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Local Election Results 2017

Caerffili
Caerphilly

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Caerphilly: 2004 2008 2012 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)

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Consolidated results — Caerphilly 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 20278 41.9% 50
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 16423 33.9% 18
Conservative 4371 9.0% 0
Independent 4237 8.8% 5
UK Independence Party 1670 3.4% 0
Liberal Democrat 707 1.5% 0
Christian Peoples Alliance 374 0.8% 0
Green Party 257 0.5% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 101 0.2% 0

Aber Valley (3)

John Taylor PC 990 65.6%
Lyndon Binding PC 984
John Roberts PC 945
David Zenati-Parsons Lab 307 20.3%
Jo Rao Lab 297
Ryan Smith C 212 14.0%

Aberbargoed (2)

Alan Higgs Lab 362 45.1%
Alan Collis Lab 352
Lowri Edwards PC 320 39.9%
Ted Edwards PC 300
Keith Mills UKIP 121 15.1%

Abercarn (2)

Andrew Whitcombe Lab 688 48.0%
Denver Preece Lab 663
Jill Jones PC 493 34.4%
Tud Jones PC 358
Margaret Denney LD 251 17.5%

Argoed

Walter Williams Lab 427 57.8%
John Moore UKIP 168 22.7%
Roger Moore PC 144 19.5%

Bargoed (3)

Tudor Davies Lab 692 48.2%
Dianne Price Lab 616
Carol Andrews Lab 582
Kevin Viney PC 423 29.4%
Gill Jones PC 409
James Kerby Ind 322 22.4%
Andrew Nutt PC 317
Belinda Gingell Ind 172

Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen (4)

Liz Aldworth Lab 1378 38.2%
Lisa Phipps Lab 1241
Derek Havard Lab 1178
June Gale Lab 1049
John Dew Ind 741 20.6%
Gareth Llewellyn PC 723 20.1%
Janet Walsh Ind 618
Daniel Llewellyn PC 572
Paul Stringer PC 531
Philip Goodger C 504 14.0%
Michael Roberts C 494
Teresa Winiarski PC 397
Peter Gaskell Grn 257 7.1%

Blackwood (3) [3 Ind gains from Lab]

Kevin Etheridge Ind 1069 45.9%
Nigel Dix Ind 791
Andrew Farina-Childs Ind 625
Keith Smallman Ind 618
Patricia Cook Lab 604 25.9%
Janet Griffiths Lab 530
Matthew Sessions Lab 476
Allan Rees Ind 427
Darren Jones PC 377 16.2%
Andrew Short PC 355
Steven Blakeman PC 320
Paul Taylor UKIP 278 11.9%

Cefn Fforest (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]

Tom Williams Lab 453 50.2%
Graham Simmonds Ind 450 49.8%
Christopher Hawker Lab 437
Louise Phillips Ind 423

Crosskeys

Julian Simmonds Lab 450 53.4%
Christopher Cook PC 392 46.6%

Crumlin (2)

Carl Thomas Lab 701 43.8%
Mike Davies PC 619 38.7%
Andrew Lewis Lab 612
Alwyn Lloyd PC 504
Philip Fowler Ind 281 17.6%
Dominic Walker Ind 251

Darren Valley

David Hardacre Lab 349 59.1%
Keiron O'Hagan Ind 242 40.9%

Gilfach

Lindsey Harding Lab 335 62.6%
Ken Houston PC 147 27.5%
Granville Hale C 53 9.9%

Hengoed (2)

Donna Cushing PC 678 46.6%
Teresa Parry PC 676
Mark Boyland Lab 478 32.9%
Graham Wills UKIP 298 20.5%

Llanbradach (2)

Robert Gough PC 870 72.9%
Colin Mann PC 834
Rhydian Birkenshaw Lab 324 27.1%
Bethan Thomas Lab 320

Maesycwmmer

Vincent James Lab 327 52.0%
Catrin Moss PC 174 27.7%
William Jones C 128 20.3%

Morgan Jones (3) [1 Lab gain from PC]

James Pritchard Lab 1059 47.6%
Phil Bevan PC 909 40.9%
Shayne Cook Lab 900
Roger Bidgood PC 821
Mike Prew PC 783
Shelly Hodder Lab 775
Peter Jones C 256 11.5%
Gerry Jones C 245
Wilfred Philips C 196

Moriah (2)

John Bevan Lab 565 56.7%
Dai Harse Lab 538
Nathan Flanagan PC 431 43.3%

Nelson (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]

Sean Morgan Lab 725 43.3%
Brenda Miles Lab 560
Malcolm Tucker PC 391 23.4%
Anne Blackman CPA 374 22.4%
Marls Tucker PC 332
Kay David LD 183 10.9%

New Tredegar (2)

Eluned Stenner Lab 687 63.6%
Mark Evans Lab 665
Kev Rodgers Ind 257 23.8%
Rachael Dixon PC 137 12.7%
Bethany Edwards PC 122

Newbridge (3) [2 Lab gains from PC]

Gary Johnston Lab 719 36.4%
Adrian Hussey Lab 677
Leeroy Jeremiah (ELECTED) Lab 655
Kath Baker (NOT ELECTED) PC 655 33.2%
Wayne Morrisey PC 543
Rhys Mills PC 535
Jago Lewis C 326 16.5%
Matthew Kidner LD 273 13.8%
Stuart Roberston C 206
Heather Robertson C 201

Pengam (2)

David Poole Lab 507 59.2%
Kevin Dawson Lab 505
Noel Turner PC 350 40.8%
Chris Paul PC 217

Penmaen (2)

Roy Saralis Lab 903 52.1%
Ben Zaplatynski Lab 744
John Evans PC 505 29.2%
Kevin Jones PC 450
Richard Jones C 324 18.7%
Shawn Sims C 299

Penyrheol (4) [1 PC gain from Lab]

Lindsay Whittle PC 1653 48.4%
Margaret Sargent PC 1340
Jon Scriven PC 1337
Steven Skivens PC 1270
Huw Davies Lab 910 26.6%
Sandra Jones Lab 854
Janice Davies Lab 847
Milena Zenati-Parsons Lab 716
Gregory Elliott C 514 15.0%
Cameron Muir-Jones C 513
Steven Roberts C 383
Lawrence Andrews UKIP 340 10.0%
Ian Gorman UKIP 279

Pontllanfraith (3)

Michael Adams Lab 1107 45.7%
Colin Gordon Lab 1039
Gez Kirby Lab 966
Jim Criddle PC 773 31.9%
Zoe Hammond PC 589
Andrew Williamson C 544 22.4%
Wendy Philips C 533
Mike Jackson PC 507

Pontlottyn

Gaynor Oliver Lab 239 45.0%
Mervyn Diggle Ind 235 44.3%
David Rees PC 57 10.7%

Risca East (3)

Nigel George Lab 728 59.4%
Arianna Passmore Lab 709
Philippa Leonard Lab 690
James Jones C 287 23.4%
Graham Jones C 279
James Mallindine C 227
Alexander Owen PC 210 17.1%
Gareth Macleur PC 190
Luke Smith PC 165

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

Bob Owen Ind 640 35.7%
Ross Whiting Lab 620 34.5%
Ceri Wright Lab 525
Anthony Sims C 270 15.0%
Brian Hancock PC 265 14.8%
Matthew Farrell PC 225

St Cattwg (3)

Wynne David Lab 1077 58.8%
Ann Gair Lab 867
Carmen Bezzina Lab 782
Wyndham Matthews PC 756 41.2%
Jessica Alfonso Robledo PC 597
Richard Osborne PC 551

St James (3)

Christina Forehead Lab 615 38.0%
Elaine Forehead Lab 561
Barbara Jones Lab 543
Paul Bradbury PC 534 33.0%
Jayne Garland PC 517
John Leek PC 440
John Evans C 288 17.8%
Ian Chivers C 279
Dennis Morgan C 261
Sam Gould UKIP 182 11.2%
David Owens UKIP 138
Andrew Shakespeare UKIP 114

St Martins (3)

Colin Elsbury PC 1284 42.1%
James Fussell PC 1250
Steve Kent PC 1211
Anne Broughton-Pettit Lab 717 23.5%
Tony Graham Lab 714
Judith Child C 665 21.8%
Robert Lea C 638
John Pettit Lab 614
Elizabeth Evans C 603
Richard Williams UKIP 283 9.3%
Hazel Norris UKIP 253
Megan Churchland TUSC 101 3.3%

Twyn Carno

Carl Cuss Lab unop.

Ynysddu (2)

Phillippa Marsden Lab 720 74.7%
John Ridgewell Lab 638
Lyn Ackerman PC 244 25.3%
Terry Birkett PC 227

Ystrad Mynach (2)

Martyn James PC 919 64.5%
Alan Angel PC 885
Kerry Jones Lab 505 35.5%
Alan Dowler Lab 435

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