# 2017 Torfaen County Borough Council election

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of Torfaen County Borough Council were up for election. There were 113 candidates. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

## Background

In the previous election in 2012, Labour took overall control of the council.

## Results

The Labour Party retained their majority on the council.
Results :
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Labour Party | 29 | 0 |
| Independents | 11 | 2 |
| Conservative Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 2 |

## Results by ward

Councillors were elected in 24 wards.

### Abersychan

Abersychan (3)
[2 Independent gains from Labour]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Christopher Tew (elected) | Independent | 1,242 | 48.1% |
| Giles Davies (elected) | Labour | 1,000 | 38.8% |
| Raymond Williams (elected) | Independent | 906 | |
| Wayne Tomlinson | Labour | 706 | |
| Julie Rogers | Labour | 504 | |
| Jean Holloway | Conservative | 338 | 13.1% |

### Blaenafon

Blaenavon (3)
[1 Independent gain from Lab]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Alan Jones (elected) | Labour | 823 | 36.7% |
| Stuart Evans (elected) | Independent | 777 | 34.6% |
| Janet Jones (elected) | Independent | 588 | |
| Lewis Evans | Labour | 475 | |
| Nick Horler | Independent | 456 | |
| Roderick Denley-Jones | Labour | 373 | |
| Gareth McCann | Plaid Cymru | 370 | 16.5% |
| Jean Orton | Conservative | 139 | 6.2% |
| Ian Williams | UKIP | 134 | 6.0% |

### Brynwern

Brynwern (1)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Leonard Constance (elected) | Labour | 244 | 45.6% |
| Mark Jones | Independent | 136 | 25.4% |
| Kathryn Shaw | Independent | 87 | 16.3% |
| Bryan Matthews | UKIP | 68 | 12.7% |

### Coed Eva

Coed Eva (1) [Labour gain from Plaid Cymru]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Fiona Cross (elected) | Labour | 397 | 62.6% |
| Alastair Cunnington | Independent | 237 | 37.4% |

### Croesyceiliog North

Croesyceiliog North (2)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Richard Clark (elected) | Labour | 601 | 57.4% |
| Joanne Gauden (elected) | Labour | 556 | |
| Benjamin Lewis | Conservative | 446 | 42.6% |
| Lawrence Mansell | Conservative | 422 | |

### Croesyceiliog South

Croesyceiliog South (1)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Veronica Crick (elected) | Labour | 341 | 54.4% |
| Shannon Waldron | Conservative | 286 | 45.6% |

### Cwmyniscoy

Cwmyniscoy (1)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Neil Waite (elected) | Labour | 192 | 56.1% |
| Goff Jones | UKIP | 150 | 43.9% |

### Fairwater

Fairwater (2) [1 Labour gain from PC]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Kelly Preston (elected) | Labour | 498 | 31.6% |
| Rose Seabourne (elected) | Labour | 427 | |
| Jeff Rees | Plaid Cymru | 417 | 26.4% |
| David Simpson | Independent | 298 | 18.9% |
| Jane Brown | Conservative | 243 | 15.4% |
| Bob White | Conservative | 217 | |
| Louise King | Plaid Cymru | 203 | |
| Andrew Quick | UKIP | 122 | 7.7% |

### Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Mandy Owen (elected) | Labour | 367 | 52.6% |
| Jason O'Connell (elected) | Independent | 331 | 47.4% |
| Catherine Bonera | Independent | 329 | |
| Mark Ward-Jones | Labour | 269 | |

### Llantarnam

Llantarnam (2) [1 Lab gain from Ind]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Dave Thomas (elected) | Labour | 838 | 40.1% |
| Alan Slade (elected) | Labour | 701 | |
| Maria Graham | Independent | 691 | 33.0% |
| Kay Thomas | Conservative | 501 | 23.9% |
| Stephen Senior | Conservative | 376 | |
| Mark Griffiths | Comm. | 62 | 3.0% |

### Llanyrafon East and Ponthir

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir [New division (boundary changes)]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Huw Bevan (elected) | Conservative | 593 | 72.5% |
| Trevor Neatherway | Labour | 225 | 27.5% |

### Llanyrafon West

Llanyrafon West [New division (boundary changes)]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Glyn Caron (elected) | Labour | 483 | 61.1% |
| Marc Hale | Conservative | 307 | 38.9% |

### New Inn

New Inn (3)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Raymond Mills (elected) | Conservative | 1,171 | 54.7% |
| Nicholas Jones (elected) | Conservative | 1,067 | |
| Richard Overton (elected) | Conservative | 1,013 | |
| Marian Williams | Labour | 655 | 30.6% |
| Adrian Williams | Labour | 594 | |
| Farooq Dastgir | Labour | 576 | |
| Philip Hadgkiss | Independent | 314 | 14.7% |

### Panteg

Panteg (3)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Anthony Hunt (elected) | Labour | 1,214 | 54.0% |
| Norma Parrish (elected) | Labour | 1,140 | |
| David Yeowell (elected) | Labour | 1,039 | |
| Rebecca Senior | Conservative | 680 | 30.2% |
| Jonathon Martin | Conservative | 667 | |
| Adrian Lang | Conservative | 620 | |
| Ross Ford | UKIP | 356 | 15.8% |

### Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd (3)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Stuart Ashley (elected) | Labour | 821 | 41.4% |
| David Daniels (elected) | Labour | 806 | |
| Jessica Powell (elected) | Labour | 784 | |
| Damian Edmunds | Independent | 617 | 31.1% |
| Joe Chesterman | Conservative | 543 | 27.4% |

### Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd (1) [Lab gain from Ind]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Jon Horlor (elected) | Labour | 145 | 38.4% |
| Kelvin Harnett | Independent | 116 | 30.7% |
| Hilary Drinkwater | Independent | 64 | 16.9% |
| Phil Wedlock | UKIP | 53 | 14.0% |

### Pontypool

Pontypool (1) [Lab gain from Ind]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Gaynor James (elected) | Labour | 145 | 37.8% |
| Mike Harris | Independent | 116 | 28.5% |
| Fred Wildgust | Independent | 64 | 23.3% |
| Phil Jolliffe | UKIP | 53 | 10.4% |

### St Cadocs and Penygarn

St Cadocs and Penygarn
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Sue Malson (elected) | Labour | 231 | 44.8% |
| Neil Mason | Plaid Cymru | 142 | 27.5% |
| Bryn Parker | UKIP | 79 | 15.3% |
| Deanna Hallett | Conservative | 64 | 12.4% |

### St Dials

St Dials (2)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Elizabeth Haynes (elected) | Independent | 643 | 47.7% |
| Fay Jones (elected) | Labour | 415 | 30.8% |
| Kebba Manneh | Labour | 414 | |
| John Taylor | Conservative | 290 | 21.5% |

### Snatchwood

Snatchwood (1) [Ind gain from Lab]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Gwyn Jenkins (elected) | Independent | 319 | 50.5% |
| Barry Taylor | Labour | 313 | 49.5% |

### Trevethin

Trevethin (2) [1 Ind gain from Lab]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Matt Ford (elected) | Labour | 424 | 51.5% |
| Louise Shepphard (elected) | Independent | 400 | 48.5% |
| Lewis Jones | Labour | 372 | |
| Paul Hale | Independent | 289 | |

### Two Locks

Two Locks (3)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Colette Thomas (elected) | Labour | 807 | 38.9% |
| Ronald Burnett (elected) | Independent | 787 | 38.0% |
| Peter Jones (elected) | Labour | 572 | |
| Lawrence Smith-Higgins | Labour | 567 | |
| Matthew Powell | Conservative | 478 | 23.1% |
| Lorraine Hobin | Independent | 437 | |
| Lewis Williams | Conservative | 367 | |
| Keith Jones | Independent | 322 | |

### Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran (3)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Robert Kemp (elected) | Independent | 802 | 41.3% |
| Steven Evans (elected) | Labour | 502 | 25.8% |
| Kathy Evans (elected) | Labour | 394 | |
| Carrie Powell | Labour | 321 | |
| Steven Bonera | Independent | 268 | |
| Paul Hughes | UKIP | 207 | 10.7% |
| Leanne Murray | Conservative | 202 | 10.4% |
| Yvonne Balakrishnan | Plaid Cymru | 131 | 6.7% |
| Steven Jenkins | Green | 98 | 5.0% |

### Wainfelin

Wainfelin (1)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Mike Jeremiah (elected) | Independent | 305 | 47.3% |
| Bob Rogers | Labour | 195 | 30.2% |
| Dennis May | UKIP | 145 | 22.5% |