Torfaen council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 18 wards · 40 seats contested

Most seats
30
Labour Party
Seats contested
40
across 18 wards
Turnout
31.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 30 +1 28,097 57.4% +9.8
Independent 10 -1 12,432 25.4% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -4 7,231 14.8% -7.5
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 455 0.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 +0 432 0.9% -1.7
Green Party 0 +0 268 0.5% +0.3
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 47 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2017. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 40
Labour Party 40
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Independent 21
Liberal Democrats 3
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 1
Green Party 1
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 1

A party standing a full slate could field 40 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.

Abersychan 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Chris Tew Elected 1,027 79.9% —
Labour Party Giles Davies Elected 935 72.8% —
Labour Party Lynda Clarkson Elected 772 60.1% —
Independent John Wayne Tomlinson 481 37.4% —
Labour Party Bob Rogers 380 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Thomas Millard 259 20.2% —
Majority291
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,285

Blaenavon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Janet Jones Elected 843 68.9% —
Independent Nick Horler Elected 818 66.8% —
Labour Party Liam James Cowles Elected 726 59.3% —
Labour Party Lewis Lyndon Evans 606 49.5% —
Labour Party John Hunt 443 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alanna Mabli Elizabeth Senior 235 19.2% —
Majority120
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,224

Coed Eva

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fiona Claire Cross Elected 435 69.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nathan Edmunds 117 18.8% —
Independent Steven John Clarke 72 11.5% —
Majority318
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast624

Croesyceiliog 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Giles Clark Elected 950 70.4% —
Labour Party Joanne Gauden Elected 948 70.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amy Elizabeth Bubela 421 31.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Morgan 380 28.1% —
Majority527
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,350

Fairwater 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rose Seabourne Elected 697 82.7% —
Labour Party Jayne Watkins Elected 660 78.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Richard Leaves 329 39.0% —
Majority331
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)843

Greenmeadow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mandy Owen Elected 427 62.5% —
Independent Jason O'Connell 256 37.5% —
Majority171
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast683

Llanfrechfa and Ponthir

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Karl Gauden Elected 389 50.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Huw Lewis Bevan 380 49.4% —
Majority9
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast769

Llantarnam 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dave Thomas Elected 1,081 59.8% —
Independent Alan Douglas Slade Elected 996 55.1% —
Independent Nick Jones Elected 950 52.5% —
Labour Party David Bolton 667 36.9% —
Labour Party Anthony Bird 550 30.4% —
Labour Party Leighton Gerald Johnston 481 26.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Matthew Jones 432 23.9% —
Green Party Philip Davies 268 14.8% —
Majority283
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,808

Llanyrafon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Hartwell Williams Elected 469 66.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cory David Micheal Scriven 235 33.4% —
Majority234
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast704

New Inn 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nick Byrne Elected 906 57.7% —
Labour Party Rosemary Matthews Elected 859 54.7% —
Labour Party Jon James Elected 848 54.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith James 780 49.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Fraser Overton 677 43.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Jones 644 41.0% —
Majority68
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,571

Panteg 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anthony Hunt Elected 1,480 84.0% —
Labour Party Norma Parrish Elected 1,253 71.2% —
Labour Party Nathan Yeowell Elected 1,230 69.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Senior 501 28.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathon Rhys Martin 415 23.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Robert Lang 403 22.9% —
Majority729
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,761

Pontnewydd 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Daniels Elected 984 66.8% —
Labour Party Sue Morgan Elected 949 64.4% —
Labour Party Stuart Ashley Elected 863 58.6% —
Independent Duncan Campbell 507 34.4% —
Independent Maxine Brankley 481 32.7% —
Independent Damian Paul Edmunds 472 32.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ryan Martyn Richards 163 11.1% —
Majority356
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,473

Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alfie Best Elected 412 52.6% —
Labour Party Nicholas Simons Elected 389 49.6% —
Independent Gwyn Thomas Jenkins 347 44.3% —
Independent Russell Burgess 282 36.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Clarke 138 17.6% —
Majority42
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)784

Pontypool Fawr 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark Jones Elected 940 78.7% —
Labour Party Caroline Price Elected 838 70.1% —
Labour Party Gaynor Elizabeth James Elected 812 67.9% —
Labour Party Paul James Stephens 639 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lyndon Gwyn Bishop 355 29.7% —
Majority173
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,195

St. Dials 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Elizabeth Haynes Elected 630 61.5% —
Independent Catherine Bonera Elected 530 51.8% —
Labour Party Fay Jones 437 42.7% —
Labour Party Kebba Manneh 349 34.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Edgar Thomas 102 10.0% —
Majority93
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,024

Trevethin and Penygarn 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Malson Elected 676 92.3% —
Labour Party Jon Horlor Elected 574 78.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Richard White 215 29.4% —
Majority359
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)732

Two Locks 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colette Anne Thomas Elected 781 58.9% —
Labour Party Peter Jones Elected 695 52.4% —
Independent Ron Burnett Elected 597 45.0% —
Labour Party Kathy Evans 562 42.4% —
Independent Kevin Fortey 362 27.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Elizabeth Brown 241 18.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander David Boyce 215 16.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Elizabeth Senior 189 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Timothy Davies 165 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Brendan Roberts 127 9.6% —
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Vicky Stamper 47 3.5% —
Majority35
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,327

Upper Cwmbran 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steven Evans Elected 571 63.9% —
Labour Party Lucy Williams Elected 455 51.0% —
Independent Sian Rhiannon Legge 387 43.3% —
Independent Robert David Kemp 373 41.8% —
Majority68
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)893

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