City and County of Swansea Council election, 2012

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The fifth election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held in May 2012. [1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and will be followed by the 2017 election.

City and County of Swansea Council

The City and County of Swansea Council is the governing body for one of the Principal Areas of Wales covering Swansea, Gower and the surrounding area. The council consists of 72 councillors representing 36 electoral wards.

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Overview

All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council. The Labour Party made substantial gains and won back control of the authority, having lost their majority in 2004

Candidates

The contests were fought by most of the main parties but Labour was the only one to contest the majority of seats.

Overall Result

City and County of Swansea Council election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 49+19 68.1 45.5 30,173+19.6
  Liberal Democrat 12-11 16.7 15.4 10,226-6.5
  Independent 3-4 4.2 14.6 9,692+4.3
  Conservative 4 0 5.6 10.9 7,228-5.8
  Plaid Cymru 0-1 5.4 3,564-3.1
  Independents @ Swansea 3-3 4.2 5.0 3,297-4.2
  Green 0 0 2.1 1,404-1.8
  TUSC 0 0 0.6 401N/A
  People's Representative 1 0 1.4 0.4 295-0.2
  National Front 0 0 0.1 92N/A
  BNP - - - - - - --2.6
  Socialist Alternative - - - - - - --0.2
  Communist - - - - - - --0.1
  Left List - - - - - - --0.1

Results

Bishopston (one seat)

Bishopston 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Keith Edmund Marsh* 645
Conservative Gareth Davies 267
Labour David Dorsett 175
Majority
Turnout 40.1 -9.6
Independent hold Swing

Bonymaen (two seats)

Long-serving Labour councillor Mair Gibbs was de-selected and failed to be returned as an Independent.

Bonymaen 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Lloyd 959
Labour Mandy Evans 893
Independent Mair Eluned Gibbs* 514
Independent John Brian Hague* 493
National Front Sion Lynford Owens 92
Turnout 32.2 -2,0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Castle (four seats)

Castle 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Erika Theresa Kirchner* 1,629
Labour Sybil Edith Crouch 1,623
Labour David Phillips* 1,610
Labour Fiona Margaret Gordon 1,582
Liberal Democrat Gareth Peter Jones 533
Liberal Democrat Alan Jeffery 531
Liberal Democrat Tanya Auxiliadora May 511
Liberal Democrat Vicky Lewis 440
Plaid Cymru Patrick John Powell 274
Plaid Cymru Geraint Couch 261
Plaid Cymru Harri Llwyd Roberts 254
Green Steve Clegg 248
Plaid Cymru Damian Paul Martin 248
Conservative Paul Raymond Morris 241
Conservative Stephen Joseph Gallagher 230
Conservative Sonya Winifred Rachel Morris 228
Conservative Natasha Rhian Tomaszewski 207
Independent Phil Crayford 207
Green Ross Walters 193
TUSC Martin John White 148
Turnout 29.0 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clydach (two seats)

Roger Llewellyn Smith has been elected as a Labour councillor in 2008.

Clydach 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paulette Bradley Smith* 1,055
Independent Gordon David Walker 1,040
Independent Roger Llewellyn Smith* 915
Labour Gillian Wakeman 702
Turnout 36.4 -1.7
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cockett (four seats)

Labour captured all four seats from the Liberal Democrats by a substantial margin. One of the four Lib Dems elected in 2008 stood as an Independent.

Cockett 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Cook 1,949
Labour Andrew John Jones 1,913
Labour Geraint Owens

 1,707
Labour Mitchell Theaker 1,601
Plaid Cymru David Rhys Lloyd 895
Liberal Democrat Nicola Anne Holley* 728
Liberal Democrat William Keith Morgan* 723
Liberal Democrat James Bernard Kelleher* 637
Liberal Democrat Hazel Morgan 580
Plaid Cymru Patricia Christine Sanderson 533
Plaid Cymru Enid Vanessa Webb 498
Plaid Cymru John Rhodri Thomas 484
Independent Veronyca Anne Bates Hughes* 248
Conservative Matthew David Johnson 192
Conservative Liam Kelly 166
Conservative Victoria Steventon 155
Conservative Michael Overthrow 154
Turnout 32.9 -0.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Cwmbwrla (three seats)

Cwmbwrla 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Malcolm Black* 1,028
Liberal Democrat Christopher Ashleigh Holley* 1,045
Liberal Democrat Lewis Graham Thomas* 1,023
Labour Cyril Anderson 965
Labour Peter David Meehan 824
Labour Joy Richards 807
Turnout 35.2 -3.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Dunvant (two seats)

Lib Dem councilor Nick Tregoning stood unsuccessfully as an Independent, leading to the loss of one seat to Labour who increasedtheir vote significantly compared to 2008.

Dunvant 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat John Newbury* 575
Labour Jennifer Anne Raynor 420
Labour Mick Harper 354
Independent Nicholas John Tregoning* 351
Liberal Democrat Graham Isted 302
Independent Rowland Bevan 231
Independent Lis Davies 213
Conservative Jordan Slater 100
Conservative Robert Thornton Dowdle 89
Turnout 38.9 -6.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Fairwood (one seat)

Fairwood 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paxton Richard Hood‐Williams* 583
Liberal Democrat John Gunther Bushell 317
Labour Mike Durke 247
Turnout 49.7 -2.6
Conservative hold Swing

Gorseinon (one seat)

Gorseinon 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Lewis 538
Plaid Cymru Darren Jeffery Thomas 275
Independent Beverley Howard 184
Conservative Elizabeth Grace Thomas 58
Turnout 32.7 -2.6
Labour hold Swing

Gower (one seat)

Sitting member Richard Lewis switched from the Independents to the Lib Dems.

Gower 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard David Lewis* 826
Labour Roy Collins 358
Conservative Robert Fisher 232
Turnout 47.55 -5.9
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing

Gowerton (one seat)

Ron Thomas narrowly failed in his bid to win back the seat he lost in 2008.

Gowerton 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Susan Mary Jones* 660
Labour Ronald Morgan Thomas 608
Conservative Gordon Howells 163
TUSC Les Woodward 58
Turnout 37.0 -4.9
Independent hold Swing

Killay North (one seat)

Killay North 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary Helen Jones* 435
Labour Hannah Farrar 198
Conservative Gareth Raymond Milne 127
Turnout 22.7 -11.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Killay South (one seat)

Killay South 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Jeffrey William Jones 429
Labour Peter Kenneth Jones 327
Conservative Graham Richard Coombs 111
Turnout 43.7 -6.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Kingsbridge (one seat)

Kingsbridge 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Gethin Evans* 889
Independent Pat Griffiths 285
Turnout 36.3 -9.7
Labour hold Swing

Landore (two seats)

Landore 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Beverley Hopkins 1,040
Labour Thomas Michael White 1,030
Liberal Democrat Vivian Nigel Abbott* 472
Liberal Democrat Robert Speht* 423
Independent Roger Berry 77
Conservative Kate Horton 39
Conservative Henri Lloyd Davies 28
Turnout 35.1 -0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Llangyfelach (one seat)

Llangyfelach 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David Gareth Sullivan* 776
Labour Richard Simpson 344
Green John Edward Rasbridge 72
Turnout 29.9 -6.3
Independent hold Swing

Llansamlet (four seats)

Llansamlet 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christopher Ryland Doyle* 2,185
Labour Penelope Margaret Matthews* 2,154
Labour Uta Clay 2,051
Labour Dennis Henry James* 1,971
Independent June Evans* 952
Conservative Roger George Campbell Evans 354
Conservative Joshua Mark Gaskell 335
Conservative Leigh Kristyn Moss 328
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 30.3 -0.9

Lower Loughor (one seat)

