicky Stamper473.0
Turnout 1,54723
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Evans 571 57.6
Labour Lucy Williams 455 45.9
Independent Sian Legge38739.0
Independent Robert Kemp37337.6
Turnout 99222
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Changes 2022-2026

Affiliation changes

By-elections

Trevethin & Penygarn

Trevethin & Penygarn by-election: 13 February 2025
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Stuart Keyte 457 47.0 N/A
Labour Toniann Phillips25926.6–49.3
Independent Catherine Howells11712.0N/A
Independent Louise Shepphard11411.7N/A
Green Tony Clark252.6N/A
Majority19820.4N/A
Turnout 97224.7+1.7
Reform UK gain from Labour

References

  1. ↑ "Torfaen result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-31.


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