# 2008 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The fourth election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held in May 2008. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales as well as community councils.

## Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour maintained control of the authority.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 57 | +31 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 13 | -25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | -2 | |
| Independent | 2 | -4 | |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 |

## Ward Results
### Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Christopher* | 1,006 | | |
| | Labour | Linda De Vet* | 940 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paul Nicholls-Jones | 521 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Howard Davies | 819 |
| | Plaid Cymru | H. Williams | 775 |
| | Labour | Anita Calvert* | 738 |
| | Labour | R. Dalley | 724 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Albert L. Davies* | 1,006 |
| | Independent | Stuart G. Gregory* | 818 |
| | Labour | T. Luke | 487 |
| | Green | John Matthews | 371 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Independent Labour | Independent gain from Independent Labour | Swing |

### Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Steve Bradwick* | 1,172 |
| | Labour | Michael Forey* | 1,152 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Alun Walters | 951 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. John Daniel* | 1,319 | | |
| | Labour | Ann Crimmings* | 1,276 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth Walters | 1,270 | | |
| | Labour | P. David* | 1,121 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Lloyd | 1,114 | | |
| | Labour | J. Davies | 1,002 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9 | +1.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | S. Assirati | 437 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Yeo | 433 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roger Turner* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Stacey* | 600 | 58.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Watkins | 424 | 42.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Logan | 438 |
| | Labour | Barrie Morgan | 318 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jeff Elliot | 757 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Jarman | 436 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Norris* | 339 | 42.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts | 285 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Heidi Whitter | 219 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | E. Davies* | 721 |
| | Labour | Margaret Tegg | 658 |
| | Plaid Cymru | H. Fisher | 652 |
| | Plaid Cymru | T. Richards | 622 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Annette Davies* | 895 | |
| | Labour | Ceri Jones* | 794 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Thomas | 493 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aurfron Roberts* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doug Williams | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Graig (one seat)

Graig 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Cass* | 339 | 59.2 |
| | Independent | R.G. Fox | 140 | 24.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Hughes | 65 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Summers | 21 | 3.7 |
| | TUSC | Glyn Matthews | 8 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33,1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Teressa Bates* | 434 | 46.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Denton | 263 | 28,2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Fisher | 234 | 25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Karen Roberts | 804 | 62.6 | |
| | Labour | W.A. Myring* | 441 | 34.3 | +15.0 |
| | Communist | C. Griffiths | 40 | 3.1 | 41.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geraint Hopkins* | 389 | 39.0 | −12.0 |
| | Independent | D. Davies | 377 | 37.8 | +9.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Dilworth | 232 | 23.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Williams | 474 | 53.1 |
| | Labour | N. Evans | 419 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glynne Holmes | 823 | 60.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Willis | 547 | 39.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

One of the councillors elected for Plaid in 2004 had defected to Labour.
Llantwit Fardre 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joel James | 539 | | |
| | Independent | Margaret Burtonwood | 500 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 491 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.R. Watkins* | 466 | | |
| | Labour | B.P. Channon* | 440 | | |
| | Labour | D.F. Stone | 404 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jones* | 312 |
| | Plaid Cymru | T. Coombe | 146 |
| | Independent | J. Gregory | 142 |
| | Independent | J. Davies | 100 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gerwyn Evans | 545 |
| | Labour | K. Williams* | 517 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |

### Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman* | 745 |
| | Labour | J. Eliot | 263 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Morgan* | 882 |
| | Labour | Simon Lloyd | 723 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Davies | 466 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Adam Fox | 971 |
| | Labour | Jane Ward* | 870 |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Warner | 642 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Jenkins* | 1,001 | |
| | Labour | J. Jenkins* | 809 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Maureen Weaver | 770 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Privett* | 763 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Weeks* | 757 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alison Jones | 693 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | G. Roberts | 409 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paul James* | 331 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Pontyclun (two seats)

Pontyclun 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Huish* | 1,013 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Merfyn Rea* | 841 |
| | Independent | Gordon Norman | 665 |
| | Labour | M. Hayes | 515 |
| | UKIP | David Bevan | 354 |
| | Labour | C. Williams | 303 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Farr | 397 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. O'Farrell | 379 | .2 |
| | Labour | Steve Carter* | 353 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Porth (two seats)

Porth 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Davies* | 838 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams* | 819 |
| | Labour | G. Abbott | 796 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alun Cox | 793 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |

### Rhigos (one seat)

The sitting Plaid Cymru member had been returned unopposed in 1999.
Rhigos 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Thomas | 329 | 51.9 | +51.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Moses* | 305 | 48.1 | +48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Leyshon* | 721 | |
| | Labour | R. Smith | 632 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. Daniel | 379 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Fisher | 353 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Powell-Agar | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Webber | 491 | 69.8 | +27.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Humphreys | 212 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Hobson* | 551 | 54.6 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | T. Williams | 425 | 42.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.5 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 | −6.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Baccara | 684 | 75.5 | |
| | Labour | J. Bishop | 116 | 12.8 | −3.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 106 | 11.7 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 62.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Butler | 831 | |
| | Labour | W.J. David* | 807 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Bunn* | 537 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Jones | 396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonypandy (one seat)

The retiring member had defected from Plaid Cymru to the Liberal Democrats since 1999.
Tonypandy 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Middle | 594 | 53.2 | +17.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Ludlow | 228 | 20.4 | −31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Jones* | 188 | 12.0 | +4.8 |
| | RRP | K. Dickenson | 107 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. B. McDonald* | 783 | |
| | Labour | R. Roberts* | 769 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Doyle | 548 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danny Grehan | 509 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Hanagan* | 808 | 74.7 | −5.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Watkins | 274 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 49.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 597 | 51.4 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | A.W. Bevan | 339 | 29.2 | −1.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Gregory | 225 | 16.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Carnell | 636 | 50.0 | +11.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Winter* | 414 | 33.1 | −8.0 |
| | RRP | J. Gregory | 211 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Day | 246 | 36.6 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Southgate | 228 | 33.9 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | J. Brookman | 198 | 29.5 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 | −6.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Morgan | 1.074 | |
| | Labour | D. Williams | 1.065 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Rhys Davies* | 1,063 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Jones* | 965 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cennard Davies* | 1,519 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Hancock* | 1,463 | |
| | Labour | T. Haskins | 1,335 | |
| | Labour | M. Williams | 1,290 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Knape | 1,222 | |
| | Labour | D.M. Lewis | 1,136 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D.R. Bevan* | 1,038 | | |
| | Labour | L. Adams | 859 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Brittain* | 380 | | |
| | Independent | J. Lewis | 317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C.J. Willis* | 675 | 75.5 | −0.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Richards | 219 | 24.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 51.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | −5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Langford | 747 | 67.0 | +4.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Lush | 368 | 33.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 34.0 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Arnold | 508 | 38.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | G. Crocker | 339 | 26.0 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | D.S. Breeze | 254 | 19.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Smith | 205 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 | −5.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Cannon | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour | M. Watts | 958 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Syd Morgan* | 740 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones* | 589 | | |
| | Independent | R. Davey | 257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 | −3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |