2017 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election
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The 2017 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect the 33 members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted back from Labour to Independent control.
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 17 | +10 | |||||||
Labour | 15 | -10 | |||||||
Merthyr Independents | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
The outcome of the election wasn't decided until 8 June 2017, because the vote in the Cyfarthfa ward was delayed due to the death of a candidate.[3][4] At the 4 May election the Independents overtook Labour as the largest group on the council, but were 1 seat short of a majority. They gained two of the three Cyfarthfa seats on June 8 to win control of the council.[5] The former Labour leader of the council also lost his seat at the elections.[5]
Ward results
[edit]Bedlinog
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Colbran | 727 | 65.8 | ||
Independent | Sherelle Jago | 718 | |||
Labour | Helen Thomas | 288 | 26.1 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey Beard | 284 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jasmine Sakura-Rose | 90 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Cyfarthfa
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Geraint Thomas | 1,369 | 30.0 | ||
Merthyr Ind. | Paul Brown* | 1,300 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | David Chaplin* | 1,202 | 26.4 | ||
Labour | Margaret Davies* | 1,137 | |||
Labour | Carol Estebanez | 1,072 | |||
Merthyr Ind. | Terry Thomas | 1,068 | 28.5 | ||
Independent | Bleddyn Hancock | 812 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Mark Evans | 685 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 64.0 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Merthyr Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The vote in the Cyfarthfa ward was delayed until June 8 because of the death of independent candidate, Ieuan Harris, during the campaign. The results gave the Independent group enough seats to have an overall majority on the council.[6] The current mayor, Margaret Davies, who'd won her seat at a November 2012 by-election, lost her seat.[6][7]
Dowlais
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Declan Salmon | 1,122 | 64.0 | ||
Independent | Tony Rogers | 863 | |||
Independent | David Hughes | 762 | |||
Independent | Julian Amos | 777 | |||
Labour | Phil Williams* | 631 | 36.0 | ||
Labour | Ray Thomas* | 570 | |||
Labour | Tom Lewis* | 537 | |||
Labour | Simon Williams | 531 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Gurnos
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Lee Davies | 569 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | Rhonda Braithwaite* | 541 | 48.7 | ||
Independent | Clive Tovey* | 486 | |||
Labour | Bill Smith* | 479 | |||
Labour | Deborah Isaac | 423 | |||
Labour | Mike O'Neill | 421 | |||
Independent | Mikey Mochan | 402 | |||
Independent | Gerwyn Butler | 368 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Merthyr Vale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Roberts* | 698 | 61.1 | ||
Labour | Scott Thomas | 509 | |||
Independent | Jeff Edwards | 445 | 38.9 | ||
Independent | Lynne Colston | 266 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tanya Skinner | 802 | 51.0 | ||
Labour | Clive Jones* | 772 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | Chris Barry* | 689 | |||
Labour | B. Toomey* | 667 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Penydarren
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Kevin Gibbs | 656 | 50.3 | ||
Independent | Chris Davies | 649 | |||
Labour | David Issac* | 647 | 49.7 | ||
Independent | Dougy Evans | 515 | |||
Labour | John McCarthy | 467 | |||
Labour | Dan Beard | 463 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from UKIP | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plymouth
[edit]Town
[edit]Treharris
[edit]Vaynor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Howard Barrett* | 948 | 66.7 | ||
Independent | Lisa Mytton* | 923 | |||
Labour | Anthony Owen | 474 | 33.3 | ||
Labour | Emma Karan | 371 | |||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sands, Katie (30 April 2017). "The two leaders vying for control of Merthyr council". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Local Election Results 2017: Merthyr Tydfil". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Election postponed after candidate dies". South Wales Echo. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil: 30 seats declared - no final results". ITV News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Independents win Merthyr Tydfil council control". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Sands, Katie (9 June 2017). "Independents win control of Merthyr Tydfil council and oust Labour after delayed ward vote". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Margaret Davies 2016 - 2017" (press release). Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2021.