# 2022 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election

As part of the 2022 local elections in Wales on 5 May 2022, the 33 seats of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council were up for election. The previous full council election took place in May 2017.

## Results summary

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

## Ward results
### Abertillery & Six Bells

Abertillery & Six Bells :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,700 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Beaufort

Beaufort :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Blaina

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

### Brynmawr

Brynmawr :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Cwm

Cwm :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,123 | |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Cwmtillery

Cwmtillery :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Ebbw Vale North

Ebbw Vale North :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,010 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Ebbw Vale South

Ebbw Vale South :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 931 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
A few days after being elected as an Independent, Carl Bainton changed his allegiance to Labour.

### Georgetown

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

### Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Nantyglo

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

### Rassau & Garnlydan

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

### Sirhowy

Sirhowy :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Tredegar

Tredegar :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |