2017 Bridgend County Borough Council election

2017 Bridgend County Borough Council election
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All 54 seats to Bridgend County Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 39 seats, 47.4% 10 seats, 21.2%
Seats before 39 10
Seats won 26 13
Seat change Decrease13 Increase3
Popular vote 15,476 12,757
Percentage 36.5% 30.1%
Swing Decrease10.9 pp Increase8.9 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Plaid Cymru
Last election 1 seat, 12.2% 1 seat, 7.0%
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 11 3
Seat change Increase10 Increase2
Popular vote 8,875 3,540
Percentage 20.9% 8.3%
Swing Increase8.7 pp Increase1.3 pp
  Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats
Last election 3 seats, 10.0%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seat change Decrease2
Popular vote 1,303
Percentage 3.1%
Swing Decrease6.9 pp
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

As part of the 2017 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

Bridgend Council Election 2017
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 26 3 16 Decrease13 48.1 36.5 15,476 Decrease10.9
  Independent 13 7 4 Increase3 24.1 30.1 12,757 Increase8.9
  Conservative 11 10 0 Increase10 20.4 20.9 8,875 Increase8.7
  Plaid Cymru 3 2 0 Increase2 5.6 8.3 3,540 Increase1.3
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 Decrease2 1.9 3.1 1,303 Decrease6.9
  Green 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.9 385 Decrease1.3
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 63 New
  National Front 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.0 21 Decrease0.1

Ward Results

Aberkenfig

Aberkenfig
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru James Radcliffe 277 39.5 Increase 20.2
Labour Daryl Gordon 266 37.9 Increase 0.1
Independent Lee Robson 158 22.5 New
Majority 11 1.6 N/A
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Bettws

Bettws
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martyn Jones 424 78.5 Increase 2.2
UKIP Glenda Davies 63 11.7 New
Conservative Christian Wallis 53 9.8 New
Majority 361 66.8 Increase 14.2
Labour hold Swing

Blackmill

Blackmill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hywel Williams 383 55.6 Decrease 44.4
Independent Andrew McKay 306 44.4 New
Majority 77 11.2 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Blaengarw

Blaengarw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sorrel Dendy 270 52.2 New
Labour Gareth Andrews 247 47.8 Decrease 52.2
Majority 23 4.4 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Brackla

Brackla (4)
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

Bryncethin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gary Thomas 148 45.8 Decrease 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 Decrease 43.0
Labour hold Swing

Bryncoch

Bryncoch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Lewis 278 50.7 Decrease 23.5
Independent Beth Ellis 212 38.7 New
Plaid Cymru Sara Thomas 58 10.6 New
Majority 66 12.0 Decrease 36.4
Labour hold Swing

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (2)
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

Caerau (3)
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

Cefn Cribwr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Huw David 381 67.7 Decrease 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

Cefn Glas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell 212 38.5 Decrease 23.0
Conservative Jamie Evans 121 22.0 Increase 10.0
Independent Paul Warren 115 20.9 New
Independent Cleone Westwood 103 18.7 New
Majority 91 16.5 Decrease 18.5
Labour hold Swing

Coity

Coity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Amanda Williams 297 36.4 New
Conservative James Davies 203 24.8 New
Independent Ella Dodd 193 23.6 Decrease 49.9
Labour Ramsey Jamil 124 15.2 Increase 6.2
Majority 94 11.6 N/A
Independent hold Swing

Cornelly

Cornelly (2)
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

Coychurch Lower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elaine Venables 325 53.6 Decrease 17.8
Conservative Louise Barham 199 32.8 Increase 18.1
Plaid Cymru Richard Jenkins 37 6.1 New
Labour Matthew Churchill 24 4.0 Decrease 9.9
Liberal Democrats Briony Davies 21 3.5 New
Majority 126 20.8 Decrease 35.9
Independent hold Swing

Felindre

Felindre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bridie Sedgebeer 408 48.9 Decrease 15.9
Conservative John Butcher 338 40.5 New
Independent Simon Curwood 88 10.6 New
Majority 70 8.4 Decrease 21.2
Labour hold Swing

Hendre

Hendre (2)
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

Litchard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sadie Vidal 406 42.1 Increase 1.9
Labour Cherie Jones 375 38.9 Decrease 20.9
Independent Alan Wathan 184 19.1 New
Majority 31 3.2 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Llangeinor

Llangeinor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roz Stirman 162 54.4 New
Labour Marlene Thomas 136 45.6 Decrease 54.4
Majority 26 8.8 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Smith 311 44.1 Decrease 22.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Berrow 134 19.0 Decrease 7.0
Conservative Claire Lewis 124 17.6 New
Independent Eric Hughes 115 16.3 New
National Front Adam Lloyd 21 3.0 Decrease 4.7
Majority 177 25.1 Decrease 15.2
Labour hold Swing

Llangynwyd

Llangynwyd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Malcolm James 593 58.3 Increase 4.2
Labour Elaine Guscott 345 33.9 Decrease 12.0
Green Tom Muller 79 7.8 New
Majority 248 24.4 Increase 16.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Maesteg East

Maesteg East (2)
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

Maesteg West (2)
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

Morfa (2)
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

Nant-y-moel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Owen 506 61.6 Increase 7.4
Labour Sandy Blackburn 316 38.4 Decrease 7.4
Majority 190 23.2 Increase 14.8
Independent hold Swing

Newcastle

Newcastle (2)
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

Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Watts 597 40.8 Decrease 13.3
Independent Graham Walter 485 33.2 New
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pratt 224 15.3 New
Labour Will Hingley 156 10.7 Decrease 20.0
Majority 112 7.6 Decrease 15.8
Conservative hold Swing

Nottage

Nottage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Norah Clarke 843 62.7 New
Conservative Robert Lee 316 23.5 Decrease 1.1
Labour Paul Winstanley 185 13.8 Decrease 15.2
Majority 527 39.2 N/A
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Ogmore Vale

Ogmore Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dhanisha Patel 496 53.4 Increase 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

Oldcastle (2)
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

Pen-y-fai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Altaf Hussain 367 42.8 Increase 11.4
Labour Heidi Bennett 320 37.3 Decrease 0.2
Independent Meryl Wilkins 95 11.1 Decrease 20.0
Plaid Cymru Sarah Parry 76 8.9 New
Majority 47 5.5 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pendre

Pendre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Young 260 45.7 Decrease 6.7
Conservative Kevin Edger 115 20.2 New
Liberal Democrats Anita Davie 114 20.0 Decrease 17.3
Independent Dean Barrington 80 14.1 New
Majority 145 25.5 Increase 10.4
Labour hold Swing

Penprysg

Penprysg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alex Williams 612 57.2 New
Labour Alex Owen 372 34.8 Decrease 27.6
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lewis 85 8.0 New
Majority 240 22.4 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pontycymmer

Pontycymmer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roderick Shaw 461 74.8 Decrease 25.2
Independent Claire Walters 155 25.2 New
Majority 306 49.6 N/A
Labour hold Swing

Porthcawl East Central

Porthcawl East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Jones 512 54.1 Decrease 2.6
Labour Raynor Lewis 247 26.1 Decrease 8.1
Conservative Bobby Lewis 187 19.8 New
Majority 265 28.0 Increase 5.5
Independent hold Swing

Porthcawl West Central

Porthcawl West Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sean Aspey 631 51.8 Decrease 7.9
Conservative Alun Thomas 340 27.9 Increase 8.0
Labour Alana Davies 247 20.3 Steady
Majority 291 23.9 Decrease 15.5
Independent hold Swing

Pyle

Pyle (3)
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

Rest Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Clarke 665 64.8 New
Conservative Caroline Vaughan 253 24.6 Decrease 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

Sarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Watkin Lewis 325 55.6 Decrease 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 Decrease 33.7
Labour hold Swing

Ynysawdre

Ynysawdre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Tim Thomas 396 40.8 Increase 6.3
Labour Fadhel Abedalkarim 286 29.5 Decrease 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

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2017 - Bridgend". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 11 February 2023.