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Local Election Results 2017

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Bridgend

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Bridgend: 2004 2008 2012 2022
By-elections for Bridgend (may be incomplete): 18th February 2010 (Pendre) — 30th August 2012 (Bettws) — 13th January 2013 (Bryncoch) — 2nd May 2013 (Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd) — 7th May 2015 (Newcastle) — 12th November 2015 (Ogmore Vale) — 6th May 2021 (Nant-y-moel) — 16th December 2021 (Caerau) — 11th August 2022 (Bridgend C.) — 7th March 2024 (Aberkenfig)

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Consolidated results — Bridgend 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 15476 36.5% 26
Independent 12757 30.1% 13
Conservative 8875 20.9% 11
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3540 8.3% 3
Liberal Democrat 1303 3.1% 1
Green Party 385 0.9% 0
UK Independence Party 63 0.1% 0
National Front 21 0.0% 0

Aberkenfig [PC gain from Ind]

James Radcliffe PC 277 39.5%
Daryl Gordon Lab 266 37.9%
Lee Robson Ind 158 22.5%

Bettws

Martyn Jones Lab 424 78.5%
Glenda Davies UKIP 63 11.7%
Christian Wallis C 53 9.8%

Blackmill

Hywel Williams Lab 383 55.6%
Andrew McKay Ind 306 44.4%

Blaengarw [Ind gain from Lab]

Sorrel Dendy Ind 270 52.2%
Gareth Andrews Lab 247 47.8%

Brackla (4) [3 C gains from Lab]

Kay Rowlands C 1106 38.5%
Tom Giffard C 1084
Aniel Pucella C 1067
John Spanswick Lab 1065 37.1%
Tyler Walsh C 1028
Hailey Townsend Lab 952
Craig Jones Lab 950
Ciaron Jackson Lab 928
Shaun Bastin Ind 432 15.0%
Nathan Goldsworthy Ind 413
Marcelle Humphreys Ind 400
Stuart Charles Ind 364
Jeremy Young Ind 342
Nick Thomas PC 269 9.4%

Bryncethin

Gary Thomas Lab 148 45.8%
Mark John Ind 115 35.6%
Nick Alderton PC 35 10.8%
Luke Richards Ind 25 7.7%

Bryncoch

Janice Lewis Lab 278 50.7%
Beth Ellis Ind 212 38.7%
Sara Thomas PC 58 10.6%

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (2)

Cheryl Green LD 810 33.4%
Pamela Davies Lab 719 29.7%
Gordon Lewis C 700 28.9%
Ian Spiller LD 664
Ian Griffiths Lab 650
Wayne Warlow C 642
Kathy Lewis Grn 194 8.0%

Caerau (3)

Paul Davies Lab 829 48.1%
Gareth Howells Lab 753
Phil White Lab 753
Phil John Ind 575 33.4%
Stephen Smith Ind 573
Jen Terry Ind 339
Kyle Duggan PC 319 18.5%

Cefn Cribwr

Huw David Lab 381 67.7%
Kevin Burnell PC 120 21.3%
Betty Kettley C 62 11.0%

Cefn Glas

Jon-Paul Blundell Lab 212 38.5%
Jamie Evans C 121 22.0%
Paul Warren Ind 115 20.9%
Cleone Westwood Ind 103 18.7%

Coity

Amanda Williams Ind 297 36.4%
James Davies C 203 24.8%
Ella Dodd Ind 193 23.6%
Ramsey Jamil Lab 124 15.2%

Cornelly (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Jeff Tildesley Ind 907 47.4%
Richard Granville Lab 724 37.8%
Lopper Wilson Ind 593
Gemma Hartnoll Lab 535
Dorian Morgan Ind 454
Rosemary Deere C 283 14.8%
Mary Emment-Lewis C 247

Coychurch Lower

Elaine Venables Ind 325 53.6%
Louise Barham C 199 32.8%
Richard Jenkins PC 37 6.1%
Matthew Churchill Lab 24 4.0%
Briony Davies LD 21 3.5%

Felindre

Bridie Sedgebeer Lab 408 48.9%
John Butcher C 338 40.5%
Simon Curwood Ind 88 10.6%

Hendre (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Julia Williams C 572 45.3%
John McCarthy Lab 516 40.9%
Richard Williams Lab 514
Jamie Wallis C 483
Viv Jenkins PC 174 13.8%

Litchard [C gain from Lab]

Sadie Vidal C 406 42.1%
Cherie Jones Lab 375 38.9%
Alan Wathan Ind 184 19.1%

Llangeinor [Ind gain from Lab]

