Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election, 2017

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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.

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PartySeats
Independent 28
Labour 13
Plaid Cymru 1

Ward results

Abertillery

NamePartyVotesResult
Nigel John DanielsIndependent914ELECTED
Julie HoltIndependent755ELECTED
Martin John CookIndependent754ELECTED
Keith Gerald Chaplin Labour 400
Ross Thomas LeadbeaterLabour364
Ronald George BodenLabour263

Badminton

NamePartyVotesResult
Clive MeredithIndependent534ELECTED
Gregory Allyn PaulsenIndependent300ELECTED
Brian John ScullyLabour278
John Thomas RogersLabour221
Garry EvansIndependent215
Bernard PriceIndependent158
Tracey Michelle West Conservative 121
Matthew Edward Barney Green 68

Beaufort

NamePartyVotesResult
Godfrey Rhys ThomasIndependent667ELECTED
Stewart HealyIndependent463ELECTED
Francis Roy LynchLabour428
David William WhiteLabour330
Sean WattsIndependent238

Blaina

NamePartyVotesResult
Garth Perry CollierIndependent798ELECTED
John Patrick MorganIndependent518ELECTED
Lisa Catherine WinnettLabour413ELECTED
Desmond HillmanIndependent395
Thomas John WatkinsLabour384
Robert PagettLabour353
Howard ClarkeIndependent288

Brynmawr

NamePartyVotesResult
Wayne Kevin HodginsIndependent1433ELECTED
David Lyn EliasIndependent575ELECTED
Richard John HillIndependent487ELECTED
Barrie Morgan SuttonLabour428
Julian Matthew GardnerLabour421
Mark Cyril Holborn Plaid Cymru 308
Sally-Anne Megan MorganLabour307
Grant HughesIndependent264
Nigel Daragh BoydIndependent160

Cwm

NamePartyVotesResult
Derrick BevanLabour609ELECTED
Gareth Leslie DaviesPlaid Cymru588ELECTED
Keith Edwin BarnesIndependent489
Keren BenderLabour456

Cwmtillery

NamePartyVotesResult
Malcolm DayIndependent771ELECTED
Joanna WilkinsIndependent729ELECTED
Timothy Huw SharremLabour705ELECTED
Antony Michael PartridgeIndependent671
Delwyn DaviesLabour477
Christine Anne TideyLabour391

Ebbw Vale South

NamePartyVotesResult
David Clifford Daviesindependent865ELECTED
Robert John SummersIndependent682ELECTED
Phillip John EdwardsIndependent668ELECTED
Carl Derek BaintonLabour476
Sarah Ann LewisLabour350
Dawn WilcoxLabour262

Ebbw Vale North

NamePartyVotesResult
Jonathan David MillardIndependent619ELECTED
Keith Clark PritchardIndependent549ELECTED
Mostyn James LewisLabour420
Brian Keith ClementsLabour352

Georgetown

NamePartyVotesResult
John Charles MorganLabour735ELECTED
Keith HaydenLabour628ELECTED
Brian Andrew JonesIndependent405

Llanhilleth

NamePartyVotesResult
Norman Lee ParsonsIndependent620ELECTED
Joanne CollinsIndependent564ELECTED
Hedley McCarthyLabour482ELECTED
Helen CunninghamLabour471
James Christopher McIlweeLabour444
Michael John BartlettIndependent345
William Francis AdamsIndependent248
Ivor Jeffrey Beynonindependent195
Neil Richard Lawrenceindependent135

Nantyglo

NamePartyVotesResult
John Edward MasonIndependent627ELECTED
Keri RowsonIndependent611ELECTED
Peter John BaldwinLabour590ELECTED
Malcolm Benjamin DallyLabour443
George William Alexander PetrieLabour324

Rassau

NamePartyVotesResult
David Hendry WilkshireLabour523ELECTED
Gareth Alban DaviesIndependent489ELECTED
Lee Anthony MosesLabour383
Matthew Thomas PhillipsIndependent371
Leon Donald Victor BrakeConservatives162
Stacey HaleConservatives96

Sirhowy

NamePartyVotesResult
Brian ThomasIndependent797ELECTED
Thomas George SmithLabour766ELECTED
Malcolm CrossLabour746ELECTED
Diane RowberryLabour745
Tony GregoryIndependent546

Six Bells

NamePartyVotesResult
Denzil HancockIndependent403ELECTED
Mark HollandIndependent328ELECTED
Stephen Richard BardPlaid Cymru292
John TileyLabour274
Peter Alexander Gordon AdamsonLabour140

Tredegar Central & West

NamePartyVotesResult
Denzil HancockIndependent403ELECTED
Mark HollandIndependent328ELECTED
Stephen Richard BardPlaid Cymru292
John TileyLabour274
Peter Alexander Gordon AdamsonLabour140

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Changes between 2017 and 2021

In March 2018 Gareth Davies (Cwm), Plaid Cymru's only councillor in the area, resigned from the party. [3]

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References

  1. "Blaenau Gwent Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. "Notice of Poll Result" (PDF). Blaenau Gwent County Council. 2017.
  3. Shipton, Martin (2018-03-23). "Five problems Leanne Wood faces at Plaid Conference 2018". walesonline. Retrieved 2018-03-30.