Local Election Results 2012
Caerffili
Caerphilly
Whole council up for election. Four Labour councillors were elected unopposed.
Other results for Caerphilly:
2004
2008
2017
2022
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)
— 15th August 2024 (Aberbargoed & Bargoed)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
23886 |
51.0% |
50 |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales |
13970 |
29.8% |
20 |
| Independent |
6906 |
14.7% |
3 |
| Conservative |
1818 |
3.9% |
0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |
174 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
121 |
0.3% |
0 |
| John Taylor |
PC |
848 |
50.1% |
| John Roberts |
PC |
814 |
|
| Lyndon Binding |
PC |
734 |
|
| Paul Mitchell |
Lab |
669 |
39.5% |
| Luke Crothers |
Lab |
568 |
|
| Bethan Thomas |
Lab |
513 |
|
| Istvan Racz |
Ind |
176 |
10.4% |
| Alan Higgs |
Lab |
unop. |
|
| Keith Reynolds |
Lab |
unop. |
|
| Ken James |
Lab |
850 |
64.2% |
| Denver Preece |
Lab |
771 |
|
| Jill Jones |
PC |
329 |
24.8% |
| Jeff Knock |
PC |
309 |
|
| Helen Hill |
C |
145 |
11.0% |
| Leon Gardiner |
Lab |
410 |
60.7% |
| Roger Moore |
PC |
147 |
21.7% |
| Paul Taylor |
Ind |
88 |
13.0% |
| Helen James |
C |
31 |
4.6% |
| Tudor Davies |
Lab |
1026 |
70.2% |
| David Carter |
Lab |
973 |
|
| Dianne Price |
Lab |
895 |
|
| Kevin Viney |
PC |
436 |
29.8% |
| Gill Jones |
PC |
397 |
|
| Ken Houston |
PC |
353 |
|
| Ray Davies |
Lab |
1854 |
61.3% |
| Liz Aldworth |
Lab |
1574 |
|
| Derek Havard |
Lab |
1282 |
|
| June Gale |
Lab |
1181 |
|
| Ron Davies |
PC |
664 |
21.9% |
| Denis Barry |
Ind |
508 |
16.8% |
| John Davies |
Ind |
484 |
|
| Colin Hobbs |
Ind |
438 |
|
| Bobby Douglas |
Ind |
409 |
|
| Ceri James |
Ind |
389 |
|
| Bill Thomas |
Ind |
378 |
|
| Clayton Jones |
PC |
258 |
|
| Malcolm Innes |
Ind |
254 |
|
| Nigel Dix |
Lab |
1116 |
44.9% |
| Patricia Cook |
Lab |
966 |
|
| Diana Ellis |
Lab |
946 |
|
| Keith Smallman |
Ind |
833 |
33.5% |
| Kay Presley |
Ind |
719 |
|
| Andrew Farina-Childs |
PC |
352 |
14.2% |
| Carol Erasmus |
PC |
253 |
|
| Mike Jackson |
PC |
235 |
|
| Pat Morris |
C |
182 |
7.3% |
| Granville Hale |
C |
148 |
|
| Stuart Jones |
C |
144 |
|
| Tom Williams |
Lab |
792 |
70.8% |
| Chris Hawker |
Lab |
719 |
|
| Neal Elstone |
Ind |
208 |
18.6% |
| Delwyn Davies |
PC |
118 |
10.6% |
| Robert Dimond |
PC |
110 |
|
| Michael Gray |
Lab |
543 |
54.9% |
| Lindsay Evans |
Ind |
281 |
28.4% |
| Christopher Cook |
PC |
126 |
12.7% |
| Wendy Phillips |
C |
39 |
3.9% |
| Andrew Lewis |
Lab |
877 |
48.2% |
| Keith Lloyd |
PC |
807 |
44.3% |
| Vera Jenkins |
PC |
682 |
|
| Joanna Chivers |
C |
136 |
7.5% |
| Julie Robertson |
C |
78 |
|
| Harry Andrews |
Lab |
553 |
85.9% |
| Marian Viney |
PC |
91 |
14.1% |
| Dennis Bolter |
PC |
586 |
53.8% |
| Judith Pritchard |
PC |
575 |
|
| Bill Griffiths |
Lab |
503 |
46.2% |
| Nicola Quarry |
Lab |
471 |
|
| Robert Gough |
PC |
756 |
60.7% |
| Colin Mann |
PC |
715 |
|
| Mary Callanan |
Lab |
343 |
27.5% |
| Jo Rao |
Lab |
307 |
|
| Terry Jones |
Ind |
94 |
7.5% |
| Stephen Collins |
C |
53 |
4.3% |
| Cameron Muir-Jones |
C |
42 |
|
| Robert Woodyatt |
Lab |
unop. |
|
| Phil Bevan |
PC |
852 |
48.5% |
| James Pritchard |
Lab |
732 |
41.7% |
| Mike Prew |
PC |
695 |
|
| Mark Newman |
PC |
688 |
|
| Anne Broughton-Pettit |
Lab |
673 |
|
| Barrie Williams |
C |
173 |
9.8% |
| Ann Birkinshaw |
