Rhondda Cynon Taf council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 46 wards · 75 seats contested

Most seats
59
Labour Party
Seats contested
75
across 46 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 59 — 60,109 58.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 8 — 23,962 23.2% —
Independent 6 — 9,386 9.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 2 — 7,885 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 657 0.6% —
Propel 0 — 345 0.3% —
Green Party 0 — 291 0.3% —
Gwlad 0 — 275 0.3% —
Britain First 0 — 191 0.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 145 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 75
Labour Party 75
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 34
Independent 23
Liberal Democrats 6
Green Party 3
Gwlad 3
Propel 3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Britain First 1

A party standing a full slate could field 75 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.

Aberaman 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Cook Elected 1,518 80.9% —
Labour Party Tina Williams Elected 1,472 78.5% —
Labour Party Sheryl Evans Elected 1,447 77.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Julie Ann Williams 870 46.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Clarke 320 17.1% —
Majority577
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,876

Abercynon 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rhys Lewis Elected 918 78.2% —
Labour Party Marcia Rees-Jones Elected 851 72.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Matt Skinner 234 19.9% —
Propel Vicky Jenkins 192 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Ford 154 13.1% —
Majority617
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,174

Aberdare East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Bradwick Elected 1,147 81.8% —
Labour Party Victoria Dunn Elected 1,000 71.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Geraint Benney 444 31.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Abraham 213 15.2% —
Majority556
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,402

Aberdare West and Llwydcoed 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ann Crimmings Elected 1,667 87.4% —
Labour Party Gareth Jones Elected 1,435 75.2% —
Labour Party Sharon Rees Elected 1,413 74.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Elaine Owen 690 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Davey Barton 519 27.2% —
Majority723
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,908

Beddau and Tyn-y-nant 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Ann Barton Elected 1,168 81.7% —
Labour Party Ricky Yeo Elected 900 62.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Rhys Gronow 277 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Thomas 257 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephanie Trask 257 18.0% —
Majority623
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,430

Brynna and Llanharan 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Evans Elected 1,105 62.8% —
Labour Party Geraint Hopkins Elected 1,011 57.5% —
Labour Party Janine Turner Elected 965 54.9% —
Labour Party Chris Parker 872 49.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Helen Jane Donnan 616 35.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Parmindra Pannu 297 16.9% —
Liberal Democrats Lee Thacker 219 12.5% —
Britain First Carl Burgess 191 10.9% —
Majority93
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,759

Church Village 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Stacey Elected 807 51.4% —
Labour Party Gaynor Lesley Warren Elected 720 45.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Emma Thompson 459 29.2% —
Independent Sally Gillard 413 26.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Ioan Bellin 396 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Schofield 345 22.0% —
Majority261
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,570

Cilfynydd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Hywel Gronow Elected 354 41.2% —
Labour Party Barrie Morgan 306 35.6% —
Independent Stephen Belzak 134 15.6% —
Independent Stephen Powell 65 7.6% —
Majority48
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast859

Cwm Clydach

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mark Alan Norris Elected 424 67.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Kyle Luckwell 201 32.2% —
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast625

Cwmbach 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeffrey Alan Elliott Elected 663 63.1% —
Labour Party Mustapha Maohoub Elected 513 48.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dot Jones 375 35.7% —
Independent Kevin Jeremy Waddingham 371 35.3% —
Green Party John Matthews 177 16.9% —
Majority138
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,050

Cymer 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gareth Caple Elected 995 78.7% —
Labour Party Ryan Evans Elected 836 66.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Nicole Griffiths 385 30.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Owen Cutler 314 24.8% —
Majority451
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,265

Ferndale and Maerdy 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Morgans Elected 1,368 69.5% —
Labour Party Jayne Smith Elected 878 44.6% —
Independent Phil Howe 820 41.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Anna Jones 661 33.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lloyd Griffiths 127 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Butler 80 4.1% —
Majority58
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,967

