As part of the local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 42 seats of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council were up for election. [1] The majority of members elected were independents.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 28 | |
Labour | 13 | |
Plaid Cymru | 1 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Nigel John Daniels | Independent | 914 | ELECTED |
Julie Holt | Independent | 755 | ELECTED |
Martin John Cook | Independent | 754 | ELECTED |
Keith Gerald Chaplin | Labour | 400 | |
Ross Thomas Leadbeater | Labour | 364 | |
Ronald George Boden | Labour | 263 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Clive Meredith | Independent | 534 | ELECTED |
Gregory Allyn Paulsen | Independent | 300 | ELECTED |
Brian John Scully | Labour | 278 | |
John Thomas Rogers | Labour | 221 | |
Garry Evans | Independent | 215 | |
Bernard Price | Independent | 158 | |
Tracey Michelle West | Conservative | 121 | |
Matthew Edward Barney | Green | 68 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Godfrey Rhys Thomas | Independent | 667 | ELECTED |
Stewart Healy | Independent | 463 | ELECTED |
Francis Roy Lynch | Labour | 428 | |
David William White | Labour | 330 | |
Sean Watts | Independent | 238 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Garth Perry Collier | Independent | 798 | ELECTED |
John Patrick Morgan | Independent | 518 | ELECTED |
Lisa Catherine Winnett | Labour | 413 | ELECTED |
Desmond Hillman | Independent | 395 | |
Thomas John Watkins | Labour | 384 | |
Robert Pagett | Labour | 353 | |
Howard Clarke | Independent | 288 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Wayne Kevin Hodgins | Independent | 1433 | ELECTED |
David Lyn Elias | Independent | 575 | ELECTED |
Richard John Hill | Independent | 487 | ELECTED |
Barrie Morgan Sutton | Labour | 428 | |
Julian Matthew Gardner | Labour | 421 | |
Mark Cyril Holborn | Plaid Cymru | 308 | |
Sally-Anne Megan Morgan | Labour | 307 | |
Grant Hughes | Independent | 264 | |
Nigel Daragh Boyd | Independent | 160 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Derrick Bevan | Labour | 609 | ELECTED |
Gareth Leslie Davies | Plaid Cymru | 588 | ELECTED |
Keith Edwin Barnes | Independent | 489 | |
Keren Bender | Labour | 456 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Malcolm Day | Independent | 771 | ELECTED |
Joanna Wilkins | Independent | 729 | ELECTED |
Timothy Huw Sharrem | Labour | 705 | ELECTED |
Antony Michael Partridge | Independent | 671 | |
Delwyn Davies | Labour | 477 | |
Christine Anne Tidey | Labour | 391 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
David Clifford Davies | independent | 865 | ELECTED |
Robert John Summers | Independent | 682 | ELECTED |
Phillip John Edwards | Independent | 668 | ELECTED |
Carl Derek Bainton | Labour | 476 | |
Sarah Ann Lewis | Labour | 350 | |
Dawn Wilcox | Labour | 262 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Jonathan David Millard | Independent | 619 | ELECTED |
Keith Clark Pritchard | Independent | 549 | ELECTED |
Mostyn James Lewis | Labour | 420 | |
Brian Keith Clements | Labour | 352 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
John Charles Morgan | Labour | 735 | ELECTED |
Keith Hayden | Labour | 628 | ELECTED |
Brian Andrew Jones | Independent | 405 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Norman Lee Parsons | Independent | 620 | ELECTED |
Joanne Collins | Independent | 564 | ELECTED |
Hedley McCarthy | Labour | 482 | ELECTED |
Helen Cunningham | Labour | 471 | |
James Christopher McIlwee | Labour | 444 | |
Michael John Bartlett | Independent | 345 | |
William Francis Adams | Independent | 248 | |
Ivor Jeffrey Beynon | independent | 195 | |
Neil Richard Lawrence | independent | 135 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
John Edward Mason | Independent | 627 | ELECTED |
Keri Rowson | Independent | 611 | ELECTED |
Peter John Baldwin | Labour | 590 | ELECTED |
Malcolm Benjamin Dally | Labour | 443 | |
George William Alexander Petrie | Labour | 324 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
David Hendry Wilkshire | Labour | 523 | ELECTED |
Gareth Alban Davies | Independent | 489 | ELECTED |
Lee Anthony Moses | Labour | 383 | |
Matthew Thomas Phillips | Independent | 371 | |
Leon Donald Victor Brake | Conservatives | 162 | |
Stacey Hale | Conservatives | 96 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Thomas | Independent | 797 | ELECTED |
Thomas George Smith | Labour | 766 | ELECTED |
Malcolm Cross | Labour | 746 | ELECTED |
Diane Rowberry | Labour | 745 | |
Tony Gregory | Independent | 546 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Denzil Hancock | Independent | 403 | ELECTED |
Mark Holland | Independent | 328 | ELECTED |
Stephen Richard Bard | Plaid Cymru | 292 | |
John Tiley | Labour | 274 | |
Peter Alexander Gordon Adamson | Labour | 140 |
Name | Party | Votes | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Denzil Hancock | Independent | 403 | ELECTED |
Mark Holland | Independent | 328 | ELECTED |
Stephen Richard Bard | Plaid Cymru | 292 | |
John Tiley | Labour | 274 | |
Peter Alexander Gordon Adamson | Labour | 140 |
In March 2018 Gareth Davies (Cwm), Plaid Cymru's only councillor in the area, resigned from the party. [3]
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