C |
161 |
|
| Neville Goward |
C |
140 |
|
| John Bevan |
Lab |
698 |
47.1% |
| Gina Bevan |
Lab |
543 |
|
| Nathan Flanagan |
PC |
420 |
28.4% |
| Lynn Jones |
Ind |
363 |
24.5% |
| Sean Morgan |
Lab |
828 |
51.1% |
| Anne Blackman |
Ind |
671 |
41.4% |
| Pam Baldwin |
Lab |
668 |
|
| Marlene Tucker |
Ind |
307 |
|
| Kay David |
LD |
121 |
7.5% |
| Huw Price |
LD |
36 |
|
| Gerald Jones |
Lab |
965 |
72.7% |
| Les Rees |
Lab |
744 |
|
| Morgan Jones |
Ind |
362 |
27.3% |
| Gary Johnston |
Lab |
932 |
46.3% |
| Lyn Ackerman |
PC |
854 |
42.4% |
| Kath Baker |
PC |
696 |
|
| Mike Davies |
PC |
650 |
|
| Terri-Anne Matthews |
C |
226 |
11.2% |
| Andrew Williams |
C |
148 |
|
| David Poole |
Lab |
578 |
51.6% |
| Kevin Dawson |
Lab |
541 |
|
| Jonathan Wilson |
Ind |
261 |
23.3% |
| Noel Turner |
PC |
238 |
21.3% |
| Darren Jones |
PC |
181 |
|
| Martine Weston |
C |
43 |
3.8% |
| Luke Williams |
C |
36 |
|
| Ray Saralis |
Lab |
877 |
57.0% |
| Jean Summers |
Lab |
874 |
|
| Allan Pritchard |
PC |
512 |
33.3% |
| John Evans |
PC |
501 |
|
| Richard Jones |
C |
149 |
9.7% |
| Steven Roberts |
C |
137 |
|
| Lindsay Whittle |
PC |
1361 |
45.3% |
| Anne Collins |
PC |
1196 |
|
| Margaret Sargent |
PC |
1110 |
|
| Huw Davies |
Lab |
1074 |
35.7% |
| Steve Skivens |
PC |
992 |
|
| Peter Fitzgerald |
Lab |
917 |
|
| Reg Phillips |
Lab |
871 |
|
| William Johns |
Lab |
851 |
|
| Paul Williams |
Ind |
398 |
13.2% |
| Lloyd James |
TUSC |
174 |
5.8% |
| Mike Adams |
Lab |
1300 |
54.2% |
| Colin Gordon |
Lab |
1250 |
|
| Gez Kirby |
Lab |
1158 |
|
| Jim Criddle |
PC |
563 |
23.5% |
| Malcolm Parker |
PC |
535 |
|
| Zoe Hammond |
PC |
429 |
|
| Anna Lewis |
Ind |
309 |
12.9% |
| John Evans |
C |
227 |
9.5% |
| Jane McIain |
C |
205 |
|
| Winifred Jones |
C |
203 |
|
| Gaynor Oliver |
Lab |
386 |
78.6% |
| Gerald Howells |
PC |
105 |
21.4% |
| Stan Jenkins |
Lab |
953 |
57.3% |
| Nigel George |
Lab |
789 |
|
| Rhianon Passmore |
Lab |
769 |
|
| Rob Derraven |
Ind |
399 |
24.0% |
| Matthew Farrell |
PC |
312 |
18.8% |
| Brian Hancock |
PC |
275 |
|
| Ian Ackerman |
PC |
186 |
|
| Dave Rees |
Ind |
864 |
54.9% |
| Phyllis Griffiths |
Ind |
825 |
|
| Mary James |
Lab |
608 |
38.6% |
| Julian Simmonds |
Lab |
566 |
|
| Ian Chivers |
C |
103 |
6.5% |
| Wynne David |
Lab |
1211 |
68.8% |
| Hefin David |
Lab |
1201 |
|
| Graham Hughes |
Lab |
1129 |
|
| Wyndham Matthews |
PC |
550 |
31.2% |
| Christine Forehead |
Lab |
738 |
46.1% |
| Elaine Forehead |
Lab |
659 |
|
| Barbara Jones |
Lab |
656 |
|
| Roger Bidgood |
PC |
621 |
38.8% |
| Monica Hughes |
PC |
549 |
|
| Linda Williams |
PC |
540 |
|
| Jenna Beynon |
C |
241 |
15.1% |
| Michael Meredith |
C |
227 |
|
| James Fussell |
PC |
1203 |
42.2% |
| Colin Elsbury |
PC |
1057 |
|
| Steve Kent |
PC |
1023 |
|
| Eddie Talbot |
Ind |
880 |
30.9% |
| John Pettit |
Lab |
766 |
26.9% |
| Gareth Pratt |
Lab |
739 |
|
| Richard Williams |
Ind |
697 |
|
| Carl Cuss |
Lab |
460 |
68.6% |
| Peter Bailie |
Ind |
211 |
31.4% |
| Jan Jones |
Lab |
719 |
61.4% |
| Colin Durham |
Lab |
559 |
|
| Donald Cullen |
PC |
382 |
32.6% |
| Marina Pritchard |
PC |
224 |
|
| Mark Howells |
C |
70 |
6.0% |
| Sylvia Davies |
C |
57 |
|
| Martyn James |
PC |
737 |
58.4% |
| Alan Angel |
PC |
686 |
|
| Don Roberts |
Lab |
525 |
41.6% |
| David Murray |
Lab |
488 |
|
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