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Local Election Results 2012

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Whole council up for election. One Labour councillor was elected unopposed.

Other results for Rhondda Cynon Taf: 2004 2008 2017 2022
By-elections for Rhondda Cynon Taf (may be incomplete): 8th September 2005 (Mountain Ash W.) — 27th July 2006 (Beddau) — 29th March 2007 (Treorchy) — 19th April 2007 (Aberaman S.) — 14th August 2008 (Cilfynydd) — 18th December 2008 (Glyncoch) — 22nd July 2010 (Cymmer) — 14th October 2010 (Treherbert) — 24th July 2014 (Aberaman N.) — 4th July 2019 (Rhondda) — 5th December 2019 (Ynyshir) — 6th May 2021 (Llantwit Fardre; Penrhiwceiber) — 22nd July 2021 (Tyn-y-nant) — 29th September 2022 (Ynysybwl) — 17th November 2022 (Abercynon)

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Consolidated results — Rhondda Cynon Taf 2012

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 35568 54.6% 60
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 18162 27.9% 9
Independent 6085 9.3% 4
Liberal Democrat 2350 3.6% 1
Conservative 1700 2.6% 1
Green Party 460 0.7% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 298 0.5% 0
Socialist Labour Party 275 0.4% 0
UK Independence Party 217 0.3% 0

Aberaman North (2)

Anthony Christopher Lab 900 69.4%
Linda de Vet Lab 781
Wayne Lloyd PC 396 30.6%

Aberaman South (2) [2 Lab gains from PC]

Anita Calvert Lab 890 64.0%
Tina Williams Lab 861
Howard Davies PC 501 36.0%
Lea Dempsey PC 350

Abercynon (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Alby Davies Lab 903 45.6%
Rhys Lewis Lab 681
Stuart Gregory Ind 519 26.2%
Rhodri Owen PC 334 16.9%
John Matthews Grn 161 8.1%
Sean Hackett LD 65 3.3%

Aberdare East (2)

Steve Bradwick Lab 1414 71.0%
Mike Forey Lab 1269
David Walters PC 578 29.0%

Aberdare West/​Llwydcoed (3) [2 Lab gains from PC]

Ann Crimmings Lab 1306 55.5%
John Davies Lab 1118
Sharon Rees Lab 1095
John Daniel PC 1049 44.5%
Liz Walters PC 934
Wayne Richards PC 899

Beddau [Lab gain from Ind]

Richard Yeo Lab 661 69.5%
Mike Sinclair-Thomson Ind 174 18.3%
James Radcliffe PC 116 12.2%

Brynna [Lab gain from Ind]

Roger Turner Lab 771 78.4%
Mick Tems PC 213 21.6%

Church Village

Graham Stacey Lab 657 64.7%
Rhys Watkins PC 189 18.6%
Christopher Norton C 169 16.7%

Cilfynydd [Lab gain from LD]

Barrie Morgan Lab 354 48.4%
Stephen Belzak Ind 189 25.8%
James Hackett LD 132 18.0%
Stuart Fisher PC 57 7.8%

Cwm Clydach

Mark Norris Lab 508 69.8%
Heidi Whitter PC 220 30.2%

Cwmbach

Jeffrey Elliot Lab 757 63.5%
Adrian Jarman PC 436 36.5%

Cymmer (2)

Chris Williams Lab 989 69.7%
Margaret Tegg Lab 972
Nicole Griffiths PC 430 30.3%
Edwyn Parry PC 331

Ferndale (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Philip Howe Ind 952 49.0%
Annette Davies Lab 604 31.1%
Ceri Jones Lab 463
Norma Williams PC 385 19.8%
Martin Rees Ind 323

Gilfach Goch

Aufron Roberts Lab 826 77.3%
Gerald Francis LD 213 19.9%
Emyr Wilkinson C 30 2.8%

Glyncoch

Doug Williams Lab unop.

Graig

Joyce Cass Lab 339 59.2%
Bob Fox Ind 140 24.4%
Jennifer Hughes PC 65 11.3%
George Summers LD 21 3.7%
Glyn Matthews TUSC 8 1.4%

Hawthorn

Teressa Bates Lab 482 52.6%
Iago ap Steffan PC 352 38.4%
Jeanette Jones LD 83 9.1%

Hirwaun

Karen Morgan PC 712 61.2%
Jennifer Hartwell Lab 452 38.8%

Llanharan

Geraint Hopkins Lab 510 66.1%
John Dilworth PC 262 33.9%

Llanharry [Lab gain from PC]

Barry Stephens Lab 600 70.8%
Julie Dilworth PC 247 29.2%

Llantrisant Town

Glynne Holmes Lab 940 69.6%
Steven Harry PC 248 18.4%
Ann-Marie Mason C 162 12.0%

Llantwit Fardre (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Joel James C 630 37.4%
Jacqui Bunnage Lab 535 31.8%
Bev Channon Lab 481
Alex Coombs C 421
Jools Jones Ind 275 16.3%
Margaret Burtonwood Ind 260
Steven Owen PC 243 14.4%
Steven Thomas PC 175

Llwyn-y-pia

Sylvia Jones Lab 357 63.2%
Naethan Jones PC 208 36.8%

Maerdy [Lab gain from PC]

Keiron Montague Lab 832 79.3%
Gerwyn Evans PC 217 20.7%

Mountain Ash East

Pauline Jarman PC 544 60.4%
Wendy Treeby Lab 356 39.6%

Mountain Ash West (2)

