2017 City and County of Swansea Council election

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An election to City and County of Swansea Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. Labour maintained control of the authority. [1]

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The next full council elections took place in May 2022.

Summary of results

City and County of Swansea Council election result 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4823-1
  Liberal Democrats 705-5
  Independent 721+1
  Conservative 840+4
  Plaid Cymru 0
  Green 00
 Uplands220+2
  TUSC 00
 People's Representative001-1

Ward results

The following results were announced following the elections. 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.

Bishopston (one seat)

Bishopston 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lyndon Jones 620
Independent Keith Marsh*440
Labour Adam Gilbert397
Green Karen Laurence63
Majority
Turnout 56.8+16.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Independent Keith Marsh lost the seat he had held for eighteen years.

Bonymaen (two seats)

Bonymaen 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Evans* 1,050
Labour Paul Lloyd* 1,010
Plaid Cymru Geraint Couch249
Conservative Elaine Hughes227
Conservative Wendy Olsen210
Turnout 28.9-3.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Castle (four seats)

Castle 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sybil Crouch* 1,820
Labour Erika Kirchner* 1,772
Labour Fiona Gordon* 1,763
Labour David Phillips* 1,716
Conservative Paul Morris568
Conservative Sonya Morris534
Conservative Mohammad Amin Doha425
Conservative Akshit Sanjiv Khanna411
Plaid Cymru Shan Couch349
Plaid Cymru Damian Martin254
UKIP Stan Robinson247
Liberal Democrats Charlene Anika237
Liberal Democrats Owen Roberts235
Green David Smith220
Plaid Cymru Harri Roberts210
Liberal Democrats Thomas Davies203
Plaid Cymru David Richards191
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Williams191
TUSC Alec Thraves112
TUSC Claire Job97
TUSC Colin John89
Turnout 29.8+0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clydach (two seats)

Clydach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gordon Walker* 1,211
Labour Paulette Smith* 1,134
Labour Julie Davies825
Plaid Cymru Elgan Davies-Jones387
Conservative David Rowlands-Lean311
Conservative Roda Ali230
Turnout 28.4-8.0
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cockett (four seats)

Cockett 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Durke 1,839
Labour Wendy Lewis 1,792
Labour Oliver James 1,714
Labour Elliott King 1,528
Conservative Keith Hedges791
Conservative Deidre Lomer-Hedges721
Conservative Jack Powell674
Conservative Jack Huang622
Liberal Democrats Nicola Holley510
Plaid Cymru Patricia Sanderson494
Plaid Cymru Adrian Rees476
Plaid Cymru David Lewis417
Liberal Democrats Jon Coffey349
Liberal Democrats James Kelleher328
Liberal Democrats William Morgan279
Turnout 32.7-0.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cwmbwrla (three seats)

Cwmbwrla 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Black* 1,430
Liberal Democrats Christopher Holley* 1,239
Liberal Democrats Lewis Thomas* 1,199
Labour Ann Cook674
Labour Isobel Norris626
Labour Andrew Crowley583
Conservative Robert Dowdle147
Conservative Mark Lloyd134
Conservative Henri Davies98
Turnout 38.2+3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Dunvant (two seats)

Dunvant 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Gibbard 694
Labour Jennifer Raynor* 680
Conservative Matthew Gates436
Conservative Andrew Silvertsen403
Liberal Democrats Hugh Tregoning313
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Tregoning220
Turnout 42.0+3.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fairwood (one seat)

Fairwood 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paxton Hood‐Williams* 819
Labour Steve Hopkins274
Green Abi Cherry-Hamer95
Turnout 52.8+3.1
Conservative hold Swing

Gorseinon (one seat)

Gorseinon 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelly Roberts 501
Plaid Cymru Darren Thomas241
Conservative Rebecca Walters209
Independent Stuart Hemsley-Rice141
Turnout 33.4+0.7
Labour hold Swing

Gower (one seat)

Gower 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Lewis* 864
Labour Thomas Dunn359
Conservative Thomas Jones278
Turnout 51.9+4.4
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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

Gowerton (one seat)