Lower Loughor 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julie Christine Richards* 436
Liberal Democrat Mike Sheehan 100
Plaid Cymru Leigh Richards 56
Turnout 33.0 -3.7
Labour hold Swing

Mawr (one seat)

Mawr 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's RepresentativeIoan Merritt Richard* 295
Labour Rhys Aeron Jones 213
Plaid Cymru Linda Mary Frame 149
Others hold Swing
Turnout 44.8 -3.8

Mayals(one seat)

Mayals 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd 283
Independent Peter Geoffrey Birch 264
Liberal Democrat Keith Jones 257
Labour Peter Rowlands 163
Independent David Charles Evans 29
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 46.1 -8.6

Morriston (five seats)

Morriston 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Davies 2,599
Labour Robert Charles Stewart* 2,500
Labour Robert Francis-Davies* 2,342
Labour Andrea Sharon Harrington 2,302
Labour Yvonne Veronica Jardine 2,190
Independent Adrian Davies 869
Plaid Cymru Richard Jones Jones 800
Conservative James Peter Hatton 504
Conservative William Hughes 501
Conservative Sheila Morgan 467
Conservative Richard James Strick-Jenkins 404
Liberal Democrat Ken Anderson 351
Conservative Jennifer Margaret Bickerstaff 341
Liberal Democrat Rosemarie Bridgeman 276
Liberal Democrat Owen John Roberts 254
Liberal Democrat Anjali Kadam 187
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 30.0 -4.7

Mynyddbach (three seats)

Mynyddbach 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ceinwen Thomas* 1,348
Labour Byron George Owen* 1,321
Labour Gloria Jean Tanner 1,190
Independent Austin Raymond Welsby 699
Independent Audrey Rose Ann Clement* 683
Independent Noel Gordon West 476
Liberal Democrat Ann Amina Jamal 215
Conservative John Ward 199
Conservative Emma Alice Lynall 135
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 34.9 -1.8

Newton (one seat)

Newton 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Crawshay Miles Thomas 625
Liberal Democrat Simon Hugh Arthur 423
Labour Greg Kaminaris 228
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Turnout 45.9 -2.0

Oystermouth (one seat)

Oystermouth 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Charles Saunders Colburn* 500
Labour Pam Erasmus 444
Independent Dorian Davies 311
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 47.2 -5.7

Penclawdd (one seat)

Penclawdd 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Thomas 819
Independent David Paul Tucker* 493
Conservative Carole Maureen Hyde 89
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 46.6 -3.0

Penderry (three seats)

Penderry 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Hennegan 1,216
Labour June Elizabeth Burtonshaw* 1,182
Labour Hazel Mary Morris* 1,092
Green James Anthony Young 470
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 22.2 -1.0

Penllergaer (one seat)

Penllergaer 20121
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Elizabeth Wendy Fitzgerald* 744
Labour Tom Hoyles 183
Conservative Lyndon Richard Jones 25
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 42.5 -3.1

Pennard (one seat)

Pennard 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Lynda James 442
Independent Peter Hugh Lanfear 215
Conservative Patrick Morgan 211
Labour Terry Scales 131
Plaid Cymru Arthur John Rogers 116
Liberal Democrat Andrew Crawford Thomas 35
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Turnout 52.3 -4.9

Penyrheol (two seats)

Penyrheol 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David William Cole 1,036
Labour Jan Curtice 904
Plaid Cymru Jim Dunckley 346
Plaid Cymru Hannah Lowe 248
Independent Victor Bruno 200
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 34.2

Pontarddulais (two seats)

Pontarddulais 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Downing 837
Labour Jane Harris 657
Independent Byron Calvin Lewis 495
Independent Don Richards 452
Independent Valerie Anne Hedges 437
Independent Dai Beynon 346
Independent David Thomas Howells* 227
Conservative Garath Williams 124
Conservative Glen Brian Routledge 92
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 39.0 -8.2

Sketty (five seats)

