2017 Welsh local government election
2017 Powys County Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Rosemarie Harris
Aled Davies
James Gibson-Watt
Party
Independents
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Llangynidr
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin
Glasbury
Last election
48 seats, 51.9%
10 seats, 18.8%
9 seats, 19.1%
Seats before
48
9
10
Seats won
30
19
13
Seat change
18
9
4
Popular vote
11,974
12,971
7,398
Percentage
31.2%
33.8%
19.3%
Swing
20.7%
15.0%
0.2%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Matthew Dorrance
Party
Labour
Plaid Cymru
Green
Leader's seat
St. John
Last election
6 seats, 9.1%
0 seats, 0.3%
0 seats
Seats before
6
0
0
Seats won
7
2
1
Seat change
1
2
1
Popular vote
2,377
1,730
1,706
Percentage
6.2%
4.5%
4.5%
Swing
2.9%
4.2%
4.5%
Map of the results of the 2017 Powys County Council election. Yscir (in black) initially received no nominations and was therefore vacant after the election, it was later won by the Conservatives.
The sixth election to the Powys County Council since local government reorganization in Wales in 1995 was held on 4 May 2017, along with other local government elections .[ 1] It was preceded by the 2012 election and was followed by the 2022 election .
Results overview
Sixteen seats were uncontested and, in another seat, Yscir, no one initially stood at all for the seat (the only ward in Wales where this happened). Nine Independent seats, out of the thirty won, were due to only one candidate standing for election. Five of the seven Labour seats and one each of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat seats were also uncontested.[ 2]
Ward results (Brecknockshire)
Aber-craf
Bronllys
Builth
Bwlch
Crickhowell
Cwmtwrch
Felinfach
Gwernyfed
Hay
The sitting member had previously stood as a Conservative. His change is shown from when he stood as a Conservative in 2012.
Llanafanfawr
Llangattock
Llangors
Llangynidr
Llanwrtyd Wells
Maescar / Llywel
St David Within
St John
St Mary
Talgarth
Talybont-on-Usk
Tawe Uchaf
Ynyscedwyn
Yscir
No nominations received.[ 3]
The postponed poll took place on 22 June 2017 and was won by the Conservative Iain McIntosh.[ 4]
Ystradgynlais
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
Ward results (Montgomeryshire)
Banwy
Berriew
Blaen Hafren
Caersws
Churchstoke
Dolforwyn
Forden
Glantwymyn
Guilsfield
Kerry
Llanbrynmair
Llandinam
Llandrinio
Llandysilio
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfihangel
Llanfyllin
Llanidloes
The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His change is shown from his performance as an Independent in 2012.
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin
Llansantffraid
Llanwddyn
Machynlleth
Meifod
Montgomery
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West
Newtown Central
Newtown East
The sitting member had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat. Her change is shown from her performance as a Liberal Democrat in 2012.
Newtown South
Rhiwcynon
Trewern
Welshpool Castle
Welshpool Gungrog
Welshpool Llanerchyddol
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
Ward results (Radnorshire)
Beguildy
Disserth and Trecoed
Glasbury
Knighton
The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His changes are shown from his performance as an independent in 2012.
Llanbadarn Fawr
Llandrindod East/West
Llandrindod North
The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His changes are shown from when he stood as an independent in 2012.
Llandrindod South
Llanelwedd
Llangunllo
Llanyre
Nantmel
Old Radnor
Presteigne
The sitting member had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat, but was elected as an independent in 2012.
Rhayader
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
By-elections
Llandrindod North
Newtown South
St Mary
See also
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