Gilfach-goch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Aurfron Roberts Elected 734 92.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Price 62 7.8% —
Majority672
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast796

Glyn-coch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Doug Williams Elected 291 67.2% —
Gwlad Aled Maughan 71 16.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Daniel Anthony Baish 71 16.4% —
Majority220
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast433

Graig and Pontypridd West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jayne Brencher Elected 921 60.8% —
Labour Party Tina Leyshon Elected 896 59.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Richard Michael Reast 439 29.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Alan Griffiths 354 23.4% —
Independent Ashley Lloyd Evans 207 13.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beth Price 176 11.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mariam Kamish 38 2.5% —
Majority457
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,516

Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Cathy Lisles Elected 503 63.2% —
Labour Party Carl Andrew Thomas 293 36.8% —
Majority210
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast796

Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Karen Morgan Elected 1,012 69.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Adam Owain Rogers Elected 811 55.5% —
Labour Party Rhian Grundy 471 32.2% —
Labour Party Richard Jones 464 31.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tara Robinson 164 11.2% —
Majority340
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,461

Llanharry

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barry Stephens Elected 401 46.1% —
Independent Sian Assiratti 296 34.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Lindsay Hugh Doyle 76 8.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Oakes 60 6.9% —
Independent Paul Beach 23 2.6% —
Independent Paula Beach 14 1.6% —
Majority105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast870

Llantrisant and Talbot Green 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Glynne Holmes Elected 927 44.4% —
Labour Party Sarah Jane Davies Elected 882 42.3% —
Independent Kate Libby Jones 800 38.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Robinson 619 29.7% —
Independent Paul Baccara 498 23.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dafydd Rhys Roberts 445 21.3% —
Majority82
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,086

Llantwit Fardre 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Trask Elected 966 49.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Johnson Elected 944 48.5% —
Labour Party Mal Davies 687 35.3% —
Labour Party Rab McCracken 658 33.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Haydn Rees Owen 321 16.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Scott Bevan 314 16.1% —
Majority257
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,945

Llwyn-y-pia

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Wendy Lewis Elected 534 67.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Cerys Walker 152 19.2% —
Propel Jeff Gregory 104 13.2% —
Majority382
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast790

Mountain Ash 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Morgan Elected 1,547 82.8% —
Labour Party Wendy Treeby Elected 1,016 54.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Pauline Jarman 897 48.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kurt Thomson 168 9.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mia Hollsing 107 5.7% —
Majority119
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,868

Pen-y-graig 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lisa Ellis Elected 660 62.9% —
Labour Party Craig Middle Elected 638 60.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Joshua Rhys Davies 357 34.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Christine Margaret Karadeniz 258 24.6% —
Independent Shawn Anthony Stevens 109 10.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jerry Cobb 79 7.5% —
Majority281
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,050

Pen-y-waun

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Louisa Addiscott Elected 391 77.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Laura Owen 63 12.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Daniel 52 10.3% —
Majority328
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast506

Penrhiw-ceibr 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ross Williams Elected 960 89.4% —
Labour Party Adam Fox Elected 934 87.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Lea Michael Dempsey 255 23.7% —
Majority679
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,074

Pentre 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Georgina Elizabeth Williams Elected 870 59.9% —
Labour Party Norman Howell Morgan Elected 822 56.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Geoff Glyndwr Rees 589 40.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Lucy Purrington 509 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Green 113 7.8% —
Majority233
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,452

Pontyclun Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Douglas Ashford Elected 346 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Ethan Daniel 331 29.7% —
Independent Susan Owen 300 27.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales James Williams 108 9.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jade Smith 28 2.5% —
Majority15
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,113

Pontyclun East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Aaron Hooper 239 23.7% —
Independent Paul Binning Elected 239 23.7% —
Liberal Democrats Steven Rohan Michael Rajam 212 21.0% —
Labour Party Matthew Lewis 177 17.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Carole Ann Willis 141 14.0% —
Majority0
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,008