Sketty 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rosina June Stanton* 1,860
Liberal Democrat Arthur Michael Day* 1,624
Liberal Democrat Cheryl Lynne Philpott* 1,573
Liberal Democrat Thomas Huw Rees* 1,433
Liberal Democrat Paul Michael Meara* 1,293
Labour Paul Elliott 1,286
Labour Carolyn Brown 1,272
Labour Ian James 1,253
Labour Paula Pritchard 1,172
Labour Ashaa Rasul Iftikhar 1,082
Conservative Anthony Trevor Lloyd 1,014
Conservative Steve Jenkins 866
Conservative Craig James Robert Lawton 848
Conservative Daniel Stephen Boucher 771
Conservative Dayne Ryan Powell 665
Independent Ian Anthony McCloy 600
Plaid Cymru Carl Harris 529
Plaid Cymru Thomas Caldas 450
Plaid Cymru Shan Couch 412
Plaid Cymru Jon Howes 411
TUSC Rob Williams 195
TUSC Ronnie Job 147
Turnout 38.0 -5.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

St Thomas (two seats)

St Thomas 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joe Hale 1,116
Labour Clive Lloyd 968
Independent David Alan Robinson* 554
Independent Terry Porter 301
Conservative Ruth Lloyd 73
Conservative Owain James Thomas 64
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 29.9 -8.5

Townhill (three seats)

Townhill 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nicholas Stuart Bradley* 1,116
Labour Lesley Virginia Walton 1,110
Labour David Henry Hopkins* 1,093
Independent Samantha Jayne Davies 225
Liberal Democrat Douglas Hunt 191
Liberal Democrat Christopher McColgan 173
Liberal Democrat Samuel Rees 144
Conservative Myles Langstone 72
Conservative David Helliwell 67
Conservative Amir Akhtar 54
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 25.7 -1.3

Uplands (four seats)

Uplands 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nick Davies 1,302
Labour John Bayliss 1,207
Labour Neil Ronconi-Woollard 1,161
Labour Pearleen Sangha 1,099
Liberal Democrat Peter Nicholas May* 1,089
Liberal Democrat Stuart James Rice* 975
Liberal Democrat Janet Mary Thomas* 812
Liberal Democrat Jayne Woodman* 782
Green Keith Malcolm Ross 614
Green Andrew Russell Lumley Smith 465
Conservative Millie Elizabeth Balkan 319
Conservative Christian Peter Bickerstaff 313
Conservative Thomas Giffard 306
Conservative Sarah Anne Bickerstaff 301
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Turnout 26.8 -3.0

Upper Loughor (one seat)

Upper Loughor 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Vaughan Beverley Smith 488
Liberal Democrat John Sebastian Carpenter 162
Plaid Cymru Rob Lowe 124
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Turnout 35.8 -6.9

West Cross (two seats)

West Cross 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Clive Child* 1,276
Labour Desmond Wilfred William Thomas* 1,249
Conservative Lynne Davies 723
Conservative Rebecca Taylor 608
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 38.9

By-Elections 2012-2017

Llansamlet by-election 2013

A by-election was held in Llansamlet on 4 July 2013 following the death of Labour councilor Dennis James. A former Labour MP held the seat. [2]

Llansamlet 2014 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Clay 1,368 75.0
Conservative James Hatton 236 12.9
Liberal Democrat Samuel Rees 113 6.2
National Front Claire Thomas 108 5.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Uplands by-election 2014

A by-election was held in Uplands ward on 20 November 2014 following the resignation of Labour councillor Pearleen Sangha. A former Liberal Democrat councilor won the seat as an Independent. [3]

Uplands by-election 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Peter May 671 32.8
Labour Fran Griffiths 533 26.1
Liberal Democrat Janet Thomas 215 10.5
Green Ashley Wakeling 179 8.8
Independent Pat Dwan 158 7.7
Conservative Josh Allard 154 7.5
Plaid Cymru Rhydian Fitter 104 5.1
TUSC Ronnie Job 31 1.5
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "City and County Elections 2012". City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Elections" . Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Elections" . Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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