Gowerton 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Jones* 818
Labour Nicola Matthews637
Conservative Christopher Elvins268
Turnout 28.8-8.2
Independent hold Swing

Killay North (one seat)

Killay North 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Jones* 371
Labour Angela James184
Conservative Denise Howard157
Plaid Cymru Rhydian Fitter87
Turnout 40.5+16.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Killay South (one seat)

Killay South 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Jones* 327
Conservative Martin Quaile305
Labour Greg James272
Turnout 49.1+5.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsbridge (one seat)

Kingsbridge 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Evans* 722
Conservative Stephen Phillips484
Independent Aimee Hemsley-Rice256
Turnout 28.1-8.2
Labour hold Swing

Landore (two seats)

Landore 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beverley Hopkins* 1,054
Labour Michael White* 1,015
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas225
Conservative David Thomas208
UKIP Mozid Abdul117
Turnout 28.5-6.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llangyfelach (one seat)

Llangyfelach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Sullivan* 564
Labour Wayne Morgan509
Conservative Paul Doughton424
Turnout 38.7+8.8
Independent hold Swing

Llansamlet (four seats)

Llangyfelach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryland Doyle* 1,899
Labour Penelope Matthews* 1,882
Labour Alyson Pugh 1,765
Labour Mo Sykes 1,414
Independent Tony Paget852
Conservative William Davies777
Conservative Stephanie Whitehead610
Conservative George Field592
Liberal Democrats Helen Thomas551
Conservative Jake Wrightson510
UKIP Linda Farrell464
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 31.0+0.7

Lower Loughor (one seat)

Lower Loughor 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Richards* 602
Conservative Raymond Hinds107
Turnout 40.6+7.6
Labour hold Swing

Mawr (one seat)

Mawr 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brigette Rowlands 265
Plaid Cymru Linda Frame193
Labour John Bidwell167
Independent Geraint Turner115
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Turnout 52.9+8.1

Mayals (one seat)

Mayals 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd* 627
Independent Helen Mitchell271
Labour Joanne Fitton207
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 52.3+6.2

Morriston (five seats)

Morriston 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Stewart* 2,434
Labour Ceri Evans 2,396
Labour Robert Francis-Davies* 2,111
Labour Andrea Lewis* 2,051
Labour Yvonne Jardine 2,025
Conservative Daniel Boucher1,509
Conservative Robert James1,200
Conservative Matthew Lloyd1,117
Plaid Cymru Steffan Phillips1,076
Conservative Jayne Isaac870
Conservative Thabo Khumalo851
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 34.4+4.4

Mynyddbach (three seats)

Mynyddbach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Lewis 1,605
Labour Samuel Pritchard 1,275
Labour Gloria Tanner* 1,190
Conservative Thomas Morgan625
Conservative Marina Howells565
Conservative Thomas Howells549
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 33.5-1.4

Newton (one seat)

Newton 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Thomas 861
Labour Rob Marshall540
Independent Tracey Duffy114
Green Raymond Laurence43
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 56.8+10.9

Oystermouth (one seat)

The previous Conservative candidate stood as an Independents@Swansea candidate.

Oystermouth 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Myles Langstone 645
Labour Stephen Williams526
Independent Anthony Colburn*213
Independent Dorian Davies123
Independent Paul Whittaker91
Green Anna Pigott75
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 51.6+4.4

Penclawdd (one seat)

Penclawdd 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Thomas* 712
Conservative Gordon Howells440
Plaid Cymru John Davies130
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 44.1-2.5

Penderry (three seats)

Penderry 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Burtonshaw* 1,101
Labour Terry Hennegan* 1,100
Labour Hazel Morris* 1,084
Conservative Peter Trotman336
Green James Young319
Conservative Paul Hambly314
Conservative Taryn Trotman279
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 21.7--0.5

Penllergaer (one seat)

Penllergaer 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Fitzgerald* 1,035
Labour Michelle Morgan143
Conservative Roberta Jones36
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 47.7+5.2

Pennard (one seat)

Penllergaer 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lynda James* 564
Conservative Fred Cunliffe408
Labour Susan Rodaway323
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 59.0+6.7

