# 2017 Bridgend County Borough Council election

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 54 seats of Bridgend County Borough Council were up for election. Labour lost 13 seats, losing control of the council, while remaining the largest party.

## Election Result

Bridgend Council Election 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 48.1 | 36.5 | 15,476 | 10.9 |
| Independent | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 12,757 | 8.9 |
| Conservative | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 8,875 | 8.7 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | 8.3 | 3,540 | 1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 1,303 | 6.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 385 | 1.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 63 | New |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 |

## Ward Results
### Aberkenfig

Aberkenfig :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Radcliffe | 277 | 39.5 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Daryl Gordon | 266 | 37.9 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Lee Robson | 158 | 22.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bettws

Bettws :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martyn Jones | 424 | 78.5 | 2.2 |
| | UKIP | Glenda Davies | 63 | 11.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Christian Wallis | 53 | 9.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 66.8 | 14.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackmill

Blackmill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hywel Williams | 383 | 55.6 | 44.4 |
| | Independent | Andrew McKay | 306 | 44.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 11.2 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blaengarw

Blaengarw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sorrel Dendy | 270 | 52.2 | New |
| | Labour | Gareth Andrews | 247 | 47.8 | 52.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 4.4 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Brackla

Brackla (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kay Rowlands | 1,106 | 38.5 |
| | Conservative | Tom Giffard | 1,084 | |
| | Conservative | Aniel Pucella | 1,067 | |
| | Labour | John Spanswick | 1,065 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative | Tyler Walsh | 1,028 | |
| | Labour | Hailey Townsend | 952 | |
| | Labour | Craig Jones | 950 | |
| | Labour | Ciaron Jackson | 928 | |
| | Independent | Shaun Bastin | 432 | 15.0 |
| | Independent | Nathan Goldsworthy | 413 | |
| | Independent | Marcelle Humphreys | 400 | |
| | Independent | Stuart Charles | 364 | |
| | Independent | Jeremy Young | 342 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nick Thomas | 269 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bryncethin

Bryncethin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Thomas | 148 | 45.8 | 30.8 |
| | Independent | Mark John | 115 | 35.6 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nick Alderton | 35 | 10.8 | New |
| | Independent | Luke Richards | 25 | 7.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 10.2 | 43.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bryncoch

Bryncoch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janice Lewis | 278 | 50.7 | 23.5 |
| | Independent | Beth Ellis | 212 | 38.7 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sara Thomas | 58 | 10.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 12.0 | 36.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Green | 810 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Pamela Davies | 719 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Lewis | 700 | 28.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Spiller | 664 | |
| | Labour | Ian Griffiths | 650 | |
| | Conservative | Wayne Warlow | 642 | |
| | Green | Kathy Lewis | 194 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Caerau

Caerau (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Davies | 829 | 48.1 |
| | Labour | Gareth Howells | 753 | |
| | Labour | Phil White | 753 | |
| | Independent | Phil John | 575 | 33.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Smith | 573 | |
| | Independent | Jen Terry | 339 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Kyle Duggan | 319 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cefn Cribwr

Cefn Cribwr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Huw David | 381 | 67.7 | 32.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Kevin Burnell | 120 | 21.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Betty Kettley | 62 | 11.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 46.4 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cefn Glas

Cefn Glas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jon-Paul Blundell | 212 | 38.5 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Evans | 121 | 22.0 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Warren | 115 | 20.9 | New |
| | Independent | Cleone Westwood | 103 | 18.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 16.5 | 18.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Coity

Coity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amanda Williams | 297 | 36.4 | New |
| | Conservative | James Davies | 203 | 24.8 | New |
| | Independent | Ella Dodd | 193 | 23.6 | 49.9 |
| | Labour | Ramsey Jamil | 124 | 15.2 | 6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Cornelly

Cornelly (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jeff Tildesley | 907 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Granville | 724 | 37.8 |
| | Independent | Lopper Wilson | 593 | |
| | Labour | Gemma Hartnoll | 535 | |
| | Independent | Dorian Morgan | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Deere | 283 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Mary Emment-Lewis | 247 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Coychurch Lower

Coychurch Lower :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Elaine Venables | 325 | 53.6 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | Louise Barham | 199 | 32.8 | 18.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Richard Jenkins | 37 | 6.1 | New |
| | Labour | Matthew Churchill | 24 | 4.0 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Briony Davies | 21 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 20.8 | 35.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Felindre

Felindre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bridie Sedgebeer | 408 | 48.9 | 15.9 |
| | Conservative | John Butcher | 338 | 40.5 | New |
| | Independent | Simon Curwood | 88 | 10.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8.4 | 21.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hendre

Hendre (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julia Williams | 572 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | John McCarthy | 516 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 514 | |
| | Conservative | Jamie Wallis | 483 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Viv Jenkins | 174 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Litchard

Litchard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sadie Vidal | 406 | 42.1 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Cherie Jones | 375 | 38.9 | 20.9 |
| | Independent | Alan Wathan | 184 | 19.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Llangeinor

Llangeinor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roz Stirman | 162 | 54.4 | New |
| | Labour | Marlene Thomas | 136 | 45.6 | 54.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 8.8 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd

Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Smith | 311 | 44.1 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Berrow | 134 | 19.0 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Claire Lewis | 124 | 17.6 | New |
| | Independent | Eric Hughes | 115 | 16.3 | New |
| | National Front | Adam Lloyd | 21 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 25.1 | 15.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Llangynwyd

Llangynwyd :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Malcolm James | 593 | 58.3 | 4.2 |
| | Labour | Elaine Guscott | 345 | 33.9 | 12.0 |
| | Green | Tom Muller | 79 | 7.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 24.4 | 16.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Maesteg East

Maesteg East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Keith Edwards | 858 | 51.8 |
| | Independent | Tom Beedle | 684 | |
| | Labour | Mal Reeves | 544 | 32.8 |
| | Labour | Rose Martin | 473 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Illtyd ap Dafydd | 255 | 15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Maesteg West

Maesteg West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ross Thomas | 1,167 | 55.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Collins | 742 | 35.0 |
| | Labour | Ceri Reeves | 497 | |
| | Independent | Dave Evans | 472 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dai Berry | 214 | 10.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Vincent | 202 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paula Thomas | 143 | |
| | Independent | Ian Jones | 140 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Morfa

Morfa (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Baldwin | 466 | 40.7 |
| | Labour | Nicole Burnett | 458 | |
| | Independent | Pete Foley | 406 | 35.5 |
| | Independent | Steven Bletsoe | 384 | |
| | Independent | Martin Williams | 215 | |
| | Conservative | Tom Overfield | 197 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Judith Butcher | 184 | |
| | Green | John Evans | 75 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Nant-y-moel

Nant-y-moel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | David Owen | 506 | 61.6 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Sandy Blackburn | 316 | 38.4 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 23.2 | 14.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Newcastle

Newcastle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Webster | 610 | 34.3 |
| | Labour | David White | 590 | 33.1 |
| | Independent | Tim Wood | 581 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Neelo Farr | 553 | |
| | Conservative | Craig Lawton | 424 | |
| | Independent | David Unwin | 419 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Newton

Newton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Watts | 597 | 40.8 | 13.3 |
| | Independent | Graham Walter | 485 | 33.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Pratt | 224 | 15.3 | New |
| | Labour | Will Hingley | 156 | 10.7 | 20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 7.6 | 15.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Nottage

Nottage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Norah Clarke | 843 | 62.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Robert Lee | 316 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Winstanley | 185 | 13.8 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Ogmore Vale

Ogmore Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dhanisha Patel | 496 | 53.4 | 8.4 |
| | Independent | Louvain Lake | 260 | 28.0 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | Richard Shakeshaft | 173 | 18.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 25.4 | N/A |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Oldcastle

Oldcastle (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lyn Walters | 587 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Voisey | 560 | |
| | Independent | Edith Hughes | 516 | 32.8 |
| | Labour | Angela Morelli | 470 | 29.9 |
| | Labour | Gary Sassoon-Hales | 394 | |
| | Independent | Freya Bletsoe | 376 | |
| | Independent | Rebecca Porter | 297 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pen-y-fai

Pen-y-fai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 367 | 42.8 | 11.4 |
| | Labour | Heidi Bennett | 320 | 37.3 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Meryl Wilkins | 95 | 11.1 | 20.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sarah Parry | 76 | 8.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 5.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pendre

Pendre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Young | 260 | 45.7 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Edger | 115 | 20.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Davie | 114 | 20.0 | 17.3 |
| | Independent | Dean Barrington | 80 | 14.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 25.5 | 10.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Penprysg

Penprysg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Williams | 612 | 57.2 | New |
| | Labour | Alex Owen | 372 | 34.8 | 27.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Leanne Lewis | 85 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pontycymmer

Pontycymmer :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roderick Shaw | 461 | 74.8 | 25.2 |
| | Independent | Claire Walters | 155 | 25.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 49.6 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Porthcawl East Central

Porthcawl East Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Brian Jones | 512 | 54.1 | 2.6 |
| | Labour | Raynor Lewis | 247 | 26.1 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Bobby Lewis | 187 | 19.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 28.0 | 5.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Porthcawl West Central

Porthcawl West Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sean Aspey | 631 | 51.8 | 7.9 |
| | Conservative | Alun Thomas | 340 | 27.9 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Alana Davies | 247 | 20.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 23.9 | 15.5 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Pyle

Pyle (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Kearn | 1,006 | 54.1 |
| | Labour | Jane Gebbie | 910 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Smith | 801 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Barham | 457 | 24.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhys Watkins | 396 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | David Deere | 320 | |
| | Conservative | Ann Lee | 310 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rest Bay

Rest Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mike Clarke | 665 | 64.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Caroline Vaughan | 253 | 24.6 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | John Bunker | 72 | 7.0 | New |
| | Green | Alex Harris | 37 | 3.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 40.2 | N/A |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Sarn

Sarn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Watkin Lewis | 325 | 55.6 | 28.2 |
| | Independent | Sally Hyde | 127 | 21.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Irina Scelkunova | 70 | 12.0 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | Claire Thomas | 63 | 10.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 33.9 | 33.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ynysawdre

Ynysawdre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Tim Thomas | 396 | 40.8 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Fadhel Abedalkarim | 286 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| | Independent | Christopher Lavis | 161 | 16.6 | New |
| | Independent | Haydn Morgan | 127 | 13.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |