2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

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The 2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012 and the next full election took place in 2022.

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Election result

Seventy four council seats across fifty two electoral wards were up for election. [1] Labour remained in control of the council, though lost thirteen seats overall, while Plaid Cymru doubled their numbers to eighteen. [2] Labour council leader Andrew Morgan described the result as "a reasonably good outcome considering the circumstances we have been facing", while Plaid Cymru group leader Pauline Jarman said she was "slightly disappointed". [3] A "shock" result was the election of a councillor from new party, The Cynon Valley Party, to the Penrhiwceiber ward. [3]

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Election 2017 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 46[a]-1362.246.046,266[a]-8.6
  Plaid Cymru 18+924.328.628,788+0.7
  Independent 405.48.38,335-1.0
  Conservative 4+35.49.39,364+6.7
  Cynon Valley 1+11.44.84,855New
  Liberal Democrats 101.41.31,344-2.3
  UKIP 000.00.6647+0.3
  Green 000.00.1134-0.6
  TUSC 000.00.163-0.4
  Socialist Labour 000.0N/A0-0.5

[a]- includes one councillor and 888 votes for the Labour and Co-operative parties

Ward results

Aberaman North (2 seats)

Aberaman North 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda De Vet* 671
Labour Sheryl Evans 646
Cynon Valley Andrew Chainey512
Plaid Cymru Laura Owen357
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberaman South (2 seats)

Aberaman South 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Williams* 759
Labour Anita Calvert* 727
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams315
Cynon Valley Steven David Hughes300
Plaid Cymru Diane Summerhays246
UKIP Lea Dempsey118
UKIP Craig Resoli80
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Abercynon (2 seats)

Abercynon 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rhys Lewis* 850
Labour Elaine George 775
Cynon Valley Phil Williams295
Plaid Cymru Clayton Francis Jones178
Conservative Christine Ceaton159
UKIP Ian Andrew McLean143
Green John Matthews134
UKIP Paul Simon Browne98
Conservative Thomas Pinder84
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare East (2 seats)

Aberdare East 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Bradwick* 1,158
Labour Mike Forey* 917
Cynon Valley Ray Dally627
Cynon Valley Graham Marsh586
Plaid Cymru David Alun Walters363
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Aberdare West / Llwydcoed (3 seats)

Aberdare West 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Crimmings* 1,300
Labour Gareth Jones 981
Labour Sharon Rees* 957
Cynon Valley Andrew Thomas819
Plaid Cymru John Daniel738
Plaid Cymru Liz Walters692
Plaid Cymru Spencer Jones634
Conservative Steve Williams628
Conservative Sian Heart483
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beddau (1 seat)

Beddau 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Yeo* 516
Conservative Sam Trask409
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Brynna (1 seat)

Brynna 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Kenneth Turner 686
Plaid Cymru David John Evans654
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Church Village (1 seat)

Church Village 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Stacey* 722
Conservative Nick Tizard-Lee468
Plaid Cymru Ioan Rhys Bellin312
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cilfynydd (1 seat)

Cilfynydd 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Belzak 392
Labour Barrie Morgan*293
Independent Stephen Powell65
Plaid Cymru Jason Mark Johnson57
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cwm Clydach (1 seat)

Cwm Clydach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Alan Norris* 358
Plaid Cymru Heidi Whitter243
Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts109
UKIP Edwin John Allen45
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cwmbach (1 seat)

Cwmbach 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Alan Elliot* 564
Cynon Valley Gordon Brian Sullivan403
Plaid Cymru Ann Jenkins389
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Cymmer (2 seats)

Cymmer 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Caple 879
Labour Margaret Tegg* 725
Plaid Cymru Nicole Griffiths512
Plaid Cymru Mark Stevenson379
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ferndale (2 seats)

Ferndale 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Morgans 817
Independent Phil Howe* 583
Plaid Cymru Andrea Jean Jones513
Labour Annette Davies*498
Plaid Cymru Anna Jones497
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Gilfach Goch (1 seat)

Gilfach Goch 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aurfron Roberts* 711
Conservative Emyr Wilkinson82
Liberal Democrats Gerald Leslie Francis69
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Glyncoch (1 seat)

Glyncoch 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doug Williams* 340
Plaid Cymru Amanda Jane Ellis169
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Graig (1 seat)

Graig 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Brencher 319
Independent Bob Fox244
Plaid Cymru Richard Lindsay Martin66
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jane Jones31
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Hawthorn (1 seat)

Hawthorn 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Fidler Jones 654
Independent Cathy Lisles421
Conservative Donald Rees87
Plaid Cymru Bob Humphreys81
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Hirwaun (1 seat)

Hirwaun 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Karen Morgan 723
Labour Richard Jones347
UKIP Andrew Abraham128
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanharan (1 seat)

Llanharan 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraint Edward Hopkins* 608
Plaid Cymru Kathryn Elizabeth Germain280
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Llanharry (1 seat)

Llanharry 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wayne Owen 914
Labour Barry Stephens*452
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llantrisant Town (1 seat)

Llantrisant Town 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynne Holmes* 625
Conservative Adam Robinson526
Plaid Cymru Gwen Eluned262
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Llantwit Fardre (2 seats)

Llantwit Fardre 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joel James* 1,311
Conservative Mike Diamond 1,022
Labour Jacqui Bunnage*421
Labour Bern Channon330
Independent Jools Jones249
Plaid Cymru Steven Thomas Owen223
Plaid Cymru Gwion Eirian Rea221
Independent Jonathan Bishop100
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Llwyn-y-pia (1 seat)

Llwyn-y-pia 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Lewis 261
Independent Jeffrey Gregory221
Plaid Cymru Geoff Glyndwr Rees181
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Maerdy (1 seats)

Maerdy 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Harries 576
Plaid Cymru Hayley Harries337
UKIP Janet Kenrick35
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mountain Ash East (1 seat)

Mountain Ash East 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman* 488
Cynon Valley Steve Carter263
Labour Jackie Fox240
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Mountain Ash West (2 seats)

Mountain Ash West 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Morgan* 781
Labour Wendy Treeby 589
Cynon Valley Kelvyn Bevan299
Plaid Cymru Nicola Benney276
Plaid Cymru Danny Allen251
TUSC Mia Hollsing63
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Penrhiwceiber (2 seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Fox* 792
Cynon Valley Gavin Williams 751
Labour Jane Ward*648
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Benney371
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Cynon Valley gain from Labour Swing

Pentre (2 seats)

Pentre 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Shelley Rebecca Rees-Owen* 1,150
Plaid Cymru Maureen Owen Weaver* 963
Labour Ian David Jenkins744
Labour Buffy Williams 690
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Pen-Y-Graig (2 seats)

Pen-Y-Graig 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Joshua Rhys Davies 555
Plaid Cymru John Lewis Cullwick 549
Labour Ken Privett*474
Labour Christina Sian Slade367
Independent Shawn Anthony Stevens214
Independent Philip Jones144
Independent Anita Lewis133
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Pen-Y-Waun (1 seat)

Pen-Y-Waun 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Boggis* 269
Plaid Cymru Paul James212
Independent Ted Edwards178
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Pont-Y-Clun (2 seats)

Pont-Y-Clun 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kate Libby Jones 1,413
Labour Margaret Griffiths* 1,236
Labour Paul Griffiths*1226
Plaid Cymru Carole Ann Willis733
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pontypridd Town (1 seat)

Pontypridd Town 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Heledd Fychan 505
Labour Steve Carter*324
Conservative Cheryl Angela Lavington145
Liberal Democrats David Richard Payne87
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Porth (2 seats)

Porth 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams 899
Plaid Cymru Alun Cox 851
Labour Margaret Davies*656
Labour Graham Smith*574
Conservative Ken Williams216
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Rhigos (1 seat)

Rhigos 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Thomas 442
Plaid Cymru Ashley James Wakeling125
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Rhondda (2 seats)

Rhondda 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Leyshon 558
Labour Rob Smith 554
Plaid Cymru Geraint Huw DAY333
Plaid Cymru Daniel Fraser Thomas266
Liberal Democrats Steve Alan Duggan221
Conservative Brian James193
Conservative Gareth Fairclough164
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (1 seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Webber 627
Conservative Rachhpal Randhawa128
Plaid Cymru Chad Anthony Rickard124
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Taffs Well (1 seat)

Taffs Well 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Bonetto 593
Plaid Cymru Christopher Edwards362
Conservative Sep Bristo240
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Talbot Green (1 seat)

Talbot Green 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Mark Powell 361
Independent Paul Baccara323
Conservative Paul Thomas128
Plaid Cymru David Rhys Roberts75
Turnout
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Ton-Teg (2 seats)

Ton-Teg 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lyndon Walker 1,030
Conservative Lewis Hooper 611
Independent Clive Johnson527
Labour Ray Butler415
Labour Jean Hutchinson394
Plaid Cymru Tony Hallett226
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Tonypandy (1 seat)

Tonypandy 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Wyn Hughes 420
Plaid Cymru Wendy Allsop301
Independent Philip Stephen Rowlands224
Independent David Roberts150
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Tonyrefail East (2 seats)

Tonyrefail East 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dan Owen-Jones 818
Plaid Cymru Danny Grehan 755
Independent Paul Wasley596
Labour Eudine Hanagan572
Conservative Sheila Khalil104
Conservative Victor Lloyd-Nesling82
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Tonyrefail West (1 seat)

Tonyrefail West 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexandra Davies-Jones 759
Plaid Cymru Gregory Morgan Powell368
Conservative Andrew Williams-Jones188
Independent Karen Webb148
Independent Stephen John Clee99
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Trallwng (1 seat)

Trallwng 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 719 60.8
Labour Allen William Bevan36931.2
Conservative Philip Sullivan937.8
Turnout 1,181
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trealaw (1 seat)

Trealaw 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joy Rosser 657
Plaid Cymru Barbara Evans445
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Treforest (1 seat)

Treforest 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Powderhill 413
Plaid Cymru Danny White86
Conservative Ann-Marie Mason75
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Treherbert (2 seats)

Treherbert 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Will Jones 1,212
Plaid Cymru Geraint Rhys Davies 1,192
Labour Scott Emanuel890
Labour Anne Louise Morris683
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Treorchy (3 seats)

Treorchy 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Alison Chapman 1,399
Plaid Cymru Sera Evans-Fear 1,365
Plaid Cymru Emyr John Webster 1,286
Independent Bob Harris1,012
Labour Margaret Evans726
Labour Gwilym Lewis653
Labour David Morris638
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Tylorstown (2 seats)

Tylorstown 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Bevan 856
Labour Mark Adams 703
Plaid Cymru Christine Betteney244
Plaid Cymru Lee Cole174
Independent Stephen Wilshire433
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tyn-Y-Nant (1 seat)

Tyn-Y-Nant 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clayton Willis 557
Conservative Craig Ford215
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ynyshir (1 seat)

Ynyshir 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryan EVANS414
Plaid Cymru Darren MACEY692
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Ynysybwl (1 seat)

Ynysybwl 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Daniel Anthony BAISH510
Conservative Rhys LEWIS110
Labour Sue PICKERING719
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Ystrad (2 seats)

Ystrad 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Larraine JONES945
Labour Dilys JOUVENAT650
Plaid Cymru Elyn STEPHENS667
Labour Malcolm John WATTS660
Turnout
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

By-elections between 2017 and 2022

Rhondda (2019)

A by-election took place on 4 July 2019 after the death of Labour councillor, Robert Smith. The turnout was 28%. [6]

Rhondda 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Eleri Griffiths 404
Labour Loretta Tomkinson266
Conservative Alexander Davies145
Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts127
Communist Adrian Dumphy18

Ynyshir (2019)

A by-election took place on 5 December 2019 after Plaid Cymru councillor, Darren Macey, resigned his seat because of a conflict of interest with his new job for RCT Sporting Heroes. The seat was won by Labour. [7]

Ynyshir 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Edwards 407
Plaid Cymru Adrian Parry331

Llantwit Fardre (2021)

A by-election took place on 6 May 2021 after a Conservative councillor, Mike Diamond, resigned his seat for personal reasons. [8]

Llantwit Fardre 2021 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam Trask 1,011
Labour Graham Colk656
Plaid Cymru Ioan Bellin464
Independent James Huw Williams162
Independent Nick Tizzard-Lee80
Liberal Democrats David Payne73

Penrhiwceiber (2021)

A by-election took place on 6 May 2021 to fill a vacancy after Cynon Valley Party councillor, Gavin Williams, was removed from his position after being absent from council meetings for more than six months. Williams stood as an Independent at the by-election. [10]

Penrhiwceiber 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ross Williams 954
Independent Gavin Williams*384
Plaid Cymru Daniel Allen194

Tyn-y-nant (2021)

A by-election took place on 22 July 2021 following the death of long-standing Labour councillor, Clayton Willis. [11]

Tyn-y-nant 2021 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Barton 411
Conservative Rob Green62
Plaid Cymru Ioan Bellin35

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