Bridgend council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 39 wards · 54 seats contested

Most seats
26
Labour Party
Seats contested
54
across 39 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 26 — 25,597 38.6% —
Independent 13 — 19,424 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 11 — 15,224 22.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 — 3,683 5.5% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 1,967 3.0% —
Green Party 0 — 385 0.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 63 0.1% —
National Front 0 — 21 0.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 54
Labour Party 54
Independent 53
Conservative and Unionist Party 36
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 18
Liberal Democrats 6
Green Party 4
National Front 1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 54 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.

Aberkenfig

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales James Radcliffe Elected 277 39.5% —
Labour Party Daryl Gordon 266 37.9% —
Independent Lee Spencer Robson 158 22.5% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast701

Bettws

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martyn Jones Elected 424 78.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Glenda Marie Davies 63 11.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christian Wallis 53 9.8% —
Majority361
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast540

Blackmill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hywel Miles Williams Elected 383 55.6% —
Independent Andrew James McKay 306 44.4% —
Majority77
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast689

Blaengarw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sorrel Kate Dendy Elected 270 52.2% —
Labour Party Gareth Andrews 247 47.8% —
Majority23
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast517

Brackla 4 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kay Louise Rowlands Elected 1,106 42.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Giffard Elected 1,084 41.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aniel Pucella Elected 1,067 41.0% —
Labour Party John Charles Spanswick Elected 1,065 41.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tyler Walsh 1,028 39.5% —
Labour Party Hailey Janet Townsend 952 36.6% —
Labour Party Craig Jones 950 36.5% —
Labour Party Ciaron Desmond John Jackson 928 35.7% —
Independent Shaun Bastin 432 16.6% —
Independent Nathan Glyn Goldsworthy 413 15.9% —
Independent Marcelle Josephine Humphreys 400 15.4% —
Independent Stuart Charles 364 14.0% —
Independent Jeremy Mel Young 342 13.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Nick Thomas 269 10.3% —
Majority37
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,600

Bryncethin

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gary Thomas Elected 148 45.8% —
Independent Mark Richard John 115 35.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Nick Alderton 35 10.8% —
Independent Luke Francis Richards 25 7.7% —
Majority33
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast323

Bryncoch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janice Elizabeth Lewis Elected 278 50.7% —
Independent Beth Ellis 212 38.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sara Thomas 58 10.6% —
Majority66
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast548

Bryntirion, laleston and Merthyr Mawr 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Anne Green Elected 810 37.0% —
Labour Party Pamela Annette Davies Elected 719 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon Lewis 700 32.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Matthew Spiller 664 30.3% —
Labour Party Ian Griffiths 650 29.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Wayne Buffett Warlow 642 29.3% —
Green Party Kathy Lewis 194 8.9% —
Majority19
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,190

Caerau 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Davies Elected 829 60.1% —
Labour Party Gareth Howells Elected 753 54.6% —
Labour Party Phil White Elected 753 54.6% —
Independent Phil John 575 41.7% —
Independent Stephen Smith 573 41.5% —
Independent Jen Terry 339 24.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Kyle Duggan 319 23.1% —
Majority178
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,380

Cefn Cribwr

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Huw John David Elected 381 67.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Kevin George Burnell 120 21.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Betty Kettley 62 11.0% —
Majority261
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast563

Cefn Glas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jon-Paul Blundell Elected 212 38.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Evans 121 22.0% —
Independent Paul Warren 115 20.9% —
Independent Cleone Westwood 103 18.7% —
Majority91
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast551

Coity

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Amanda Jayne Williams Elected 297 36.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Noel Davies 203 24.8% —
Independent Ella Dodd 193 23.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Ramsey Jamil 124 15.2% —
Majority94
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast817

Cornelly 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jeff Tildesley Elected 907 48.5% —
Labour Party Richard Morgan Granville Elected 724 38.7% —
Independent Lopper Wilson 593 31.7% —
Labour Party Gemma Lorraine Hartnoll 535 28.6% —
Independent Dorian Morgan 454 24.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rosemary Deere 283 15.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Emment-Lewis 247 13.2% —
Majority131
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,872

Coychurch Lower

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Elaine Venables Elected 325 53.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Louise Barham 199 32.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Richard Jenkins 37 6.1% —
Labour Party Matthew Ryan Churchill 24 4.0% —
Liberal Democrats Briony Jane Davies 21 3.5% —
Majority126
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast606

Felindre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Bridie Sedgebeer Elected 408 48.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Butcher 338 40.5% —
Independent Simon Curwood 88 10.6% —
Majority70
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast834

Hendre 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julia Williams Elected 572 50.6% —
Labour Party John McCarthy Elected 516 45.7% —
Labour Party Richard Williams 514 45.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Wallis 483 42.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Viv Jenkins 174 15.4% —
Majority2
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,130

Litchard

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sadie Vidal Elected 406 42.1% —
Labour Party Cherie Jones 375 38.9% —
Independent Alan Wathan 184 19.1% —
Majority31
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast965

Llangeinor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Roz Stirman Elected 162 54.4% —
Labour Party Marlene Thomas 136 45.6% —
Majority26
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast298

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Charles Emrys Smith Elected 311 44.1% —
Liberal Democrats Tony Berrow 134 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Claire Lewis 124 17.6% —
Independent Eric Hughes 115 16.3% —
National Front Adam John Lloyd 21 3.0% —
Majority177
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast705

Llangynwyd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Malcolm James Elected 593 58.3% —
Labour Party Elaine Guscott 345 33.9% —
Green Party Tom Muller 79 7.8% —
Majority248
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,017

Maesteg East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Keith Edwards Elected 858 61.0% —
Independent Tom Beedle Elected 684 48.6% —
Labour Party Mal Reeves 544 38.7% —
Labour Party Rose Martin 473 33.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Illtyd John Ap Dafydd 255 18.1% —
Majority140
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,407

Maesteg West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ross Thomas Elected 1,167 65.3% —
Labour Party Richard John Collins Elected 742 41.5% —
Labour Party Ceri Lyn Reeves 497 27.8% —
Independent Dave Evans 472 26.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dai Berry 214 12.0% —
Independent Robert Vincent 202 11.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Paula Dawn Thomas 143 8.0% —
Independent Ian Jones 140 7.8% —
Majority245
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,788

Morfa 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stuart Baldwin Elected 466 39.1% —
Labour Party Nicole Ann Burnett Elected 458 38.4% —
Independent Pete Foley 406 34.1% —
Independent Steven Bletsoe 384 32.2% —
Independent Martin John Williams 215 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Overfield 197 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Alyson Butcher 184 15.4% —
Green Party John Anthony Evans 75 6.3% —
Majority52
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,192

Nant-y-Moel

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David George Owen Elected 506 61.6% —
Labour Party Sandy Blackburn 316 38.4% —
Majority190
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast822

Newcastle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carolyn Webster Elected 610 38.4% —
Labour Party David White Elected 590 37.2% —
Independent Tim Wood 581 36.6% —
Labour Party Neelo Farr 553 34.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Lawton 424 26.7% —
Independent David Alan Unwin 419 26.4% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,588

Newton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kenneth John Watts Elected 597 40.8% —
Independent Graham Walter 485 33.2% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pratt 224 15.3% —
Labour Party Will Hingley 156 10.7% —
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,462

Nottage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Norah Clarke Elected 843 62.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Charles Lee 316 23.5% —
Labour Party Paul Winstanley 185 13.8% —
Majority527
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,344

Ogmore Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dhanisha Patel Elected 496 53.4% —
Independent Louvain Michelle Lake 260 28.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Richard John Shakeshaft 173 18.6% —
Majority236
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast929

Oldcastle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyn Walters Elected 587 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Colin Voisey Elected 560 35.0% —
Independent Edith Mary Hughes 516 32.2% —
Labour Party Angela Morelli 470 29.4% —
Labour Party Gary Sassoon-Hales 394 24.6% —
Independent Freya Dorothy Bletsoe 376 23.5% —
Independent Rebecca Porter 297 18.6% —
Majority44
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,600

Pen-y-Fai

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Altaf Hussain Elected 367 42.8% —
Labour Party Heidi Bennett 320 37.3% —
Independent Meryl Catherine Wilkins 95 11.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sarah Parry 76 8.9% —
Majority47
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast858

Pendre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Young Elected 260 45.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Edger 115 20.2% —
Liberal Democrats Anita Davies 114 20.0% —
Independent Dean Carl Barrington 80 14.1% —
Majority145
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast569

Penprysg

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Williams Elected 612 57.2% —
Labour Party Alex Owen 372 34.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Leanne Lewis 85 8.0% —
Majority240
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,069

Pontycymmer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Roderick Michael Ian Shaw Elected 461 74.8% —
Independent Claire Louise Walters 155 25.2% —
Majority306
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast616

Porthcawl East Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Brian Jones Elected 512 54.1% —
Labour Party Raynor Lewis 247 26.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bobby Lewis 187 19.8% —
Majority265
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast946

Porthcawl West Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sean Aspey Elected 631 51.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alun Lewis Thomas 340 27.9% —
Labour Party Alana Davies 247 20.3% —
Majority291
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,218

Pyle 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Kearn Elected 1,006 71.9% —
Labour Party Jane Gebbie Elected 910 65.0% —
Labour Party Stephen George Smith Elected 801 57.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Barham 457 32.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Rhys Watkins 396 28.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Berkerolles Turberville Deere 320 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Lee 310 22.1% —
Majority344
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,400

Rest Bay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Clarke Elected 665 64.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Elizabeth Vaughan 253 24.6% —
Labour Party John Winkworth Bunker 72 7.0% —
Green Party Alex Harris 37 3.6% —
Majority412
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,027

Sarn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Robert Watkin Lewis Elected 325 55.6% —
Independent Sally Hyde 127 21.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Irina Scelkunova 70 12.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Nicola Claire Thomas 63 10.8% —
Majority198
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast585

Ynysawdre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Tim Thomas Elected 396 40.8% —
Labour Party Fadhel Abedalkarim 286 29.5% —
Independent Christopher Charles Lavis 161 16.6% —
Independent Haydn Edwin Morgan 127 13.1% —
Majority110
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast970

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