2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

The 2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2022. It was part of a broader round of local elections held on the same day across Great Britain included too every local authority in Wales. The election saw the Labour Party maintain their majority in the council with little change between the parties in overall seat numbers.

2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
5 May 2022
All 69 seats for Caerphilly County Borough Council
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Independent
Last election 50 18 5
Seats after 45 18 6
Popular vote 41,013 34,235 14,656
Percentage 43.38% 26.21% 15.5%

Background

Previous election
Main article: 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
Results of the 2017 Caerphilly council election[1]
Party Seats Change
Labour 50 0
Plaid Cymru 18 -2
Independent 5 -2

Process

The Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 made changes to the election system enabling 16 year olds to vote.[2] Caerphilly County Borough launched a pilot scheme to increase voter participation, this will include being able to vote on the weekend before 5 May.[3] A boundary review reduced the number of seats in the council from 73 to 69. Boundaries and member numbers were changed in all but six wards, Crosskeys, Hengoed, Llanbradach, St Cattwg, Ynysddu and Ystrad Mynach. [4]

Election results
2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 45 65.22 43.38 41,013
  Plaid Cymru 18 26.09 36.21 34,235
  Independent 6 8.7 15.5 14,656
  Conservative 0 0 3.38 3,195
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0.96 904
  Green 0 0 0.23 214
  SDP 0 0 0.22 210
  TUSC 0 0 0.12 111

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Ward results

The results for each ward were:[6]

Cwm Aber/ Aber Valley ward
Cwm Aber
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru John Eryl Roberts 903 29.93
Plaid Cymru John Taylor 901 29.86
Plaid Cymru Charlotte Jane Bishop 773 25.62
Labour Joy Morgan 440 14.58
Turnout 26.43
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Aberbargoed & Bargoed
Aberbargoed & Bargoed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tudor Davies 904 17.58
Labour Dianne Price 810 15.75
Labour Dawn Ingram-Jones 803 15.61
Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex-Foster 743 14.45
Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards 729 14.17
Plaid Cymru Ken Houston 676 13.14
Independent Rob Puddefoot 259 5.04
Independent Belinda Gingell 219 4.25
Turnout 27.09
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Abercarn
Abercarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Whitcombe 743 17.58
Labour Denver Preece 653 15.75
Plaid Cymru Jill Jones 484 14.45
Plaid Cymru Illtud Jones 408 14.17
Turnout 29.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Argoed
Argoed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Henry Edgar Williams 356 61.27
Independent Iestyn James 121 20.83
Plaid Cymru Shane Parsons 104 17.9
Turnout 28.75
Labour win (new seat)

Bedwas & Trethomas
Bedwas & Trethomas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Phipps 1,197 27.08
Labour Liz Aldworth 1,023 23.14
Labour Jill Winslade 913 20.66
Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex-Foster 469 10.61
Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards 434 9.82
Conservative Kieran Lloyd 273 6.18
TUSC Peter Thomas 111 2.51
Turnout 33.78
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blackwood
Blackwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kevin Etheridge 1,877 29.16
Independent Andrew Farina-Childs 1,695 26.33
Independent Nigel Stuart Dix 1,634 25.39
Labour Dean Jones 738 11.47
Labour Hero Marsden 482 7.49
Turnout 37.88
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Cefn Fforest & Pengam
Cefn Fforest & Pengam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shane Williams 929 20.2
Labour Teresa Heron 886 19.26
Labour Marina Chacon-Dawson 856
Independent Louise Phillips 582 12.65
Independent Gerwyn James 554 12.04
Independent George Edwards 553 12.02
Conservative Johnny Parker 238 5.17
Turnout 30.38
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crosskeys
Crosskeys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julian Simmonds 415
Plaid Cymru Chris Cook 334
Liberal Democrats Tony Potts 57
Turnout 32.2
Labour hold Swing

Crumlin
Crumlin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Thomas 929
Labour Kristian Woodland 652
Plaid Cymru Mike Davies 562
Plaid Cymru Claire Morgan 470
Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Lloyd 104
Liberal Democrats Steve Lloyd 83
Turnout 33.09
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Darren Valley
Darren Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Edward Chapman 512
Independent Gavin Hughes 60
Turnout 30.19
Labour win (new seat)

Gilfach
Gilfach
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Julia Andrews 343
Plaid Cymru Elaine Meredith 129
Turnout 31.07
Labour win (new seat)

Hengoed
Hengoed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Donna Cushing 608
Plaid Cymru Teresa Parry 576
Labour Rowlands Tracey 502
Labour Rhiannon Stone 494
Turnout 27.89
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanbradach
Hengoed
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Mann 775
Plaid Cymru Gary Enright 643
Labour Adam Birkinshaw-Bird 394
Labour Rhydian Dafydd Birkinshaw-Bird 365
Turnout 36.59
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Machen and Rudry
Machen and Rudry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda McConnell 714
Labour Chris Morgan 670
Liberal Democrats Steve Aicheler 417
Conservative Ellis Michael Smith 283
Liberal Democrats Gareth Colin Bryant 243
Turnout 34.15
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Maesycwmmer
Maesycwmmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jo Rao 337
Plaid Cymru Garin Rhys Davies 226
Turnout 29.58
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Morgan Jones
Morgan Jones
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamie Pritchard 1,092
Labour Shayne Cook 1,002
Labour Anne Broughton-Pettit 916
Plaid Cymru Mike Prew 816
Plaid Cymru John Martin Downes 636
Plaid Cymru Mark Andrew Robotham 625
Conservative John Child 242
Conservative Judith Elizabeth Child 229
Green Alexis Celnik 214
Turnout 37.91
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moriah and Pontlottyn
Moriah and Pontlottyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mansel Powell 907
Labour David Harse 781
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Morgan 305
Plaid Cymru Alyn Davies 259
Turnout 31.74
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Nelson
Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean Morgan 627
Labour Brenda Miles 518
Independent Rod Powell 383
Independent Brett Jenkins 365
Plaid Cymru Eifion Dafydd 296
Plaid Cymru Aled John 286
Conservative Naomi Ruth Miles 82
Turnout 39.55
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

New Tredegar
New Tredegar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eluned Stenner 675
Labour Mark Anthony Evans 617
Independent Tracey Gifford 299
Independent Faebian Vann 154
Turnout 28.68
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newbridge
Newbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Hussey 745
Labour Gary Johnston 733
Labour Leeroy Jeremiah 729
Plaid Cymru Lyn Ackerman 687
Plaid Cymru Rhys Mills 468
Plaid Cymru Wayne Morrisey 415
Conservative Christine Edwards 193
Conservative Kyle Butcher 182
Turnout 31.16
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penmaen
Penmaen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Saralis 831
Labour Jim Sadler 775
Plaid Cymru Andrew Short 458
Plaid Cymru Kevin Jones 454
Turnout 31.48
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Penyrheol
Penyrheol
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle 1,975
Plaid Cymru Jon Scriven 1,660
Plaid Cymru Steven John Skivens 1,626
Plaid Cymru Greg Ead 1,458
Labour Phil Rosser 1159
Conservative Brandon Philip Gorman 532
Turnout 31.48
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Pontllanfraith
Pontllanfraith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Adams 1,045
Labour Pat Cook 926
Labour Colin John Gordon 815
Independent Laura Jane Richards 782
Independent Roy Williams 565
Independent James Freeman Wells 515
Conservative Cathrine Clark 373
SDP Jacob Pearce 210
Turnout 30.99
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Risca East
Risca East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel George 698
Labour Arianna Leonard 631
Labour Philippa Leonard 626
Plaid Cymru Brandon Ham 404
Plaid Cymru Alan Thomas 401
Plaid Cymru Matthew Farrel 301
Turnout 25.89
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Risca West
Risca West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bob Owen 983
Labour Ceri Wright 629
Independent Rob Derraven 585
Turnout 34.28
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St. Cattwg
St. Cattwg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Haydn Pritchard 902
Labour Ann Gair 848
Plaid Cymru Judith Ann Pritchard 843
Labour Carmen Marie Bezzina 822
Labour John Tully Toner 784
Plaid Cymru Catrin Sara Moss 752
Turnout 32.81
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

St. Martins
St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Colin Elsbury 1,581
Plaid Cymru James Emanuel Fussel 1,522
Plaid Cymru Stephen Kent 1,421
Labour Cath Lewis 1165
Conservative Robert Stanley Lea 568
Turnout 41.33
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Twyn Carno
Twyn Carno
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Cuss 652
Independent Peter Bailie 159
Turnout 35.75
Labour win (new seat)

Van
Van
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Forehead 536
Labour Elaine Forehead 490
Plaid Cymru Lynne Hughes 443
Plaid Cymru Jeff Grenfell 408
Turnout 30.27
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ynysddu
Ynysddu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jan Jones 1,162
Independent Janine Reed 1,150
Labour Philippa Marsden 213
Labour Phoebe Marsden 182
Turnout 45.78
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Mynach
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Martyn James 972
Plaid Cymru Alan Angel 914
Labour Mathew Cook 640
Turnout 37.32
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References
  1. "Caerphilly County Borough Council". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. "Aged 16 or 17? Register now to be eligible to vote in May's elections". Cwmbranlife. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. Craig, Ian (31 January 2022). "Advanced voting pilot being run in Caerphilly County Borough". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. "Caerphilly Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed | LDBCW". www.ldbc.gov.wales. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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