2017 Torfaen County Borough Council election

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of Torfaen County Borough Council were up for election. There were 113 candidates. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Background

In the previous election in 2012, Labour took overall control of the council.

Results

The Labour Party retained their majority on the council.

Results
Party Seats Change
Labour Party 29 0
Independents 11 2
Conservative Party 4 0
Plaid Cymru 0 2

Results by ward

Councillors were elected in 24 wards.

Abersychan

Abersychan (3)

[2 Independent gains from Labour]

Candidate Party Votes %
Christopher Tew (elected) Independent 1,242 48.1%
Giles Davies (elected) Labour 1,000 38.8%
Raymond Williams (elected) Independent 906
Wayne Tomlinson Labour 706
Julie Rogers Labour 504
Jean Holloway Conservative 338 13.1%

Blaenafon

Blaenavon (3)

[1 Independent gain from Lab]

Candidate Party Votes %
Alan Jones (elected) Labour 823 36.7%
Stuart Evans (elected) Independent 777 34.6%
Janet Jones (elected) Independent 588
Lewis Evans Labour 475
Nick Horler Independent 456
Roderick Denley-Jones Labour 373
Gareth McCann Plaid Cymru 370 16.5%
Jean Orton Conservative 139 6.2%
Ian Williams UKIP 134 6.0%

Brynwern

Brynwern (1)

Candidate Party Votes %
Leonard Constance (elected) Labour 244 45.6%
Mark Jones Independent 136 25.4%
Kathryn Shaw Independent 87 16.3%
Bryan Matthews UKIP 68 12.7%

Coed Eva

Coed Eva (1) [Labour gain from Plaid Cymru]

Candidate Party Votes %
Fiona Cross (elected) Labour 397 62.6%
Alastair Cunnington Independent 237 37.4%

Croesyceiliog North

Croesyceiliog North (2)

Candidate Party Votes %
Richard Clark (elected) Labour 601 57.4%
Joanne Gauden (elected) Labour 556
Benjamin Lewis Conservative 446 42.6%
Lawrence Mansell Conservative 422

Croesyceiliog South

Croesyceiliog South (1)

Candidate Party Votes %
Veronica Crick (elected) Labour 341 54.4%
Shannon Waldron Conservative 286 45.6%

Cwmyniscoy

Cwmyniscoy (1)

Candidate Party Votes %
Neil Waite (elected) Labour 192 56.1%
Goff Jones UKIP 150 43.9%

Fairwater

Fairwater (2) [1 Labour gain from PC]

Candidate Party Votes %
Kelly Preston (elected) Labour 498 31.6%
Rose Seabourne (elected) Labour 427
Jeff Rees Plaid Cymru 417 26.4%
David Simpson Independent 298 18.9%
Jane Brown Conservative 243 15.4%
Bob White Conservative 217
Louise King Plaid Cymru 203
Andrew Quick UKIP 122 7.7%

Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Candidate Party Votes %
Mandy Owen (elected) Labour 367 52.6%
Jason O'Connell (elected) Independent 331 47.4%
Catherine Bonera Independent 329
Mark Ward-Jones Labour 269

Llantarnam

Llantarnam (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Candidate Party Votes %
Dave Thomas (elected) Labour 838 40.1%
Alan Slade (elected) Labour 701
Maria Graham Independent 691 33.0%
Kay Thomas Conservative 501 23.9%
Stephen Senior Conservative 376
Mark Griffiths Comm. 62 3.0%

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir [New division (boundary changes)]

Candidate Party Votes %
Huw Bevan (elected) Conservative 593 72.5%
Trevor Neatherway Labour 225 27.5%

Llanyrafon West

Llanyrafon West [New division (boundary changes)]

Candidate Party Votes %
Glyn Caron (elected) Labour 483 61.1%
Marc Hale Conservative 307 38.9%

New Inn

New Inn (3)

Candidate Party Votes %
Raymond Mills (elected) Conservative 1,171 54.7%
Nicholas Jones (elected) Conservative 1,067
Richard Overton (elected) Conservative 1,013
Marian Williams Labour 655 30.6%
Adrian Williams Labour 594
Farooq Dastgir Labour 576
Philip Hadgkiss Independent 314 14.7%

Panteg

Panteg (3)

Candidate Party Votes %
Anthony Hunt (elected) Labour 1,214 54.0%
Norma Parrish (elected) Labour 1,140
David Yeowell (elected) Labour 1,039
Rebecca Senior Conservative 680 30.2%
Jonathon Martin Conservative 667
Adrian Lang Conservative 620
Ross Ford UKIP 356 15.8%

Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd (3)

Candidate Party Votes %
Stuart Ashley (elected) Labour 821 41.4%
David Daniels (elected) Labour 806
Jessica Powell (elected) Labour 784
Damian Edmunds Independent 617 31.1%
Joe Chesterman Conservative 543 27.4%

Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd (1) [Lab gain from Ind]

Candidate Party Votes %
Jon Horlor (elected) Labour 145 38.4%
Kelvin Harnett Independent 116 30.7%
Hilary Drinkwater Independent 64 16.9%
Phil Wedlock UKIP 53 14.0%

Pontypool

Pontypool (1) [Lab gain from Ind]

Candidate Party Votes %
Gaynor James (elected) Labour 145 37.8%
Mike Harris Independent 116 28.5%
Fred Wildgust Independent 64 23.3%
Phil Jolliffe UKIP 53 10.4%

St Cadocs and Penygarn

St Cadocs and Penygarn

Candidate Party Votes %
Sue Malson (elected) Labour 231 44.8%
Neil Mason Plaid Cymru 142 27.5%
Bryn Parker UKIP 79 15.3%
Deanna Hallett Conservative 64 12.4%

St Dials

St Dials (2)

Candidate Party Votes %
Elizabeth Haynes (elected) Independent 643 47.7%
Fay Jones (elected) Labour 415 30.8%
Kebba Manneh Labour 414
John Taylor Conservative 290 21.5%

Snatchwood

Snatchwood (1) [Ind gain from Lab]

Candidate Party Votes %
Gwyn Jenkins (elected) Independent 319 50.5%
Barry Taylor Labour 313 49.5%

Trevethin

Trevethin (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Candidate Party Votes %
Matt Ford (elected) Labour 424 51.5%
Louise Shepphard (elected) Independent 400 48.5%
Lewis Jones Labour 372
Paul Hale Independent 289

Two Locks

Two Locks (3)

Candidate Party Votes %
Colette Thomas (elected) Labour 807 38.9%
Ronald Burnett (elected) Independent 787 38.0%
Peter Jones (elected) Labour 572
Lawrence Smith-Higgins Labour 567
Matthew Powell Conservative 478 23.1%
Lorraine Hobin Independent 437
Lewis Williams Conservative 367
Keith Jones Independent 322

Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran (3)

Candidate Party Votes %
Robert Kemp (elected) Independent 802 41.3%
Steven Evans (elected) Labour 502 25.8%
Kathy Evans (elected) Labour 394
Carrie Powell Labour 321
Steven Bonera Independent 268
Paul Hughes UKIP 207 10.7%
Leanne Murray Conservative 202 10.4%
Yvonne Balakrishnan Plaid Cymru 131 6.7%
Steven Jenkins Green 98 5.0%

Wainfelin

Wainfelin (1)

Candidate Party Votes %
Mike Jeremiah (elected) Independent 305 47.3%
Bob Rogers Labour 195 30.2%
Dennis May UKIP 145 22.5%

References

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