# 2012 Torfaen County Borough Council election

The 2012 Torfaen County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Torfaen County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from no overall control to Labour.

## Results

2012 Torfaen County Borough Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 30 | | | +12 | 68.2 | 41.8 | 11,362 | +6.9 |
| Independent | 8 | | | -5 | 18.2 | 31.4 | 8,530 | +2.5 |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | | | -1 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 3,226 | +3.9 |
| Conservative | 4 | | | -1 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 3,147 | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | | | -2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 362 | -4.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 289 | New |
| Green | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 178 | -0.8 |
| Communist | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 95 | New |
| Blaenau Gwent PV | - | - | - | -3 | - | - | 0 | -8.3 |
| BNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | -0.2 |

## Ward results
### Abersychan

Abersychan ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gwyneira Clark | 845 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Wayne Tomlinson | 679 | |
| | Labour | Giles Davies | 623 | |
| | Independent | Raymond Williams | 570 | 30.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Bath | 252 | 13.7 |
| | Independent | Thomas Burgess | 244 | |
| | Independent | Nicola Yeates | 238 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Thomas | 199 | |
| | Green | Robert Clarke | 178 | 9.6 |
| | Independent | David Donnelly | 175 | |
| | Independent | Sheree Rowlands | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Blaenafon/Blaenavon

Blaenavon ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stuart Evans | 854 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | Alan Jones | 671 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Alun Furzer | 653 | |
| | Independent | Janet Jones | 608 | |
| | Labour | Lewis Evans | 526 | |
| | Independent | Brian Whitcombe | 512 | |
| | Independent | Thomas Huish | 485 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Warren Perks | 202 | 11.1 |
| | Communist | David Brown | 95 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Higgins | 89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Bryn-wern

Bryn-wern ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leonard Constance | 319 | 58.7 |
| | Independent | Brian Matthews | 105 | 19.3 |
| | Independent | Nigel Harris | 82 | 15.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Glyn Page | 37 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
| | Labour gain from Blaenau Gwent PV | Labour gain from Blaenau Gwent PV | Swing | |

### Coed Efa/Coed Eva

Coed Eva ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | F. Cross* | 300 | 50.1 |
| | Independent | M. Gibbs | 135 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | J. James | 118 | 19.7 |
| | Conservative | K. Thomas | 46 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Gogledd Croesyceiliog/Croesyceiliog North

Croesyceiliog North ward (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Clark* | 627 | 59.3 |
| | Labour | Cynthia Beynon | 479 | |
| | Independent | John Jenner | 256 | 24.2 |
| | Independent | Terence Irons | 224 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Ashton | 175 | 16.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Turner-Thomas | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### De Croesyceiliog/Croesyceiliog South

Croesyceiliog South ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Veronica Crick | 304 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Jones | 87 | 14.6 |
| | Independent | Vaughan Sterry | 80 | 13.4 |
| | UKIP | David Rowlands | 54 | 9.1 |
| | Independent | Susan Chaloner | 35 | 5.9 |
| | Independent | Nadine Whitty | 20 | 3.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Phillip Jones | 15 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cwmynysgoi/Cwmynyscoy

Cwmynyscoy ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Waite | 274 | 52.9 |
| | Independent | Adrian Bold | 225 | 43.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mark Adams | 10 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Murphy | 9 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 |
| | Labour gain from Blaenau Gwent PV | Labour gain from Blaenau Gwent PV | Swing | |

### Fairwater

Fairwater ward (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jeff Rees | 530 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | Philip Seabourne | 474 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Rosemarie Seabourne | 392 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Natalie Salkeld | 382 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Devlin | 294 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | David Brown | 174 | |
| | Independent | Steven Bonera | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow ward (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Wellington | 424 | 53.8 |
| | Labour | Amanda Owen | 365 | |
| | Independent | Catherine Lewis | 364 | 46.2 |
| | Independent | Keith Williams | 231 | |
| | Independent | Polly Cunnington | 172 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llantarnam

