Local Election Results 2012
Merthyr Tudful
Merthyr Tydfil
Whole council up for election.
Merthyr = Merthyr Independents
Other results for Merthyr Tydfil:
2004
2008
2017
2022
By-elections for Merthyr Tydfil (may be incomplete): 13th December 2007 (Treharris)
— 23rd October 2008 (Town)
— 15th November 2012 (Cyfarthfa)
— 31st July 2014 (Penydarren)
— 7th May 2015 (Gurnos; Town)
— 26th July 2018 (Gurnos)
— 11th April 2019 (Cyfarthfa)
— 5th September 2024 (Bedlinog & Trelewis)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
8145 |
45.5% |
23 |
| Independent |
6343 |
35.4% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
910 |
5.1% |
0 |
| Merthyr Independents |
797 |
4.4% |
2 |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales |
703 |
3.9% |
0 |
| UK Independence Party |
588 |
3.3% |
1 |
| Communist Party of Britain |
383 |
2.1% |
0 |
| Conservative |
50 |
0.3% |
0 |
| Leighton Smart |
Ind |
534 |
54.8% |
| Gareth Jones |
Ind |
517 |
|
| Helen Thomas |
Lab |
292 |
30.0% |
| Ian Thomas |
Lab |
224 |
|
| Beth Setters |
LD |
92 |
9.4% |
| Catrin Ashton |
Comm |
56 |
5.7% |
| Johnny Pappas |
LD |
33 |
|
| Les Elliott |
Merthyr |
797 |
44.3% |
| Paul Brown |
Merthyr |
760 |
|
| Tony Chaplin |
Lab |
683 |
38.0% |
| Malcolm Jenkins |
Merthyr |
655 |
|
| Margaret Davies |
Lab |
640 |
|
| David Chaplin |
Lab |
601 |
|
| Mark Evans |
PC |
318 |
17.7% |
| Phil Williams |
Lab |
971 |
58.0% |
| Ray Thomas |
Lab |
948 |
|
| Simon Wiliams |
Lab |
863 |
|
| Tom Lewis |
Lab |
806 |
|
| Tony Rogers |
Ind |
703 |
42.0% |
| Julian Amos |
Ind |
591 |
|
| Rhonda Braithwaite |
Lab |
591 |
54.2% |
| Bill Smith |
Lab |
586 |
|
| Clive Tovey |
Ind |
500 |
45.8% |
| David Jarrett |
Lab |
496 |
|
| Sian Bevan |
Lab |
492 |
|
| Richard Llewellyn |
Ind |
419 |
|
| Gregory Canavan |
Ind |
417 |
|
| Adam Brown |
Ind |
408 |
|
| Brian Mansbridge |
Lab |
905 |
63.7% |
| Darren Roberts |
Lab |
770 |
|
| Jeff Edwards |
Ind |
516 |
36.3% |
| Brendan Toomey |
Lab |
913 |
63.2% |
| Clive Jones |
Lab |
888 |
|
| Chris Barry |
Lab |
822 |
|
| Stephen David |
Ind |
532 |
36.8% |
| Glenda Price |
Ind |
482 |
|
| Salty Jones |
Ind |
656 |
36.2% |
| Jock Greer |
UKIP |
588 |
32.4% |
| David Isaac |
Lab |
569 |
31.4% |
| Clive Barsi |
Ind |
438 |
|
| John McCarthy |
Lab |
435 |
|
| Jaz Johal |
Lab |
337 |
|
| Kerry Baker |
Ind |
315 |
|
| Maria Regan |
Ind |
230 |
|
| Harvey Jones |
Lab |
949 |
47.8% |
| Brent Carter |
Lab |
830 |
|
| Gareth Lewis |
Lab |
803 |
|
| Derek Games |
Ind |
738 |
37.2% |
| Philip Watkins |
Ind |
523 |
|
| Scott Thomas |
Ind |
414 |
|
| Kevin O'Connor |
LD |
247 |
12.4% |
| Alexandra Sims |
LD |
117 |
|
| Craig Lambourne |
LD |
112 |
|
| Harish Kumar |
C |
50 |
2.5% |
| Dai Jones |
Lab |
1192 |
41.6% |
| David Davies |
Lab |
986 |
|
| Graham Davies |
Lab |
926 |
|
| Linda Matthews |
Lab |
907 |
|
| Amy Kitcher |
LD |
571 |
19.9% |
| Ian Clark |
Ind |
458 |
16.0% |
| Vivian Pugh |
PC |
385 |
13.4% |
| Bob Griffin |
LD |
363 |
|
| David Griffiths |
PC |
356 |
|
| Alyston Austin |
LD |
324 |
|
| Maria Thomas |
Ind |
323 |
|
| Steve Taylor |
Ind |
316 |
|
| Gareth Powles |
Ind |
305 |
|
| Lynn Heritage |
LD |
271 |
|
| Tommy Roberts |
Comm |
261 |
9.1% |
| Kate Moran |
Lab |
829 |
50.2% |
| Richard Thomas |
Ind |
821 |
49.8% |
| Ernie Galsworthy |
Lab |
808 |
|
| Gareth Watkins |
Lab |
782 |
|
| Glenn Price |
Ind |
611 |
|
| Paul Smithers |
Ind |
583 |
|
| Lisa Mytton |
Ind |
885 |
73.6% |
| Howard Barrett |
Ind |
883 |
|
| Tracy Reid |
Lab |
251 |
20.9% |
| Andrew Barry |
Lab |
222 |
|
| Roy Evans |
Comm |
66 |
5.5% |
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