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Local Election Results 2017

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Whole council up for election.

CynonVP = Cynon Valley Party

Other results for Rhondda Cynon Taf: 2004 2008 2012 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 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 31637 43.2% 47
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 20354 27.8% 18
Conservative 7529 10.3% 4
Independent 7496 10.2% 4
Cynon Valley Party 4269 5.8% 1
Liberal Democrat 1344 1.8% 1
UK Independence Party 469 0.6% 0
Green Party 134 0.2% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 63 0.1% 0

Aberaman North (2)

Linda de Vet Lab 671 43.6%
Sheryl Evans Lab 646
Andrew Chainey CynonVP 512 33.2%
Laura Owen PC 357 23.2%

Aberaman South (2)

Tina Williams Lab 759 50.9%
Anita Calvert Lab 727
Julie Williams PC 315 21.1%
Steven Hughes CynonVP 300 20.1%
Diane Summerhayes PC 246
Lea Dempsey UKIP 118 7.9%
Craig Resoli UKIP 80

Abercynon (2)

Rhys Lewis Lab 850 48.3%
Elaine George Lab 775
Phill Williams CynonVP 295 16.8%
Clayton Jones PC 178 10.1%
Christine Ceaton C 159 9.0%
Ian McLean UKIP 143 8.1%
John Matthews Grn 134 7.6%
Paul Browne UKIP 98
Thomas Pinder C 84

Aberdare East (2)

Steve Bradwick Lab 1158 53.9%
Mike Forey Lab 917
Ray Dally CynonVP 627 29.2%
Graham Marsh CynonVP 586
David Walters PC 363 16.9%

Aberdare West/​Llwydcoed (3)

Ann Crimmings Lab 1300 37.3%
Gareth Jones Lab 981
Sharon Rees Lab 957
Andrew Thomas CynonVP 819 23.5%
John Daniel PC 738 21.2%
Liz Walters PC 692
Spencer Jones PC 634
Steve Williams C 628 18.0%
Sian Heart C 483

Beddau

Ricky Yeo Lab 516 55.8%
Sam Trask C 409 44.2%

Brynna

Roger Turner Lab 686 51.2%
David Evans PC 654 48.8%

Church Village

Graham Stacey Lab 722 48.1%
Nick Tizard-Lee C 468 31.2%
Ioan Bellin PC 312 20.8%

Cilfynydd [Ind gain from Lab]

Stephen Belzak Ind 392 48.6%
Barrie Morgan Lab 293 36.3%
Stephen Powell Ind 65 8.1%
Jason Johnson PC 57 7.1%

Cwm Clydach

Mark Norris Lab 358 47.4%
Heidi Whitter PC 243 32.2%
Karen Roberts LD 109 14.4%
Edwin Allen UKIP 45 6.0%

Cwmbach

Jeffrey Elliott Lab 564 41.6%
Gordon Sullivan CynonVP 403 29.7%
Ann Jenkins PC 389 28.7%

Cymmer (2)

Gareth Caple Lab 879 63.2%
Margaret Tegg Lab 725
Nicole Griffiths PC 512 36.8%
Mark Stevenson PC 379

Ferndale (2)

Susan Morgans Lab 817 42.7%
Phil Howe Ind 583 30.5%
Andrea Jones PC 513 26.8%
Annette Davies Lab 498
Anna Jones PC 497

Gilfach Goch

Aurfron Roberts Lab 711 82.5%
Emyr Wilkinson C 82 9.5%
Gerald Francis LD 69 8.0%

Glyncoch

Doug Williams Lab 340 66.8%
Amanda Ellis PC 169 33.2%

Graig

Jayne Brencher Lab 319 48.3%
Bob Fox Ind 244 37.0%
Richard Martin PC 66 10.0%
Amanda Jones LD 31 4.7%

Hawthorn

Martin Fidler Jones Lab 654 52.6%
Cathy Lisles Ind 421 33.9%
Donald Rees C 87 7.0%
Bob Humphreys PC 81 6.5%

Hirwaun

Karen Morgan PC 723 60.4%
Richard Jones Lab 347 29.0%
Andrew Abraham UKIP 128 10.7%

Llanharan

Geraint Hopkins Lab 608 68.5%
Kathryn Germain PC 280 31.5%

Llanharry [Ind gain from Lab]

Wayne Owen Ind 914 66.9%
Barry Stephens Lab 452 33.1%

Llantrisant Town

Glynne Holmes Lab 625 44.2%
Adam Robinson C 526 37.2%
Gwen Eluned PC 262 18.5%

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

Joel James C 1311 56.7%
Mike Diamond C 1022
Jacqui Bunnage Lab 421 18.2%
Bern Channon Lab 330
Jools Jones Ind 249 10.8%
Steven Owen PC 223 9.6%
Gwion Rees PC 221
Nicola Knight LD 108 4.7%
Jonathan Bishop Ind 100

Llwyn-y-pia

Wendy Lewis Lab 261 39.4%
Jeffrey Gregory Ind 221 33.3%
Geoff Rees PC 181 27.3%

Maerdy

Jack Harries Lab 576 60.8%
Hayley Harries PC 337 35.5%
Janet Kenrick UKIP 35 3.7%

Mountain Ash East

Pauline Jarman PC 488 49.2%
Steve Carter CynonVP 263 26.5%
Jackie Fox Lab 240 24.2%

Mountain Ash West (2)

Andrew Morgan Lab 781 55.0%
Wendy Treeby Lab 589
Kelvyn Bevan CynonVP 299 21.1%
Nicola Benney PC 276 19.5%
Danny Allen PC 251
Mia Hollsing TUSC 63 4.4%

Pen-y-graig (2) [2 PC gains from Lab]

Joshua Davies PC 555 44.7%
John Cullwick PC 549
Ken Privett Lab 474 38.1%
Christina Slade Lab 367
Shawn Stevens Ind 214 17.2%
Philip Jones Ind 144
Anita Lewis Ind 133

Pen-y-waun

Helen Boggis Lab 269 40.8%
Paul James PC 212 32.2%
Ted Edwards Ind 178 27.0%

Penrhiwceiber (2) [1 CynonVP gain from Lab]

Adam Fox Lab 792 41.4%
Gavin Williams CynonVP 751 39.2%
Jane Ward Lab 648
Ieuan Benney PC 371 19.4%

Pentre (2)

Shelley Rees-Owen PC 1150 60.7%
Maureen Weaver PC 963
Ian Jenkins Lab 744 39.3%
Buffy Williams Lab 690

Pont-y-clun (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Kate Jones C 1413 41.8%
Margaret Griffiths Lab 1236 36.5%
Paul Griffiths Lab 1226
Carole Willis PC 733 21.7%

Pontypridd Town [PC gain from Lab]

Heledd Fychan PC 505 47.6%
Steve Carter Lab 324 30.5%
Cheryl Lavington C 145 13.7%
David Payne LD 87 8.2%

Porth (2) [2 PC gains from Lab]

Julie Williams PC 899 50.8%
Alun Cox PC 851
Margaret Davies Lab 656 37.0%
Graham Smith Lab 574
Ken Williams C 216 12.2%

Rhigos

Graham Thomas Lab 442 78.0%
Ashley Wakeling PC 125 22.0%

Rhondda (2)

Tina Leyshon Lab 558 42.8%
Rob Smith Lab 554
Geraint Day PC 333 25.5%
Daniel Thomas PC 266
Steve Duggan LD 221 16.9%
Brian James C 193 14.8%
Gareth Fairclough C 164

Rhydfelen Central/​Ilan

Maureen Webber Lab 627 71.3%
Rachhpal Randhawa C 128 14.6%
Chad Rickard PC 124 14.1%

Taffs Well

Jill Bonetto Lab 593 49.6%
Christopher Edwards PC 362 30.3%
Sep Bristo C 240 20.1%

Talbot Green [Lab gain from Ind]

Stephen Powell Lab 361 40.7%
Paul Baccara Ind 323 36.4%
Paul Thomas C 128 14.4%
David Roberts PC 75 8.5%

Ton-teg (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Lyndon Walker Ind 1030 45.1%
Lewis Hooper C 611 26.8%
Clive Johnson Ind 527
Ray Butler Lab 415 18.2%
Jean Hutchinson Lab 394
Tony Hallett PC 226 9.9%

Tonypandy

Gareth Hughes Lab 420 38.4%
Wendy Allsop PC 301 27.5%
Philip Rowlands Ind 224 20.5%
David Roberts Ind 150 13.7%

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

Dan Owen-Jones Lab 818 36.0%
Danny Grehan PC 755 33.2%
Paul Wasley Ind 596 26.2%
Eudine Hanagan Lab 572
Sheila Khalil C 104 4.6%
Victor Lloyd-Nesling C 82

Tonyrefail West

Alexandra Davies-Jones Lab 759 48.6%
Gregory Powell PC 368 23.6%
Andrew Williams-Jones C 188 12.0%
Karen Webb Ind 148 9.5%
Stephen Clee Ind 99 6.3%

Trallwng

Mike Powell LD 719 60.9%
Allen Bevan Lab 369 31.2%
Phillip Sullivan C 93 7.9%

Trealaw

Joy Rosser Lab 657 59.6%
Barbara Evans PC 445 40.4%

Treforest

Steve Powderhill Lab 413 70.7%
Danny White PC 96 16.4%
Ann-Marie Mason C 75 12.8%

Treherbert (2)

Will Jones PC 1212 57.7%
Geraint Davies PC 1192
Scott Emanuel Lab 890 42.3%
Anne Morris Lab 683

Treorchy (3)

Alison Chapman PC 1399 44.6%
Sera Evans-Fear PC 1365
Emyr Webster PC 1286
Bob Harris Ind 1012 32.3%
Margaret Evans Lab 726 23.1%
Gwilym Lewis Lab 653
David Morris Lab 638

Tylorstown (2)

Robert Bevan Lab 836 55.3%
Mark Adams Lab 703
Stephen Wilshire Ind 433 28.6%
Christine Betteney PC 244 16.1%
Lee Cole PC 175

Tyn-y-nant

Clayton Willis Lab 557 72.2%
Craig Ford C 215 27.8%

Ynyshir [PC gain from Lab]

Darren Macey PC 692 62.6%
Ryan Evans Lab 414 37.4%

Ynysybwl

Sue Pickering Lab 719 53.7%
Daniel Baish PC 510 38.1%
Rhys Lewis C 110 8.2%

Ystrad (2) [2 PC gains from Lab]

Larraine Jones PC 945 58.9%
Elyn Stephens PC 667
Malcolm Watts Lab 660 41.1%
Dilys Jouvenat Lab 650

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