Local Election Results 2008
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Caerphilly
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By-elections for Caerphilly (may be incomplete): 2nd March 2006 (Penyrheol)
— 7th December 2006 (Pengam)
— 15th March 2007 (St Cattwg)
— 20th September 2007 (Moriah)
— 10th July 2008 (Risca W.)
— 4th June 2009 (St Martins)
— 8th July 2010 (Blackwood)
— 25th October 2012 (New Tredegar)
— 2nd May 2013 (Risca E.)
— 1st August 2013 (Penyrheol)
— 24th April 2014 (Blackwood)
— 23rd July 2015 (New Tredegar)
— 13th August 2015 (Crosskeys)
— 3rd September 2015 (Bedwas, Trethomas & Machen)
— 31st March 2016 (Moriah)
— 7th April 2016 (Ynysddu)
— 16th October 2016 (Gilfach; Risca E.)
— 17th June 2021 (Aber Valley)
— 31st August 2023 (Penmaen)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
20181 |
37.3% |
32 |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales |
19607 |
36.3% |
32 |
| Independent |
9539 |
17.6% |
9 |
| Conservative |
3419 |
6.3% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
1214 |
2.2% |
0 |
| Communist Party of Britain |
123 |
0.2% |
0 |
| John Taylor |
PC |
1145 |
66.7% |
| John Roberts |
PC |
1063 |
|
| Lyndon Binding |
PC |
974 |
|
| Paul Ford |
Lab |
571 |
33.3% |
| Bruce Barker |
Lab |
465 |
|
| Keith Reynolds |
Lab |
528 |
60.1% |
| Alan Higgs |
Lab |
473 |
|
| Paul Edwards |
PC |
351 |
39.9% |
| Ken James |
Lab |
640 |
45.8% |
| Denver Preece |
Lab |
607 |
|
| Jill Jones |
PC |
560 |
40.1% |
| Jeffrey Knock |
PC |
507 |
|
| Nicholas Raymond |
C |
198 |
14.2% |
| Allen Williams |
Lab |
280 |
44.4% |
| Albert Wilson |
Ind |
253 |
40.2% |
| Michael Roberts |
C |
97 |
15.4% |
| Tudor Davies |
Lab |
947 |
53.3% |
| David Carter |
Lab |
869 |
|
| Dianne Price |
Lab |
834 |
|
| Kevin Viney |
PC |
613 |
34.5% |
| Gillian Jones |
PC |
565 |
|
| Ken Houston |
PC |
531 |
|
| Carol Andrews |
LD |
218 |
12.3% |
| Ron Davies |
Ind |
1702 |
44.6% |
| Colin Hobbs |
Ind |
1400 |
|
| Liz Aldworth |
Lab |
1243 |
32.6% |
| Ray Davies |
Lab |
1164 |
|
| John Davies |
Lab |
1017 |
|
| Derek Havard |
Lab |
875 |
|
| David Roberts |
PC |
873 |
22.9% |
| Kevin Etheridge |
Ind |
1794 |
55.7% |
| Keith Smallman |
Ind |
962 |
|
| Kay Presley |
Ind |
817 |
|
| Leon Gardiner |
Lab |
700 |
21.8% |
| Nigel Dix |
Lab |
681 |
|
| Mary Veater |
Lab |
513 |
|
| Andrew Farina-Childs |
PC |
505 |
15.7% |
| Darren Jones |
PC |
504 |
|
| Margaret Jones |
C |
219 |
6.8% |
| Stuart Jones |
C |
212 |
|
| Terri-Anne Matthews |
C |
197 |
|
| Graham Simmonds |
Ind |
582 |
43.8% |
| Tom Williams |
Lab |
437 |
32.9% |
| Chris Hawker |
Lab |
350 |
|
| Roy Evans |
Ind |
311 |
|
| Delwyn Davies |
PC |
221 |
16.6% |
| John Evans |
C |
88 |
6.6% |
| Michael Gray |
Lab |
531 |
50.0% |
| Christopher Cook |
PC |
291 |
27.4% |
| Wendy Phillips |
C |
125 |
11.8% |
| Adam Viggers |
Ind |
115 |
10.8% |
| Keith Lloyd |
PC |
1119 |
58.6% |
| Vera Jenkins |
PC |
1023 |
|
| Brian Matthews |
Lab |
569 |
29.8% |
| Andrew Lewis |
Lab |
525 |
|
| Joanna Chivers |
C |
222 |
11.6% |
| David Hardacre |
Lab |
405 |
62.9% |
| Andrew Nutt |
PC |
239 |
37.1% |
| Harry Andrews |
Lab |
555 |
77.9% |
| David Williams |
PC |
157 |
22.1% |
| Judith Pritchard |
PC |
838 |
64.9% |
| Dennis Bolter |
PC |
826 |
|
| William Griffiths |
Lab |
454 |
35.1% |
| Rob Gough |
PC |
1041 |
67.7% |
| Colin Mann |
PC |
868 |
|
| Sian Boyles |
Lab |
497 |
32.3% |
| Robin Woodyatt |
Lab |
464 |
63.7% |
| Iestyn ap Dafydd |
Ind |
264 |
36.3% |
| Phil Bevan |
PC |
1287 |
67.6% |
| Mark Newman |
PC |
1150 |
|
| Mike Prew |
PC |
1110 |
|
| Gay Hollywell |
Lab |
495 |
26.0% |
| Dan Cole |
Comm |
123 |
6.5% |
| Richard Pugh |
Lab |
674 |
65.2% |
| John Bevan |
Lab |
633 |
|
| Elwyn Jones |
Ind |
359 |
34.8% |
| Anne Blackman |
Ind |
1119 |
73.1% |
| Marlene Derrett |
Ind |
777 |
|
| Ann Gray |
Lab |
411 |
26.9% |
| Pam Baldwin |
Lab |
365 |
|
| Gerald Jones |
Lab |
930 |
74.1% |
| Les Rees |
Lab |
804 |
|
| Marion Viney |
PC |
325 |
25.9% |
| Anne Green |
PC |
310 |
|
| Lyn Ackerman |
PC |
1023 |
49.8% |
| Mike Davies |
PC |
899 |
|
| Kath Baker |
PC |
876 |
|
| Andrew Whitcombe |
Lab |
665 |
32.4% |
| Roy Saralis |
Lab |
579 |
|
| Paul Matthews |
C |
365 |
17.8% |
| Andrew Williams |
C |
256 |
|
| David Poole |
Lab |
491 |
42.1% |
| Jonathan Wilson |
Lab |
460 |
|
| Noel Turner |
PC |
450 |
38.6% |
| Morgan Brobyn |
PC |
364 |
|
| Jane Mertzig |
Ind |
124 |
10.6% |
| Helen James |
C |
101 |
8.7% |
| Joy Wilson |
Ind |
84 |
|
| Allan Pritchard |
PC |
963 |
50.4% |
| John Evans |
PC |
858 |
|
| Patricia Cook |
Lab |
393 |
20.6% |
| Jean Summers |
Lab |
369 |
|
| Linda Taylor |
Ind |
236 |
12.4% |
| Denise Goff |
Ind |
211 |
|
| Granville Hale |
C |
184 |
9.6% |
| Gareth Thomas |
LD |
134 |
7.0% |
| Lindsay Whittle |
PC |
1924 |
53.8% |
| Anne Collins |
PC |
1687 |
|
| Rosa Potter |
PC |
1672 |
|
| Margaret Sargent |
PC |
1491 |
|
| Huw Davies |
Lab |
1021 |
28.6% |
| Jane Cullen |
Lab |
993 |
|
| Peter Slarke |
Lab |
913 |
|
| Paul Williams |
Ind |
628 |
17.6% |
| Jim Criddle |
PC |
984 |
36.7% |
| Malcolm Parker |
PC |
965 |
|
| Michael Adams |
Lab |
794 |
29.6% |
| Malcolm Pritchard |
PC |
776 |
|
| Gwyn Price |
Lab |
748 |
|
| Gerald Kirby |
Lab |
661 |
|
| Teresa Etheridge |
Ind |
579 |
21.6% |
| Ian Chivers |
C |
325 |
12.1% |
| Pat Lambeth |
Ind |
308 |
|
| Jane McLain |
C |
278 |
|
| Phyllis Hunt |
C |
265 |
|
| Piers Langhelt |
Ind |
235 |
|
| Gaynor Oliver |
Lab |
388 |
75.9% |
| Steve Beddoe |
Ind |
123 |
24.1% |
| Stan Jenkins |
Lab |
755 |
41.5% |
| Rhianon Passmore |
Lab |
708 |
|
| Betty Toomer |
Lab |
703 |
|
| Ian Ackerman |
PC |
548 |
30.1% |
| Lesley Viggers |
Ind |
516 |
28.4% |
| Mark Chataway |
PC |
502 |
|
| Keith Griffiths |
Lab |
848 |
50.4% |
| Dave Rees |
Lab |
737 |
|
| Sadie Ackerman |
PC |
462 |
27.5% |
| Matthew Farrell |
PC |
404 |
|
| Susan Griffiths |
C |
372 |
22.1% |
| Wynne David |
Lab |
1071 |
57.8% |
| Hefin David |
Lab |
1058 |
|
| Graham Hughes |
Lab |
1011 |
|
| Rhys Parry |
PC |
783 |
42.2% |
| Wyndham Matthews |
PC |
765 |
|
| David Smith |
PC |
652 |
|
| Roger Bidgood |
PC |
722 |
41.7% |
| Lynne Hughes |
PC |
641 |
|
| Linda Williams |
PC |
622 |
|
| Christine Forehead |
Lab |
578 |
33.4% |
| Colin Duggan |
Lab |
554 |
|
| Elaine Forehead |
Lab |
468 |
|
| Michael Meredith |
C |
433 |
25.0% |
| James Fussell |
PC |
845 |
24.7% |
| Steve Kent |
PC |
769 |
|
| Geoffrey Hibbert |
PC |
749 |
|
| Edward Talbot |
Ind |
650 |
19.0% |
| Richard Williams |
Ind |
610 |
|
| Robert Lea |
C |
546 |
15.9% |
| Huw Price |
LD |
529 |
15.4% |
| Mukul Haldar |
Lab |
523 |
15.3% |
| Lee Jones |
Ind |
513 |
|
| Robert Roffe |
LD |
373 |
|
| Russell Deacon |
LD |
333 |
9.7% |
| Peter Bailie |
Ind |
383 |
62.6% |
| Andrew Titley |
Lab |
229 |
37.4% |
| Jan Jones |
Lab |
572 |
41.4% |
| Don Cullen |
PC |
552 |
40.0% |
| Gareth Watkins |
Lab |
474 |
|
| Elizabeth Holland |
PC |
411 |
|
| Mark Howells |
C |
144 |
10.4% |
| Paula Reynolds |
Ind |
112 |
8.1% |
| Pat Morris |
C |
99 |
|
| Alan Angel |
PC |
786 |
60.1% |
| Martyn James |
PC |
766 |
|
| Don Roberts |
Lab |
522 |
39.9% |
| Barrie Jones |
Lab |
490 |
|
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