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]
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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 2017 5 May 2022 2027 All 69 seats for Caerphilly County Borough Council35 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Plaid Cymru IndependentLast election 50 18 5Seats after 45 18 6Popular vote 41 013 34 235 14 656Percentage 43 38 36 21 15 5 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Previous election 1 2 Process 2 Election results 3 Ward results 3 1 Cwm Aber Aber Valley ward 3 2 Aberbargoed amp Bargoed 3 3 Abercarn 3 4 Argoed 3 5 Bedwas amp Trethomas 3 6 Blackwood 3 7 Cefn Fforest amp Pengam 3 8 Crosskeys 3 9 Crumlin 3 10 Darren Valley 3 11 Gilfach 3 12 Hengoed 3 13 Llanbradach 3 14 Machen and Rudry 3 15 Maesycwmmer 3 16 Morgan Jones 3 17 Moriah and Pontlottyn 3 18 Nelson 3 19 New Tredegar 3 20 Newbridge 3 21 Penmaen 3 22 Penyrheol 3 23 Pontllanfraith 3 24 Risca East 3 25 Risca West 3 26 St Cattwg 3 27 St Martins 3 28 Twyn Carno 3 29 Van 3 30 Ynysddu 3 31 Ystrad Mynach 4 ReferencesBackground editPrevious election edit Main article 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election Results of the 2017 Caerphilly council election 1 Party Seats ChangeLabour 50 0Plaid Cymru 18 2Independent 5 2Process edit 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 edit2022 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 70 15 50 14 656 Conservative 0 0 00 3 38 3 195 Liberal Democrats 0 0 00 0 96 904 Green 0 0 00 0 23 214 SDP 0 0 00 0 22 210 TUSC 0 0 00 0 12 111 5 Ward results editThe results for each ward were 6 Cwm Aber Aber Valley ward edit Cwm Aber Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru John Eryl Roberts 903 29 93Plaid Cymru John Taylor 901 29 86Plaid Cymru Charlotte Jane Bishop 773 25 62Labour Joy Morgan 440 14 58Turnout 26 43Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Aberbargoed amp Bargoed edit Aberbargoed amp Bargoed Party Candidate Votes Labour Tudor Davies 904 17 58Labour Dianne Price 810 15 75Labour Dawn Ingram Jones 803 15 61Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex Foster 743 14 45Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards 729 14 17Plaid Cymru Ken Houston 676 13 14Independent Rob Puddefoot 259 5 04Independent Belinda Gingell 219 4 25Turnout 27 09Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Abercarn edit Abercarn Party Candidate Votes Labour Andy Whitcombe 743 17 58Labour Denver Preece 653 15 75Plaid Cymru Jill Jones 484 14 45Plaid Cymru Illtud Jones 408 14 17Turnout 29 9Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Argoed edit Argoed Party Candidate Votes Labour Walter Henry Edgar Williams 356 61 27Independent Iestyn James 121 20 83Plaid Cymru Shane Parsons 104 17 9Turnout 28 75Labour win new seat Bedwas amp Trethomas edit Bedwas amp Trethomas Party Candidate Votes Labour Lisa Phipps 1 197 27 08Labour Liz Aldworth 1 023 23 14Labour Jill Winslade 913 20 66Plaid Cymru Chris Bissex Foster 469 10 61Plaid Cymru Paul Ted Edwards 434 9 82Conservative Kieran Lloyd 273 6 18TUSC Peter Thomas 111 2 51Turnout 33 78Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Blackwood edit Blackwood Party Candidate Votes Independent Kevin Etheridge 1 877 29 16Independent Andrew Farina Childs 1 695 26 33Independent Nigel Stuart Dix 1 634 25 39Labour Dean Jones 738 11 47Labour Hero Marsden 482 7 49Turnout 37 88Independent win new seat Independent win new seat Cefn Fforest amp Pengam edit Cefn Fforest amp Pengam Party Candidate Votes Labour Shane Williams 929 20 2Labour Teresa Heron 886 19 26Labour Marina Chacon Dawson 856Independent Louise Phillips 582 12 65Independent Gerwyn James 554 12 04Independent George Edwards 553 12 02Conservative Johnny Parker 238 5 17Turnout 30 38Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Crosskeys edit Crosskeys Party Candidate Votes Labour Julian Simmonds 415Plaid Cymru Chris Cook 334Liberal Democrats Tony Potts 57Turnout 32 2Labour hold SwingCrumlin edit Crumlin Party Candidate Votes Labour Carl Thomas 929Labour Kristian Woodland 652Plaid Cymru Mike Davies 562Plaid Cymru Claire Morgan 470Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Lloyd 104Liberal Democrats Steve Lloyd 83Turnout 33 09Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Darren Valley edit Darren Valley Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert Edward Chapman 512Independent Gavin Hughes 60Turnout 30 19Labour win new seat Gilfach edit Gilfach Party Candidate Votes Labour Carol Julia Andrews 343Plaid Cymru Elaine Meredith 129Turnout 31 07Labour win new seat Hengoed edit Hengoed Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Donna Cushing 608Plaid Cymru Teresa Parry 576Labour Rowlands Tracey 502Labour Rhiannon Stone 494Turnout 27 89Plaid Cymru hold SwingPlaid Cymru hold SwingLlanbradach edit Hengoed Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Colin Mann 775Plaid Cymru Gary Enright 643Labour Adam Birkinshaw Bird 394Labour Rhydian Dafydd Birkinshaw Bird 365Turnout 36 59Plaid Cymru hold SwingPlaid Cymru hold SwingMachen and Rudry edit Machen and Rudry Party Candidate Votes Labour Amanda McConnell 714Labour Chris Morgan 670Liberal Democrats Steve Aicheler 417Conservative Ellis Michael Smith 283Liberal Democrats Gareth Colin Bryant 243Turnout 34 15Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Maesycwmmer edit Maesycwmmer Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op Jo Rao 337Plaid Cymru Garin Rhys Davies 226Turnout 29 58Labour Co op win new seat Morgan Jones edit Morgan Jones Party Candidate Votes Labour Jamie Pritchard 1 092Labour Shayne Cook 1 002Labour Anne Broughton Pettit 916Plaid Cymru Mike Prew 816Plaid Cymru John Martin Downes 636Plaid Cymru Mark Andrew Robotham 625Conservative John Child 242Conservative Judith Elizabeth Child 229Green Alexis Celnik 214Turnout 37 91Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Moriah and Pontlottyn edit Moriah and Pontlottyn Party Candidate Votes Labour Mansel Powell 907Labour David Harse 781Plaid Cymru Rhodri Morgan 305Plaid Cymru Alyn Davies 259Turnout 31 74Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Nelson edit Nelson Party Candidate Votes Labour Sean Morgan 627Labour Brenda Miles 518Independent Rod Powell 383Independent Brett Jenkins 365Plaid Cymru Eifion Dafydd 296Plaid Cymru Aled John 286Conservative Naomi Ruth Miles 82Turnout 39 55Labour win new seat Labour win new seat New Tredegar edit New Tredegar Party Candidate Votes Labour Eluned Stenner 675Labour Mark Anthony Evans 617Independent Tracey Gifford 299Independent Faebian Vann 154Turnout 28 68Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Newbridge edit Newbridge Party Candidate Votes Labour Adrian Hussey 745Labour Gary Johnston 733Labour Leeroy Jeremiah 729Plaid Cymru Lyn Ackerman 687Plaid Cymru Rhys Mills 468Plaid Cymru Wayne Morrisey 415Conservative Christine Edwards 193Conservative Kyle Butcher 182Turnout 31 16Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Penmaen edit Penmaen Party Candidate Votes Labour Roy Saralis 831Labour Jim Sadler 775Plaid Cymru Andrew Short 458Plaid Cymru Kevin Jones 454Turnout 31 48Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Penyrheol edit Penyrheol Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle 1 975Plaid Cymru Jon Scriven 1 660Plaid Cymru Steven John Skivens 1 626Plaid Cymru Greg Ead 1 458Labour Phil Rosser 1159Conservative Brandon Philip Gorman 532Turnout 31 48Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Pontllanfraith edit Pontllanfraith Party Candidate Votes Labour Mike Adams 1 045Labour Pat Cook 926Labour Colin John Gordon 815Independent Laura Jane Richards 782Independent Roy Williams 565Independent James Freeman Wells 515Conservative Cathrine Clark 373SDP Jacob Pearce 210Turnout 30 99Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Risca East edit Risca East Party Candidate Votes Labour Nigel George 698Labour Arianna Leonard 631Labour Philippa Leonard 626Plaid Cymru Brandon Ham 404Plaid Cymru Alan Thomas 401Plaid Cymru Matthew Farrel 301Turnout 25 89Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Risca West edit Risca West Party Candidate Votes Independent Bob Owen 983Labour Ceri Wright 629Independent Rob Derraven 585Turnout 34 28Independent win new seat Labour win new seat St Cattwg edit St Cattwg Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Haydn Pritchard 902Labour Ann Gair 848Plaid Cymru Judith Ann Pritchard 843Labour Carmen Marie Bezzina 822Labour John Tully Toner 784Plaid Cymru Catrin Sara Moss 752Turnout 32 81Plaid Cymru gain from Labour SwingLabour hold SwingPlaid Cymru gain from Labour SwingSt Martins edit St Martins Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Colin Elsbury 1 581Plaid Cymru James Emanuel Fussel 1 522Plaid Cymru Stephen Kent 1 421Labour Cath Lewis 1165Conservative Robert Stanley Lea 568Turnout 41 33Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat Twyn Carno edit Twyn Carno Party Candidate Votes Labour Carl Cuss 652Independent Peter Bailie 159Turnout 35 75Labour win new seat Van edit Van Party Candidate Votes Labour Christine Forehead 536Labour Elaine Forehead 490Plaid Cymru Lynne Hughes 443Plaid Cymru Jeff Grenfell 408Turnout 30 27Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Ynysddu edit Ynysddu Party Candidate Votes Independent Jan Jones 1 162Independent Janine Reed 1 150Labour Philippa Marsden 213Labour Phoebe Marsden 182Turnout 45 78Independent gain from Labour SwingIndependent gain from Labour SwingYstrad Mynach edit Ystrad Mynach Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Martyn James 972Plaid Cymru Alan Angel 914Labour Mathew Cook 640Turnout 37 32Plaid Cymru win new seat Plaid Cymru win new seat References edit Caerphilly County Borough Council BBC News Retrieved 7 May 2022 Aged 16 or 17 Register now to be eligible to vote in May s elections Cwmbranlife 3 March 2022 Retrieved 17 March 2022 Craig Ian 31 January 2022 Advanced voting pilot being run in Caerphilly County Borough South Wales Argus Retrieved 17 March 2022 Caerphilly Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed LDBCW www ldbc gov wales Retrieved 11 February 2023 Caerphilly result Local Elections 2022 BBC News Retrieved 7 May 2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council Elections 2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council Retrieved 8 July 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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