Blaenau Gwent council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 16 wards · 42 seats contested

Most seats
28
Independent
Seats contested
42
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 28 — 23,384 52.7% —
Labour Party 13 — 19,334 43.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1 — 1,188 2.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 — 379 0.9% —
Green Party 0 — 68 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 42
Independent 44
Labour Party 42
Conservative and Unionist Party 3
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3
Green Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 42 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Abertillery 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Nigel John Daniels Elected 914 79.5% —
Independent Julie Holt Elected 755 65.7% —
Independent Martin John Cook Elected 754 65.6% —
Labour Party Keith Gerald Chaplin 400 34.8% —
Labour Party Ross Thomas Leadbeater 364 31.7% —
Labour Party Ron Boden 263 22.9% —
Majority354
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,150

Badminton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Clive Meredith Elected 534 56.3% —
Independent Greg Paulsen Elected 300 31.6% —
Labour Party Brian John Scully 278 29.3% —
Labour Party John Thomas Rogers 221 23.3% —
Independent Garry Evans 215 22.7% —
Independent Bernard Price 158 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracey West 121 12.8% —
Green Party Matthew Edward Barney 68 7.2% —
Majority22
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)948

Beaufort 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Godfrey Rhys Thomas Elected 667 62.7% —
Independent Stewart Healy Elected 463 43.6% —
Labour Party Roy Lynch 428 40.3% —
Labour Party David William White 330 31.0% —
Independent Sean Watts 238 22.4% —
Majority35
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,063

Blaina 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Garth Perry Collier Elected 798 76.0% —
Independent John Patrick Morgan Elected 518 49.3% —
Labour Party Lisa Catherine Winnett Elected 413 39.3% —
Independent Des Hillman 395 37.6% —
Labour Party Thomas John Watkins 384 36.6% —
Labour Party Bob Pagett 353 33.6% —
Independent Howard Clarke 288 27.4% —
Majority18
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,050

Brynmawr 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Wayne Kevin Hodgins Elected 1,433 98.1% —
Independent Lyn Elias Elected 575 39.4% —
Independent Richard John Hill Elected 487 33.3% —
Labour Party Barrie Morgan Sutton 428 29.3% —
Labour Party Jules Gardner 421 28.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Mark Cyril Holborn 308 21.1% —
Labour Party Sally-Anne Megan Morgan 307 21.0% —
Independent Grant Hughes 264 18.1% —
Independent Nigel Daragh Boyd 160 11.0% —
Majority59
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,461

Cwm 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Derrick Bevan Elected 609 56.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gareth Leslie Davies Elected 588 54.9% —
Independent Keith Edwin Barnes 489 45.7% —
Labour Party Keren Bender 456 42.6% —
Majority99
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,071

Cwmtillery 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Malcolm Day Elected 771 61.8% —
Independent Joanna Wilkins Elected 729 58.4% —
Labour Party Tim Sharrem Elected 705 56.5% —
Independent Antony Michael Partridge 671 53.8% —
Labour Party Delwyn Davies 477 38.2% —
Labour Party Christine Anne Tidey 391 31.3% —
Majority34
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,248

Ebbw Vale North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dai Davies Elected 865 78.6% —
Independent Bob Summers Elected 682 61.9% —
Independent Phil Edwards Elected 668 60.7% —
Labour Party Carl Derek Bainton 476 43.2% —
Labour Party Sarah Ann Lewis 350 31.8% —
Labour Party Dawn Wilcox 262 23.8% —
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,101

Ebbw Vale South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jonathan David Millard Elected 619 63.8% —
Independent Keith Clark Pritchard Elected 549 56.6% —
Labour Party Mostyn James Lewis 420 43.3% —
Labour Party Brian Keith Clements 352 36.3% —
Majority129
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)970

Georgetown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Morgan Elected 735 83.1% —
Labour Party Keith Hayden Elected 628 71.0% —
Independent Brian Andrew Jones 405 45.8% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)884

Llanhilleth 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Norman Lee Parsons Elected 620 53.1% —
Independent Joanne Collins Elected 564 48.3% —
Labour Party Hedley McCarthy Elected 482 41.3% —
Labour Party Helen Cunningham 471 40.3% —
Labour Party Jim McIlwee 444 38.0% —
Independent Mike Bartlett 345 29.5% —
Independent Bill Adams 248 21.2% —
Independent Ivor Jeffrey Beynon 195 16.7% —
Independent Neil Richard Lawrence 135 11.6% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,168

Nantyglo 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Edward Mason Elected 627 72.5% —
Independent Keri Rowson Elected 611 70.6% —
Labour Party Peter John Baldwin Elected 590 68.2% —
Labour Party Malcolm Benjamin Dally 443 51.2% —
Labour Party George William Alexander Petrie 324 37.5% —
Majority147
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)865

Rassau 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Hendry Wilkshire Elected 523 51.7% —
Independent Gareth Alban Davies Elected 489 48.3% —
Labour Party Lee Anthony Moses 383 37.8% —
Independent Matthew Thomas Phillips 371 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Leon Donald Victor Brake 162 16.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stacey Hale 96 9.5% —
Majority106
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,012

Sirhowy 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Brian Thomas Elected 797 66.4% —
Labour Party Tommy Smith Elected 766 63.8% —
Labour Party Malcolm Cross Elected 746 62.2% —
Labour Party Diane Rowberry 745 62.1% —
Independent Tony Gregory 546 45.5% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,200

Six Bells 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Denzil Hancock Elected 403 56.1% —
Independent Mark Holland Elected 328 45.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Steve Bard 292 40.7% —
Labour Party John Tiley 274 38.2% —
Labour Party Peter Alexander Gordon Adamson 140 19.5% —
Majority36
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)718

Tredegar Central and West 4 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mandy Moore Elected 741 90.0% —
Labour Party Steve Thomas Elected 696 84.6% —
Labour Party Bernard George Willis Elected 635 77.2% —
Labour Party Haydn Leslie Trollope Elected 620 75.3% —
Labour Party Anita Mary Hobbs 601 73.0% —
Majority19
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)823

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