Roz Stirman Ind 162 54.4%
Marlene Thomas Lab 136 45.6%

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

Charles Smith Lab 311 44.1%
Tony Berrow LD 134 19.0%
Claire Lewis C 124 17.6%
Eric Hughes Ind 115 16.3%
Adam Lloyd NF 21 3.0%

Llangynwyd

Malcolm James PC 593 58.3%
Elaine Guscott Lab 345 33.9%
Tom Muller Grn 79 7.8%

Maesteg East (2) [2 Ind gains from Lab]

Keith Edwards Ind 858 51.8%
Tom Beedle Ind 684
Mal Reeves Lab 544 32.8%
Rose Martin Lab 473
Illtyd ap Dafydd PC 255 15.4%

Maesteg West (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Ross Thomas Ind 1167 55.0%
Richard Collins Lab 742 35.0%
Ceri Reeves Lab 497
Dave Evans Ind 472
Dai Berry PC 214 10.1%
Robert Vincent Ind 202
Paula Thomas PC 143
Ian Jones Ind 140

Morfa (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Stuart Baldwin Lab 466 40.7%
Nicole Burnett Lab 458
Pete Foley Ind 406 35.5%
Steven Bletsoe Ind 384
Martin Williams Ind 215
Tom Overfield C 197 17.2%
Judith Butcher C 184
John Evans Grn 75 6.6%

Nant-y-moel

David Owen Ind 506 61.6%
Sandy Blackburn Lab 316 38.4%

Newcastle (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Carolyn Webster C 610 34.3%
David White Lab 590 33.1%
Tim Wood Ind 581 32.6%
Neelo Farr Lab 553
Craig Lawton C 424
David Unwin Ind 419

Newton

Kenneth Watts C 597 40.8%
Graham Walter Ind 485 33.2%
Jonathan Pratt LD 224 15.3%
Will Hingley Lab 156 10.7%

Nottage [Ind gain from LD]

Norah Clarke Ind 843 62.7%
Robert Lee C 316 23.5%
Paul Winstanley Lab 185 13.8%

Ogmore Vale [Lab gain from Ind]

Dhanisha Patel Lab 496 53.4%
Louvain Lake Ind 260 28.0%
Richard Shakeshaft PC 173 18.6%

Oldcastle (2) [2 C gains from Lab]

Lyn Walters C 587 37.3%
Matthew Voisey C 560
Edith Hughes Ind 516 32.8%
Angela Morelli Lab 470 29.9%
Gary Sassoon-Hales Lab 394
Freya Bletsoe Ind 376
Rebecca Porter Ind 297

Pen-y-fai [C gain from Lab]

Altaf Hussain C 367 42.8%
Heidi Bennett Lab 320 37.3%
Meryl Wilkins Ind 95 11.1%
Sarah Parry PC 76 8.9%

Pendre

Richard Young Lab 260 45.7%
Kevin Edger C 115 20.2%
Anita Davie LD 114 20.0%
Dean Barrington Ind 80 14.1%

Penprysg [C gain from Lab]

Alex Williams C 612 57.2%
Alex Owen Lab 372 34.8%
Leanne Lewis PC 85 8.0%

Pontycymmer

Roderick Shaw Lab 461 74.8%
Claire Walters Ind 155 25.2%

Porthcawl East Central

Brian Jones Ind 512 54.1%
Raynor Lewis Lab 247 26.1%
Bobby Lewis C 187 19.8%

Porthcawl West Central

Sean Aspey Ind 631 51.8%
Alun Thomas C 340 27.9%
Alana Davies Lab 247 20.3%

Pyle (3)

Mike Kearn Lab 1006 54.1%
Jane Gebbie Lab 910
Stephen Smith Lab 801
Phil Barham C 457 24.6%
Rhys Watkins PC 396 21.3%
David Deere C 320
Ann Lee C 310

Rest Bay [Ind gain from LD]

Mike Clarke Ind 665 64.8%
Caroline Vaughan C 253 24.6%
John Bunker Lab 72 7.0%
Alex Harris Grn 37 3.6%

Sarn

Watkin Lewis Lab 325 55.6%
Sally Hyde Ind 127 21.7%
Irina Scelkunova C 70 12.0%
Claire Thomas PC 63 10.8%

Ynysawdre [PC gain from Lab]

Tim Thomas PC 396 40.8%
Fadhel Abedalkarim Lab 286 29.5%
Christopher Lavis Ind 161 16.6%
Haydn Morgan Ind 127 13.1%

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