Pontyclun West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Wayne Owen Elected 727 58.2% —
Labour Party David Lloyd Francis 299 23.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stefania Milani 182 14.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Richard Payne 41 3.3% —
Majority428
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,249

Pontypridd Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dawn Susan Wood Elected 565 53.9% —
Labour Party Steve Carter 380 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cheryl Angela Lavington 104 9.9% —
Majority185
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,049

Porth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sarah Hickman Elected 835 53.7% —
Labour Party Ros Davis Elected 791 50.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Julie Williams 706 45.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Alun Cox 661 42.5% —
Green Party Rachel Pedley 71 4.6% —
Propel Melanie Anne Hill 49 3.1% —
Majority85
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,556

Rhydfelen Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Webber Elected 450 76.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Brooke Webb 139 23.6% —
Majority311
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast589

Taff's Well

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jill Bonetto Elected 604 56.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Christopher David Edwards 329 30.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joyce Burbidge 135 12.6% —
Majority275
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,068

Ton-teg

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cai Preedy Elected 445 39.1% —
Independent Clive Johnson 439 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lauren Bowen 253 22.3% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,137

Tonypandy

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gareth Wyn Hughes Elected 618 64.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Wendy Allsop 280 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dan Jones 37 3.9% —
Independent Kevin Peter Thomas 26 2.7% —
Majority338
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast961

Tonyrefail East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Danny Grehan Elected 870 60.8% —
Labour Party Dan Owen-Jones Elected 838 58.6% —
Labour Party Linda Michel 667 46.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Geraint Huw Day 346 24.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Bowen 139 9.7% —
Majority171
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,430

Tonyrefail West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dawn Parkin Elected 773 58.1% —
Labour Party Karen Webb Elected 650 48.8% —
Independent Martin Barron 371 27.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Richard Grabham 368 27.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Mathew Enticott 304 22.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emyr Wilkinson 119 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Gerald Leslie Francis 77 5.8% —
Majority279
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,331

Trallwng

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Powell Elected 646 51.2% —
Labour Party Anne Davies 468 37.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Tom Rowan 112 8.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Porter 36 2.9% —
Majority178
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,262

Trealaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wyn Hughes Elected 805 80.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Kevin Harry 200 19.9% —
Majority605
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,005

Treforest

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Powderhill Elected 405 67.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Richard Lindsay Martin 95 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Norma Edwards 58 9.7% —
Green Party Jeffrey Baxter 43 7.2% —
Majority310
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast601

Treherbert 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Will Jones Elected 1,148 70.5% —
Labour Party Scott Emanuel Elected 1,029 63.2% —
Labour Party Cellia Villa-Landa 422 25.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Percy Jones 405 24.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Trish Denning 251 15.4% —
Majority607
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,628

Treorchy 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bob Harris Elected 1,407 62.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sera Evans Elected 1,004 44.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Emyr John Webster 998 44.1% —
Labour Party James Watts-Rees 978 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Huw Padgett 139 6.1% —
Majority6
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,263

Tylorstown and Ynyshir 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Edwards Elected 1,254 81.7% —
Labour Party Rob Bevan Elected 1,186 77.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Philip Lewis 476 31.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Merfyn Rea 151 9.8% —
Majority710
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,534

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Loretta Tomkinson Elected 389 74.7% —
Independent Ellis Thomas 132 25.3% —
Majority257
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast521

Ynysybwl 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Amanda Jane Ellis Elected 629 56.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Tony Burnell Elected 581 51.7% —
Labour Party Richard John Flowerdew 392 34.9% —
Labour Party Mark Adams 372 33.1% —
Gwlad Clayton Francis Jones 112 10.0% —
Gwlad Jessia O'Donovan 92 8.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Williams-Jones 70 6.2% —
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,124

Ystrad 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Emma Louise Dunning Elected 973 64.2% —
Labour Party Geraint Owen Jones Elected 865 57.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Larraine Jones 663 43.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Louise Evans 532 35.1% —
Majority202
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,516