Llantarnam ward (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Maria Graham | 609 | 38.1 |
| | Labour | David Daniels | 496 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Williams | 495 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Linda Joseph | 455 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Burnett | 363 | |
| | Independent | Graham Pitt | 261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gogledd Llanyrafon/Llanyrafon North

Llanyrafon North ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glyn Caron | 434 | 69.6 |
| | Independent | Cora Reeve | 139 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Scott Murphy | 51 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### De Llanyrafon/Llanyrafon South

Llanyrafon South ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Huw Bevan | 487 | 49.6 |
| | Labour | David Dewar | 350 | 35.7 |
| | Independent | Claire Elliott | 144 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### New Inn

New Inn ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Raymond Mills | 1086 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Smith | 1061 | |
| | Conservative | David James | 1050 | |
| | Labour | Marian Williams | 739 | 36.2 |
| | Labour | John Turner | 724 | |
| | Labour | Maurice Morgan | 671 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Bryan Bale | 219 | 10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Panteg

Panteg ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norma Parrish | 1079 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Anthony Hunt | 989 | |
| | Labour | David Yeowell | 971 | |
| | Independent | Kathleen Williams | 566 | 20.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Marcus Warner | 481 | 17.4 |
| | Independent | Brian Lovelock | 456 | |
| | Independent | Deborah Smyth | 452 | |
| | Conservative | Lyndon Bishop | 299 | 10.8 |
| | UKIP | Keiron Austwick | 184 | 6.6 |
| | Independent | Richard Overton | 184 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Edwards | 160 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Richards | 82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jessica Powell | 811 | 44.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Mawby | 791 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Ashley | 707 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Thomas Davies | 419 | 22.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Cathcart | 403 | 21.9 |
| | Independent | Martyn Stinton | 261 | |
| | Conservative | Damian Edmunds | 209 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | Louise McLeod | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kelvin Harnett | 145 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Gaynor James | 117 | 29.9 |
| | Independent | Ronald Jones | 65 | 16.6 |
| | Independent | Steven Joy | 55 | 14.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Yvonne Balakrishnan | 9 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Pont-y-pŵl/Pontypool

Pontypool ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Harris | 309 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | John Killick | 213 | 35.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paul Valente | 71 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### St Cadocs a Phen-y-garn/St Cadocs and Penygarn

St Cadocs and Penygarn ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Neil Mason | 216 | 42.3 |
| | Independent | Ian Williams | 202 | 39.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Philip Davies | 93 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llanfihangel Llantarnam/St Dials

St Dials ward (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Haynes | 579 | 54.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Brooks | 326 | 30.7 |
| | Independent | Michelle Corrigan | 320 | |
| | Labour | Kebba Manneh | 296 | |
| | Independent | Sarah Cunnington | 179 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth White | 156 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Snatchwood

Snatchwood ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Taylor | 343 | 58.3 |
| | Independent | Christopher Tew | 194 | 33.0 |
| | UKIP | Kevin Boucher | 51 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour gain from People's Vote | Labour gain from People's Vote | Swing | |

### Trefddyn/Trevethin

Trevethin ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lewis Jones | 399 | 52.3 |
| | Labour | John Marshall | 323 | |
| | Independent | Mervyn Horlor | 227 | 29.8 |
| | Independent | David Millett | 169 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Neil Johnson | 137 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Two Locks

Two Locks ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colette Thomas | 919 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Cameron | 693 | |
| | Independent | Ronald Burnett | 679 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Jones | 678 | |
| | Independent | Lorraine Hobin | 426 | |
| | Independent | Alastair Cunnington | 303 | |
| | Independent | Keith Jones | 269 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sian Hanlon | 245 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Lewis | 203 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Jatinderpal Singh Bajwa | 144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Cwmbrân/Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Kemp | 684 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Bernard Cunningham | 665 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | Mary Barnett | 610 | |
| | Labour | Robert Jones | 484 | |
| | Independent | Leslie Thomas | 328 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Eli Jones | 252 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Waunfelin/Wainfelin

Wainfelin ward (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Jeremiah | 373 | 52.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Benjamin | 199 | 28.1 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Cunnington | 137 | 19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |