All council seats were up for election. These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation. Labour retained its majority. There was a significant fall in the turnout in many wards and this appears to have worked to Labour's advantage in several instances.
Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council election result 2012[2]
^(PDF). Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
^"Local Election Results 2012: Neath Port Talbot". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^Compared with Neath Port Talbot Residents Association in 2008.
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The fifth election to the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 3 May 2012 1 It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales Contents 1 Overview 2 Candidates 3 Results 3 1 Aberavon three seats 3 2 Aberdulais one seat 3 3 Alltwen one seat 3 4 Baglan three seats 3 5 Blaengwrach one seat 3 6 Briton Ferry East one seat 3 7 Briton Ferry West one seat 3 8 Bryn and Cwmavon three seats 3 9 Bryncoch North one seat 3 10 Bryncoch South two seats 3 11 Cadoxton one seat 3 12 Cimla two seats 3 13 Coedffranc Central two seats 3 14 Coedffranc North one seat 3 15 Coedffranc West one seat 3 16 Crynant one seat 3 17 Cwmllynfell one seat 3 18 Cymmer one seat 3 19 Dyffryn one seat 3 20 Glyncorrwg one seat 3 21 Glynneath two seats 3 22 Godre r Graig one seat 3 23 Gwaun Cae Gurwen one seat 3 24 Gwynfi one seat 3 25 Lower Brynamman one seat 3 26 Margam one seat 3 27 Neath East three seats 3 28 Neath North two seats 3 29 Neath South two seats 3 30 Onllwyn one seat 3 31 Pelenna one seat 3 32 Pontardawe two seats 3 33 Port Talbot three seats 3 34 Resolven one seat 3 35 Rhos one seat 3 36 Sandfields East three seats 3 37 Sandfields West three seats 3 38 Seven Sisters one seat 3 39 Taibach two seats 3 40 Tonna one seat 3 41 Trebanos one seat 3 42 Ystalyfera one seat 4 By elections 2012 17 4 1 Neath South by election 2012 4 2 Sandfields East by election 2013 4 3 Sandfields East by election 2014 4 4 Cwmllynfell by election 2015 5 ReferencesOverview EditAll council seats were up for election These were the fifth elections held following local government reorganisation Labour retained its majority There was a significant fall in the turnout in many wards and this appears to have worked to Labour s advantage in several instances Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council election result 2012 2 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 52 15 81 3 51 7 21 672 6 8 Plaid Cymru 8 3 12 5 20 5 8 630 0 3 Neath Port Talbot Independents 0 3 0 0 11 6 4 870 0 2 3 Independent 3 3 4 7 9 5 4 006 4 0 Liberal Democrats 0 4 0 0 2 5 1 057 2 5 SDP 1 2 1 6 2 5 1 050 0 4 Conservative 0 0 0 0 1 6 669 0 5 New Millennium Bean Party 0 8Candidates EditThe number of candidates increased compared with 1999 Results EditAberavon three seats Edit Aberavon 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ceri Golding 751Labour Mark Jones 740SDP Anthony Taylor 702Labour Barbara Trahar 613SDP Thomas John Sullivan 556SDP Jeffrey Dinham 550Plaid Cymru Paul Nicholls Jones 185Turnout 1 511 35 8 3 4Labour gain from SDP SwingLabour gain from SDP SwingSDP hold SwingAberdulais one seat Edit Aberdulais 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Doreen Jones 431Plaid Cymru Ken Thomas 290Majority 141Turnout 728 40 8 8 0Labour hold SwingAlltwen one seat Edit Alltwen 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lewis 463Plaid Cymru Huw Evans 210MajorityTurnout 679 35 9 7 9Labour hold SwingBaglan three seats Edit Tallamy was elected as a Ratepayer in 2008 Baglan 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Denis Richards 1 190Labour Carol Clement 1 038Labour Paul Greenaway 906Independent David Keith Coslett 881Independent John Cardy Tallamy 862Independent Mike Lewis 861Conservative T J Morgan 186Turnout 2 218 40 4Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour gain from SwingBlaengwrach one seat Edit Blaengwrach 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alf Siddley 363Plaid Cymru Joan Bodman 290Majority 73Turnout 654 42 3 9 3Labour gain from Plaid Cymru SwingBriton Ferry East one seat Edit Briton Ferry East 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Colin Morgan unopposedLabour hold SwingBriton Ferry West one seat Edit Briton Ferry West 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Hugh Newton James unopposedLabour hold SwingBryn and Cwmavon three seats Edit Bryn and Cwmavon 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ivor David Williams 1 321Labour Marian Aerona Lewis 1 168Labour Dave Whitelock 987Independent Brinley Roblin 631Independent Vincent Gwynfor Williams 500Independent David James Shepherd 358Turnout 1 995 38 6 5 4Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour gain from Independent SwingBryncoch North one seat Edit Bryncoch North 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru John Raymond Bryant 677Labour Sion Griffiths 178MajorityTurnout 858 45 8 7 8Plaid Cymru hold SwingBryncoch South two seats Edit Bryncoch South 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Rob James 856Plaid Cymru Janice Dudley 825Plaid Cymru Tony Wyn Jones 744Labour Andrew Jenkins 703Turnout 1 721 37 3 3 3Labour gain from Plaid Cymru SwingPlaid Cymru hold SwingCadoxton one seat Edit Cadoxton 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Annette Wingrave 296Liberal Democrats Frank Harvey Little 185Majority 111Turnout 494 35 7 7 4Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingCimla two seats Edit John Warman joined Labour since 2008 Cimla 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Warman 949Labour Alan Carter 706Liberal Democrats Desmond James Sparkes 226Independent John Edgar Williams 183Turnout 1 194 36 9 3 6Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingLabour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingCoedffranc Central two seats Edit Coedffranc Central 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pendry Hodge Davies 616Labour Paula Bebell 382Independent Betsan Richards 297Independent Lee Clifford Saunders 206Plaid Cymru Pauline M Fellows 125Plaid Cymru Russell G Morris 90Turnout 971 32 5 5 5Labour hold SwingLabour gain from Independent SwingCoedffranc North one seat Edit Coedffranc North 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Mike Harvey 451Liberal Democrats David Keith Davies 268MajorityTurnout 727 39 6 1 4Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingCoedffranc West one seat Edit Coedffranc West 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Henry Marney Bebell 406Liberal Democrats Helen Ceri Clarke 317MajorityTurnout 733 34 2 7 3Labour hold SwingCrynant one seat Edit Crynant 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Karen Pearson 370Plaid Cymru William Edward Morgan 280Majority 90Turnout 651 41 5 10 2Labour gain from Plaid Cymru SwingCwmllynfell one seat Edit Cwmllynfell 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Clifford Eirion Richards 348Plaid Cymru David Gerald Oswald James 110Majority 248Turnout 461 49 8Labour hold SwingCymmer one seat Edit Cymmer 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Scott Jones unopposedLabour hold SwingDyffryn one seat Edit Dyffryn 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru David Martyn Peters 1 000Conservative Peter Damian Jaques 78Majority 922Turnout 1 093 44 1 5 1Plaid Cymru hold SwingGlyncorrwg one seat Edit Glyncorrwg 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Horace Glyndwr Rawlins 271Independent Lindsay David Milsom 201Majority 70Turnout 472 56 6 0 2Labour hold SwingGlynneath two seats Edit Glynneath 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru John Delwyn Morgan 711Labour Eddie Jones 593Plaid Cymru Horace Thomas Lewis 534Labour Chris Pavett 529Turnout 899 33 1 15 4Plaid Cymru hold SwingLabour gain from Plaid Cymru SwingGodre r Graig one seat Edit Godre rgraig 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Rosalyn Davies 300Labour Jackie Myers 286Majority 14Turnout 591 43 8 1 6Plaid Cymru hold SwingGwaun Cae Gurwen one seat Edit Gwaun Cae Gurwen 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Lynda Ghislaine Williams 484Plaid Cymru Ron Williams 352Majority 132Turnout 843 37 7 0 2Labour hold SwingGwynfi one seat Edit Gwynfi 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ralph Thomas 502Independent Jane Jones 153MajorityTurnout 655 63 8 0 4Labour gain from Independent SwingLower Brynamman one seat Edit Lower Brynamman 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arwyn Nigel Woolcock unopposedLabour hold SwingMargam one seat Edit Margam 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert Jones 402Independent Scott John Sullivan 166SDP George Roy Rideway 129Conservative Caroline Yvonne Jones 110Liberal Democrats Mathew Thomas McCarthy 61MajorityTurnout 868 38 1 7 4Labour hold SwingNeath East three seats Edit Neath East 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Sheila Marlene Penry 905Labour John Miller 826Labour Sandra Miller 808Plaid Cymru Breandan Seosamh Dominic Mac Cathail 452Plaid Cymru Gareth Thomas 391Plaid Cymru Philippa Jane Richards 365Turnout 1 330 27 2 5 6Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingNeath North two seats Edit Neath North 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan Richard Lockyer 709Labour Mark Protheroe 628Independent Dai Howells 341Conservative Basil Ip 188Turnout 1 082 34 7 9 2Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingNeath South two seats Edit Neath South 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Albert Rees 718Labour Malcolm Bernard Gunter 665Independent Helen Christine Morgan 207Independent David Hewitt Morgan 190Plaid Cymru Rob Parry 153Plaid Cymru Chris Williams 146Turnout 1 135 31 1 3 1Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingOnllwyn one seat Edit Onllwyn 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan Huw Thomas 328Plaid Cymru Carolyn Edwards 96Majority 232Turnout 431 45 0 7 1Labour hold SwingPelenna one seat Edit Pelenna 2012 Party Candidate Votes Independent Martin Ellis 252Plaid Cymru Jeremy Hurley 227Labour Kelvin George 64Majority 25Turnout 545 60 0 11 0Independent gain from Labour SwingPontardawe two seats Edit Pontardawe 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Linet Margaret Purcell 911Labour Michael Lloyd James 729Plaid Cymru Sue Northcott 675Labour Vince Hotten 612Turnout 1 592 38 6 12 1Plaid Cymru hold SwingLabour hold SwingPort Talbot three seats Edit Keogh and Tutton were elected as Ratepayers in 2008 Port Talbot 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ian Ben James 831Labour Dennis Keogh 782Labour Saifur Rahaman 707Independent Andrew James Tutton 592Independent Marge Jones 528Independent Stephen Griffiths 479Conservative Keith James Miller 107Turnout 1 547 35 0 3 0Labour hold SwingLabour gain from SwingLabour gain from SwingResolven one seat Edit Resolven 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Desmond William Davies 729Plaid Cymru Helen Williams 278MajorityTurnout 1 021 41 1 2 9Labour hold SwingRhos one seat Edit Rhos 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alex Thomas 394Plaid Cymru Marcia Spooner 265Independent David Howell Atkins 223Majority 129Turnout 883 43 9 0 8Labour gain from Plaid Cymru SwingSandfields East three seats Edit Sandfields East 2008 Party Candidate Votes Independent Leila Helen James 1 116Labour Edward Victor Latham 1 041Labour Colin Joseph Crowley 879Labour Patricia Irene Jones 750Independent Captain Beany 669Independent Len Willis 622Turnout 2 174 40 1 1 5Independent hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingSandfields West three seats Edit Olga Jones and Len Willis were deselected and stood as Independents Willis in a neighboring ward Sandfields West 2008 Party Candidate Votes Labour Audrey Chaves 1 173Labour James Stephen Evans 1 088Labour Suzanne Paddison 1 078Independent Keith Suter 377Independent Oliver Stewart Davies 368Independent Joan Targett 368Independent Olga Jones 242SDP Wayne Morris 219Turnout 1 853 35 5 0 7Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingSeven Sisters one seat Edit Seven Sisters 2012 Party Candidate Votes Independent Stephen Karl Hunt 764Labour Jako Davies 240Majority 524Turnout 966 62 9 5 6Independent hold SwingTaibach two seats Edit Taibach 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Rogers 1 138Labour Anthony James Taylor 942Independent Leslie John Davies 494Turnout 1 507 39 0 7 5 Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingTonna one seat Edit Tonna 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Cari Morgans 558Independent William David Walters 328Majority 230Turnout 894 46 1 3 6Labour gain from Independent SwingTrebanos one seat Edit Trebanos 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Rebecca Lewis 302Labour Andrea Paula Davies 166Independent Jonathan Hywel Jones 53Majority 72Turnout 523 47 5 7 0Plaid Cymru gain from Labour SwingYstalyfera one seat Edit Ystalyfera 2012 Party Candidate Votes Plaid Cymru Alun Llywelyn 591Labour Noir James 422MajorityTurnout 1 154 49 1 3 7Plaid Cymru hold SwingBy elections 2012 17 EditNeath South by election 2012 Edit A by election took place in the Neath South ward on 6 December 2012 Neath South by election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Andrew Jenkins 399Liberal Democrats Charlotte May Cross 130TurnoutLabour hold SwingSandfields East by election 2013 Edit A by election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014 following the death of Colin Crowley Sandfields East by election 2013 Party Candidate Votes Labour Mike Davies 718Port Talbot Residents Barry Howard Kirk 222UKIP Keith Suter 154Plaid Cymru Daniel Mark Thomas 69Conservative Richard James Minshull 40Turnout 1 205 23 3 16 9Labour hold SwingSandfields East by election 2014 Edit A further by election took place in the Sandfields East ward on 30 October 2014 following the death of Mike Davies Sandfields East by election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Labour Matthew Crowley 641UKIP Keith Suter 361Conservative Richard James Minshull 47Turnout 1 064 20 7 2 6Labour hold SwingCwmllynfell by election 2015 Edit A by election took place in the Cwmllynfell ward on 7 May 2015 following the death of Clifford Richards Cwmllynfell 2012 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kris Lloyd 365Plaid Cymru Meirion Owen Jordan 222Green Jude Bailey Murfin 52Majority 143Turnout 641 68 9 19 1Labour hold SwingReferences Edit County Borough Council Election PDF Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Archived from the original PDF on 26 June 2015 Retrieved 26 June 2015 Local Election Results 2012 Neath Port Talbot Andrew Teale Retrieved 19 November 2016 Compared with Neath Port Talbot Residents Association in 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election amp oldid 1140062539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