Penyrheol (two seats)

Penyrheol 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Curtice* 1,013
Labour Andrew Stevens 967
Plaid Cymru Jim Dunckley455
Conservative Laura Gilbert440
Conservative Elizabeth Trotman346
Plaid Cymru Patrick Powell166
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 39.9+5.7

Pontarddulais (two seats)

Pontarddulais 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Griffiths 832
Labour Philip Downing* 801
Labour Jane Harris*667
Independent Byron Lewis634
Conservative Irene Wilkins344
Conservative Mohammad Samer Saad262
UKIP Ken Haynes154
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 25.6-13.4

Sketty (five seats)

Sketty 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Jones 1,645
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Philpott* 1,599
Liberal Democrats Michael Day* 1,593
Conservative Stephen Gallagher 1,531
Conservative David Helliwell 1,450
Conservative Rebecca Singh1,360
Labour Geraint Owens1,354
Conservative Mark Ritchie1,331
Liberal Democrats Thomas Rees*1,310
Labour Ben Jenkins1,300
Labour Greg Kaminaris1,265
Conservative Matthew Smith1,218
Liberal Democrats Phil Hall1,216
Labour Maciej Krzymieniecki1,161
Liberal Democrats James McGettrick905
Plaid Cymru Sian Thomas618
Independent Matthew Jones593
Independent Paula Pritchard469
Turnout 44.6+6.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Thomas (two seats)

St Thomas 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Hale* 1,285
Labour Clive Lloyd* 1,235
Conservative Elizabeth Thomas253
Conservative Owain Thomas212
UKIP Clifford Johnson151
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 30.3+0.4

Townhill (three seats)

Townhill 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cyril Anderson 1,090
Labour David Hopkins* 1,044
Labour Lesley Walton* 1,009
Conservative Ross Lock261
UKIP Gary North243
Conservative Marguerite Tcheko233
TUSC Owen Herbert155
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 26.4+0.7

Uplands (four seats)

Uplands 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Uplands Peter May* 1,705
Labour Nick Davies* 1,247
Uplands Irene Mann 1,216
Labour Mary Sherwood 1,171
Uplands Rhys Morgan1,137
Labour Uzo Iwobi 1,132
Labour Jamie White1,104
Uplands Ewan May1,023
Green Gareth Tucker391
Liberal Democrats Jayne Woodman386
Liberal Democrats Janet Thomas379
Women's Equality Sally Smith333
Liberal Democrats Mike O'Carroll316
Conservative Lewys Phillips280
Conservative John Evans268
Conservative Adam Ganczakowski262
Conservative Jack Simcock259
Uplands gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Uplands gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 37.8+11.0

Upper Loughor (one seat)

Upper Loughor 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Smith* 638
Conservative Barbara Jones235
TUSC Mark Evans30
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 42.5+6.7

West Cross (two seats)

West Cross 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Child* 1,178
Labour Desmond Thomas* 1,085
Conservative Kate Smith1,054
Conservative Matthew Gilbert1,035
Green Christopher Evans192
UKIP Colin Beckett138
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 32.6-6.3

*= sitting councillor in this ward prior to election

By-elections

Castle

Castle: 6 May 2021 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Lawson 1,637 44.0 -7.2
Liberal Democrats San Bennett69418.7+12.0
Conservative Jacob Derluk42411.4-4.6
Plaid Cymru Harri Roberts42311.4+1.6
Green Jon Pitans1855.0-1.2
UKIP Stan Robinson1203.2-3.8
Independent Mike Harcourt1052.8N/A
Independent Heather Burdett732.0N/A
TUSC Gareth Bromhall581.6-1.6
Majority94325.3
Turnout 3,719
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.6

Llansamlet

Llansamlet: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Jones 2,492 60.0 +18.2
Plaid Cymru Ioan Gruffydd88721.3N/A
Green Rhiannon Wall42610.3N/A
Liberal Democrats David Jones3518.4-3.7
Majority1,60538.7
Turnout 4,156
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.6

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  2. "Castle Ward - Swansea". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 29 May 2022.