Andrew Morgan Lab 885 75.5%
Simon Lloyd Lab 770
Danny Allen PC 287 24.5%
Nicola Benney PC 287

Pen-y-graig (2)

Ken Privett Lab 775 60.2%
Dennis Weeks Lab 754
Alison Jones PC 513 39.8%
Mark Lewis PC 421

Pen-y-waun

Helen Boggis Lab 378 48.8%
Anthony Edwards Ind 228 29.4%
Paul James PC 169 21.8%

Penrhiwceiber (2)

Adam Fox Lab 1104 64.5%
Jane Ward Lab 947
Lyn Warner PC 473 27.6%
Mia Hollsing TUSC 135 7.9%

Pentre (2) [2 PC gains from Lab]

Shelley Rees-Owen PC 867 51.2%
Maureen Weaver PC 789
Eilane Barnett Lab 741 43.7%
Kris Evans Lab 724
Leigh Evans Grn 87 5.1%
Linda Evans Grn 82

Pont-y-clun (2) [2 Lab gains from PC]

Paul Griffiths Lab 651 27.3%
Margaret Griffiths Lab 642
Brendan O'Reilly Ind 567 23.8%
Jonathan Huish PC 527 22.1%
Merfyn Rea PC 487
Dan Saxton C 422 17.7%
Ken Forsdyke Ind 334
Gordon Norman Ind 332
David Bevan UKIP 217 9.1%

Pontypridd Town [Lab gain from LD]

Steve Carter Lab 372 41.4%
Joe Payne Ind 312 34.7%
Richard Martin PC 123 13.7%
Dewi Gray LD 92 10.2%

Porth (2) [1 Lab gain from PC]

Margaret Davies Lab 941 53.5%
Graham Smith Lab 809
Julie Williams PC 662 37.7%
Alun Cox PC 582
Cliff Jones TUSC 155 8.8%

Rhigos [Lab gain from PC]

Graham Thomas Lab 341 56.6%
Beverley Hall PC 187 31.0%
Colin Woodley Ind 75 12.4%

Rhondda (2)

Tina Leyshon Lab 623 44.4%
Rob Smith Lab 531
Graeme Beard Ind 434 31.0%
Philip Price Ind 303
Richard Reast Grn 176 12.6%
Hannah Fisher PC 169 12.1%
Ken Owen Ind 155

Rhydfelen Central/​Ilan

Maureen Webber Lab 714 79.2%
Bob Humphries PC 128 14.2%
Lee Thacker LD 59 6.5%

Taffs Well [Lab gain from PC]

Jill Bonetto Lab 589 62.1%
Adrian Hobson PC 359 37.9%

Talbot Green

Paul Baccara Ind 400 44.9%
Jeff Woodington Lab 375 42.1%
Emyr Williams PC 66 7.4%
Gregory Zuckerman C 49 5.5%

Ton-teg (2) [1 Ind gain from PC]

Lyndon Walker Ind 645 34.6%
John David Lab 593 31.8%
Ray Butler Lab 536
Karen Roberts LD 282 15.1%
Anna Rees C 183 9.8%
Ian Rees C 175
Geraint Day PC 161 8.6%

Tonypandy

Craig Middle Lab 651 65.4%
Tina Davies PC 344 34.6%

Tonyrefail East (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Paul Wasley Ind 629 34.1%
Bob McDonald Lab 610 33.0%
Russell Roberts Lab 576
Phil Doyle Ind 549
Greg Powell PC 430 23.3%
Hendrik Haye LD 178 9.6%

Tonyrefail West

Eudine Hanagan Lab 792 53.4%
Danny Greham PC 360 24.3%
Shawn Stevens Ind 331 22.3%

Trallwng

Mike Powell LD 537 46.4%
Allen Bevan Lab 417 36.0%
Adrian Dumphy Ind 120 10.4%
Tony Richards PC 84 7.3%

Trealaw [Lab gain from PC]

Joy Rosser Lab 749 68.8%
Rebecca Winter PC 244 22.4%
Tina Ludlow Ind 95 8.7%

Treforest [Lab gain from LD]

Steve Powderhill Lab 424 62.9%
Royston O'Reilly LD 153 22.7%
Ceri Carter PC 61 9.1%
Paul Carter Grn 36 5.3%

Treherbert (2)

Geraint Davies PC 1081 56.4%
Irene Pearce PC 978
Luke Bouchard Lab 835 43.6%
Paul Russell Lab 726

Treorchy (3)

Cennard Davies PC 1252 53.3%
Sera Evans-Fear PC 1247
Emyr Webster PC 1140
Graham Thomas Lab 1099 46.7%
Ron Jones Lab 1096
Hardev Singh Lab 1012

Tylorstown (2)

Robert Bevan Lab 1003 67.0%
Mark Adams Lab 910
Craig Jones SocLab 275 18.4%
Gareth Taylor PC 218 14.6%

Tyn-y-nant

Clayton Willis Lab 791 87.2%
Carole Willis PC 116 12.8%

Ynyshir

Lionel Langford Lab 606 62.0%
Christian Reed PC 372 38.0%

Ynysybwl [Lab gain from PC]

Sue Pickering Lab 587 42.8%
Richard Isaac LD 414 30.2%
Elaine Williams PC 316 23.0%
Andrew Williams-Jones C 55 4.0%

Ystrad (2)

Paul Cannon Lab 979 57.9%
Malcolm Watts Lab 804
Larraine Jones PC 591 34.9%
Esther Nagle PC 536
Angharad Jones LD 121 7.2%

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