2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election

2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election
5 May 2022
All 33 seats to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lab
Ind
Leader N/A N/A
Party Labour Independent
Leader's seat N/A N/A
Seats before 13 28
Seats won 21 12
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 16
Popular vote 16,980 15,141
Percentage N/A N/A

The 2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect the 33 members to the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council in Wales, as a part of both the 2022 Welsh local elections, and the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. The electoral ward divisions had been altered, and the number of councillors elected had dropped from 33 to 30. Labour retook the council from the Independents.

Results summary

2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 21 8 0 Increase8 63.6 49.9 16,980 +7.1
  Independent 12 1 8 Decrease16 36.4 44.5 15,141 -9.2
  Plaid Cymru 0 0 1 Decrease1 0.0 4.3 1,480 +1.8
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.9 300 +0.1
  Green 0 0 0 Steady0 0.0 0.4 122 +0.2

Labour regained a majority control of the council at the 2022 local elections. The former Independent leader of the council, Nigel Daniels, lost his seat.[2]

Ward results

Abertillery & Six Bells

Abertillery & Six Bells
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Keith Chaplin 867 51.0
Labour Ross Leadbeater 835 49.1
Independent Julie Holt 737 43.4
Independent Nigel Daniels 712 41.9
Independent Martin Cook 532 31.3
Independent Josh Rawcliffe 303 17.8
Turnout 1,700
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Beaufort

Beaufort
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Dean Woods 906 56.3
Independent Godfrey Thomas 845 52.5
Labour Chris Smith 842 52.4
Independent Stewart Healy 645 40.1
Independent Greg Paulsen 543 33.8
Turnout 1,608
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold
Labour win (new seat)

Blaina

Blaina
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Lisa Winnett 770 68.0
Independent John Morgan 722 63.7
Independent Des Hillman 317 28.0
Turnout 1,133
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Brynmawr

Brynmawr
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Wayne Hodgins 1,207 80.3
Labour Jules Gardner 600 39.9
Independent John Hill 504 33.5
Independent Lyn Elias 463 30.8
Independent David Cook 397 26.4
Turnout 1,503
Independent hold
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Cwm

Cwm
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent George Humphreys 544 48.4
Labour Derrick Bevan 521 46.4
Labour Nicola Williams 442 39.4
Independent Gareth Davies 295 26.3
Green Anne Price 122 10.9
Conservative Lucina Field 89 7.9
Turnout 1,123
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru
Labour hold

Cwmtillery

Cwmtillery
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Malcolm Day 537 50.0
Independent Joanna Wilkins 525 48.9
Labour Liam Anstey 416 38.7
Labour Sonia Wright 400 37.2
Independent Andrew Boulton 120 11.2
Turnout 1,074
Independent hold
Independent hold

Ebbw Vale North

Ebbw Vale North
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jen Morgan 488 48.3
Independent Dai Davies 441 43.7
Labour Gemma Badham 427 42.3
Independent Suzanne Jones 286 28.3
Independent Bob Summers 183 18.1
Turnout 1,010
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Ebbw Vale South

Ebbw Vale South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Carl Bainton 385 41.4
Labour Suzanne Edmunds 354 38.0
Independent Jonathan Millard 320 34.4
Labour Adam King 296 31.8
Independent Keith Pritchard 269 28.9
Conservative Georgia Palfrey 97 10.4
Turnout 931
Independent hold
Labour gain from Independent

A few days after being elected as an Independent, Carl Bainton changed his allegiance to Labour.[3]

Georgetown

Georgetown
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Morgan 765 71.3
Labour Jacqueline Thomas 645 60.1
Plaid Cymru Andrew Davies 404 37.7
Turnout 1,073
Labour hold
Labour hold

Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Helen Cunningham 472 45.3
Independent Lee Parsons 425 40.8
Labour Cheryl Hucker 407 39.1
Independent Gill Clark 313 30.1
Plaid Cymru Ben Owen-Jones 207 19.9
Plaid Cymru Barrie Page 119 11.4
Turnout 1,041
Labour hold
Independent hold

Nantyglo

Nantyglo
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter Baldwin 639 67.5
Labour Sonia Behr 547 57.8
Independent Keri Rowson 405 42.8
Turnout 947
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent

Rassau & Garnlydan

Rassau & Garnlydan
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Wilkshire 597 59.5
Independent Gareth Davies 578 57.6
Independent Phil Edwards 394 39.2
Turnout 1,004
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Sirhowy

Sirhowy
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Tommy Smith 1,001 67.3
Labour Malcolm Cross 904 60.8
Labour Diane Rowberry 879 59.1
Independent Steve Gough 491 33.0
Independent Brian Thomas 436 29.3
Turnout 1,487
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tredegar

Tredegar
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Steve Thomas 691 58.5
Labour Haydn Trollope 661 56.0
Labour Ellen Jones 608 51.5
Plaid Cymru Gail Davies 282 23.9
Independent Mandy Moore 267 22.6
Plaid Cymru Richard Sheehy 248 21.0
Plaid Cymru Matt Rees 220 18.6
Conservative Phillip Trolley 114 9.7
Turnout 1,181
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Council Elections May 2022 Results". Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ Will Hayward (6 May 2022). "Blaenau Gwent local elections 2022: The full results as Labour regains control". Wales Online. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  3. ^ "Voters 'horrified' as Independent councillor joins Labour days after being voted in". ITV News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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