| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 54 seats to Bridgend County Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
As part of the local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 54 seats of Bridgend County Borough Council were up for election. Labour lost 13 seats, losing control of the council, while remaining the largest party.[1]
Election Result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 26 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 48.1 | 36.5 | 15,476 | 10.9 | |
Independent | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 12,757 | 8.9 | |
Conservative | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 8,875 | 8.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 3,540 | 1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1,303 | 6.9 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 385 | 1.3 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 63 | New | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 |
Ward Results
Aberkenfig
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | James Radcliffe | 277 | 39.5 | 20.2 | |
Labour | Daryl Gordon | 266 | 37.9 | 0.1 | |
Independent | Lee Robson | 158 | 22.5 | New | |
Majority | 11 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Bettws
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Jones | 424 | 78.5 | 2.2 | |
UKIP | Glenda Davies | 63 | 11.7 | New | |
Conservative | Christian Wallis | 53 | 9.8 | New | |
Majority | 361 | 66.8 | 14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blackmill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hywel Williams | 383 | 55.6 | 44.4 | |
Independent | Andrew McKay | 306 | 44.4 | New | |
Majority | 77 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blaengarw
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sorrel Dendy | 270 | 52.2 | New | |
Labour | Gareth Andrews | 247 | 47.8 | 52.2 | |
Majority | 23 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Brackla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay Rowlands | 1,106 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | Tom Giffard | 1,084 | |||
Conservative | Aniel Pucella | 1,067 | |||
Labour | John Spanswick | 1,065 | 37.1 | ||
Conservative | Tyler Walsh | 1,028 | |||
Labour | Hailey Townsend | 952 | |||
Labour | Craig Jones | 950 | |||
Labour | Ciaron Jackson | 928 | |||
Independent | Shaun Bastin | 432 | 15.0 | ||
Independent | Nathan Goldsworthy | 413 | |||
Independent | Marcelle Humphreys | 400 | |||
Independent | Stuart Charles | 364 | |||
Independent | Jeremy Young | 342 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Nick Thomas | 269 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 37 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bryncethin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Thomas | 148 | 45.8 | 30.8 | |
Independent | Mark John | 115 | 35.6 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Nick Alderton | 35 | 10.8 | New | |
Independent | Luke Richards | 25 | 7.7 | New | |
Majority | 33 | 10.2 | 43.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bryncoch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Lewis | 278 | 50.7 | 23.5 | |
Independent | Beth Ellis | 212 | 38.7 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Sara Thomas | 58 | 10.6 | New | |
Majority | 66 | 12.0 | 36.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Green | 810 | 33.4 | ||
Labour | Pamela Davies | 719 | 29.7 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Lewis | 700 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Spiller | 664 | |||
Labour | Ian Griffiths | 650 | |||
Conservative | Wayne Warlow | 642 | |||
Green | Kathy Lewis | 194 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 19 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Caerau
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Davies | 829 | 48.1 | ||
Labour | Gareth Howells | 753 | |||
Labour | Phil White | 753 | |||
Independent | Phil John | 575 | 33.4 | ||
Independent | Stephen Smith | 573 | |||
Independent | Jen Terry | 339 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Kyle Duggan | 319 | 18.5 | ||
Majority | 178 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cefn Cribwr
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Huw David | 381 | 67.7 | 32.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Kevin Burnell | 120 | 21.3 | New | |
Conservative | Betty Kettley | 62 | 11.0 | New | |
Majority | 261 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Cefn Glas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jon-Paul Blundell | 212 | 38.5 | 23.0 | |
Conservative | Jamie Evans | 121 | 22.0 | 10.0 | |
Independent | Paul Warren | 115 | 20.9 | New | |
Independent | Cleone Westwood | 103 | 18.7 | New | |
Majority | 91 | 16.5 | 18.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Coity
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Amanda Williams | 297 | 36.4 | New | |
Conservative | James Davies | 203 | 24.8 | New | |
Independent | Ella Dodd | 193 | 23.6 | 49.9 | |
Labour | Ramsey Jamil | 124 | 15.2 | 6.2 | |
Majority | 94 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Cornelly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jeff Tildesley | 907 | 47.4 | ||
Labour | Richard Granville | 724 | 37.8 | ||
Independent | Lopper Wilson | 593 | |||
Labour | Gemma Hartnoll | 535 | |||
Independent | Dorian Morgan | 454 | |||
Conservative | Rosemary Deere | 283 | 14.8 | ||
Conservative | Mary Emment-Lewis | 247 | |||
Majority | 131 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Coychurch Lower
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elaine Venables | 325 | 53.6 | 17.8 | |
Conservative | Louise Barham | 199 | 32.8 | 18.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Jenkins | 37 | 6.1 | New | |
Labour | Matthew Churchill | 24 | 4.0 | 9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Briony Davies | 21 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 126 | 20.8 | 35.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Felindre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bridie Sedgebeer | 408 | 48.9 | 15.9 | |
Conservative | John Butcher | 338 | 40.5 | New | |
Independent | Simon Curwood | 88 | 10.6 | New | |
Majority | 70 | 8.4 | 21.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hendre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julia Williams | 572 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | John McCarthy | 516 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | Richard Williams | 514 | |||
Conservative | Jamie Wallis | 483 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Viv Jenkins | 174 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Litchard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sadie Vidal | 406 | 42.1 | 1.9 | |
Labour | Cherie Jones | 375 | 38.9 | 20.9 | |
Independent | Alan Wathan | 184 | 19.1 | New | |
Majority | 31 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Llangeinor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Roz Stirman | 162 | 54.4 | New | |
Labour | Marlene Thomas | 136 | 45.6 | 54.4 | |
Majority | 26 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Smith | 311 | 44.1 | 22.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tony Berrow | 134 | 19.0 | 7.0 | |
Conservative | Claire Lewis | 124 | 17.6 | New | |
Independent | Eric Hughes | 115 | 16.3 | New | |
National Front | Adam Lloyd | 21 | 3.0 | 4.7 | |
Majority | 177 | 25.1 | 15.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Llangynwyd
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Malcolm James | 593 | 58.3 | 4.2 | |
Labour | Elaine Guscott | 345 | 33.9 | 12.0 | |
Green | Tom Muller | 79 | 7.8 | New | |
Majority | 248 | 24.4 | 16.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Maesteg East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Keith Edwards | 858 | 51.8 | ||
Independent | Tom Beedle | 684 | |||
Labour | Mal Reeves | 544 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | Rose Martin | 473 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Illtyd ap Dafydd | 255 | 15.4 | ||
Majority | 174 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Maesteg West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ross Thomas | 1,167 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | Richard Collins | 742 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | Ceri Reeves | 497 | |||
Independent | Dave Evans | 472 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Dai Berry | 214 | 10.1 | ||
Independent | Robert Vincent | 202 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Paula Thomas | 143 | |||
Independent | Ian Jones | 140 | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Morfa
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Baldwin | 466 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Nicole Burnett | 458 | |||
Independent | Pete Foley | 406 | 35.5 | ||
Independent | Steven Bletsoe | 384 | |||
Independent | Martin Williams | 215 | |||
Conservative | Tom Overfield | 197 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | Judith Butcher | 184 | |||
Green | John Evans | 75 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 52 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Nant-y-moel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Owen | 506 | 61.6 | 7.4 | |
Labour | Sandy Blackburn | 316 | 38.4 | 7.4 | |
Majority | 190 | 23.2 | 14.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carolyn Webster | 610 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | David White | 590 | 33.1 | ||
Independent | Tim Wood | 581 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Neelo Farr | 553 | |||
Conservative | Craig Lawton | 424 | |||
Independent | David Unwin | 419 | |||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Newton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Watts | 597 | 40.8 | 13.3 | |
Independent | Graham Walter | 485 | 33.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Pratt | 224 | 15.3 | New | |
Labour | Will Hingley | 156 | 10.7 | 20.0 | |
Majority | 112 | 7.6 | 15.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Nottage
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Norah Clarke | 843 | 62.7 | New | |
Conservative | Robert Lee | 316 | 23.5 | 1.1 | |
Labour | Paul Winstanley | 185 | 13.8 | 15.2 | |
Majority | 527 | 39.2 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Ogmore Vale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dhanisha Patel | 496 | 53.4 | 8.4 | |
Independent | Louvain Lake | 260 | 28.0 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Shakeshaft | 173 | 18.6 | New | |
Majority | 236 | 25.4 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Oldcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lyn Walters | 587 | 37.3 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Voisey | 560 | |||
Independent | Edith Hughes | 516 | 32.8 | ||
Labour | Angela Morelli | 470 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | Gary Sassoon-Hales | 394 | |||
Independent | Freya Bletsoe | 376 | |||
Independent | Rebecca Porter | 297 | |||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Pen-y-fai
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 367 | 42.8 | 11.4 | |
Labour | Heidi Bennett | 320 | 37.3 | 0.2 | |
Independent | Meryl Wilkins | 95 | 11.1 | 20.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Sarah Parry | 76 | 8.9 | New | |
Majority | 47 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Pendre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Young | 260 | 45.7 | 6.7 | |
Conservative | Kevin Edger | 115 | 20.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Anita Davie | 114 | 20.0 | 17.3 | |
Independent | Dean Barrington | 80 | 14.1 | New | |
Majority | 145 | 25.5 | 10.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Penprysg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Williams | 612 | 57.2 | New | |
Labour | Alex Owen | 372 | 34.8 | 27.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Leanne Lewis | 85 | 8.0 | New | |
Majority | 240 | 22.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Pontycymmer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roderick Shaw | 461 | 74.8 | 25.2 | |
Independent | Claire Walters | 155 | 25.2 | New | |
Majority | 306 | 49.6 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Porthcawl East Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brian Jones | 512 | 54.1 | 2.6 | |
Labour | Raynor Lewis | 247 | 26.1 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | Bobby Lewis | 187 | 19.8 | New | |
Majority | 265 | 28.0 | 5.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Porthcawl West Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sean Aspey | 631 | 51.8 | 7.9 | |
Conservative | Alun Thomas | 340 | 27.9 | 8.0 | |
Labour | Alana Davies | 247 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 291 | 23.9 | 15.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Pyle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Kearn | 1,006 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | Jane Gebbie | 910 | |||
Labour | Stephen Smith | 801 | |||
Conservative | Phil Barham | 457 | 24.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Rhys Watkins | 396 | 21.3 | ||
Conservative | David Deere | 320 | |||
Conservative | Ann Lee | 310 | |||
Majority | 344 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rest Bay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Mike Clarke | 665 | 64.8 | New | |
Conservative | Caroline Vaughan | 253 | 24.6 | 20.2 | |
Labour | John Bunker | 72 | 7.0 | New | |
Green | Alex Harris | 37 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 412 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Sarn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Watkin Lewis | 325 | 55.6 | 28.2 | |
Independent | Sally Hyde | 127 | 21.7 | New | |
Conservative | Irina Scelkunova | 70 | 12.0 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | Claire Thomas | 63 | 10.8 | New | |
Majority | 198 | 33.9 | 33.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ynysawdre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Tim Thomas | 396 | 40.8 | 6.3 | |
Labour | Fadhel Abedalkarim | 286 | 29.5 | 29.5 | |
Independent | Christopher Lavis | 161 | 16.6 | New | |
Independent | Haydn Morgan | 127 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 110 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local Election Results 2017 - Bridgend". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.