# 2017 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council election

As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 42 seats of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council were up for election. The majority of members elected were independents, replacing the previous Labour administration.

## Election Result

Blaenau Gwent Borough Council Election 2017 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 28 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 66.7 | 53.7 | 24,262 | 12.3 |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 31.0 | 42.8 | 19,334 | 12.8 |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1,108 | 1.0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 379 | 0.4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 68 | 0.2 |

## Ward results
### Abertillery

Abertillery ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nigel John Daniels | 914 | 26.5 |
| | Independent | Julie Holt | 755 | 21.9 |
| | Independent | Martin John Cook | 754 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Keith Gerald Chaplin | 400 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Ross Thomas Leadbeater | 364 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Ronald George Boden | 263 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,450 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Badminton

Badminton ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Clive Meredith | 534 | 28.2 |
| | Independent | Gregory Allyn Paulsen | 300 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | Brian John Scully | 278 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | John Thomas Rogers | 221 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | Garry Evans | 215 | 11.3 |
| | Independent | Bernard Price | 158 | 8.3 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Michelle West | 121 | 6.4 |
| | Green | Matthew Edward Barney | 68 | 3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,895 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Beaufort

Beaufort ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Godfrey Rhys Thomas | 667 | 31.4 |
| | Independent | Stewart Healy | 463 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Francis Roy Lynch | 428 | 20.1 |
| | Labour | David William White | 330 | 15.5 |
| | Independent | Sean Watts | 238 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Blaina

Blaina ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Garth Perry Collier | 798 | 25.3 |
| | Independent | John Patrick Morgan | 518 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Lisa Catherine Winnett | 413 | 13.1 |
| | Independent | Desmond Hillman | 395 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas John Watkins | 384 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Pagett | 353 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | Howard Clarke | 288 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,149 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brynmawr

Brynmawr ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Wayne Kevin Hodgins | 1,433 | 32.7 |
| | Independent | David Lyn Elias | 575 | 13.1 |
| | Independent | Richard John Hill | 487 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | Barrie Morgan Sutton | 428 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | Julian Matthew Gardner | 421 | 9.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mark Cyril Holborn | 308 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | Sally-Anne Megan Morgan | 307 | 7.0 |
| | Independent | Grant Hughes | 264 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | Nigel Daragh Boyd | 160 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,383 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cwm

Cwm ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derrick Bevan | 609 | 28.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth Leslie Davies | 588 | 27.5 |
| | Independent | Keith Edwin Barnes | 489 | 22.8 |
| | Labour | Keren Bender | 456 | 21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,142 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cwmtillery

Cwmtillery ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Malcolm Day | 771 | 20.6 |
| | Independent | Joanna Wilkins | 729 | 19.5 |
| | Labour | Timothy Huw Sharrem | 705 | 18.8 |
| | Independent | Antony Michael Partridge | 671 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Delwyn Davies | 477 | 12.7 |
| | Labour | Christine Anne Tidey | 391 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,744 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ebbw Vale North

Ebbw Vale North ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Clifford Davies | 865 | 26.2 |
| | Independent | Robert John Summers | 682 | 20.6 |
| | Independent | Phillip John Edwards | 668 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Carl Derek Bainton | 476 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Sarah Ann Lewis | 350 | 10.6 |
| | Labour | Dawn Wilcox | 262 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,303 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ebbw Vale South

Ebbw Vale South ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jonathan David Millard | 619 | 31.9 |
| | Independent | Keith Clark Pritchard | 549 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | Mostyn James Lewis | 420 | 21.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Keith Clements | 352 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Georgetown

Georgetown ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Charles Morgan | 735 | 41.6 |
| | Labour | Keith Hayden | 628 | 35.5 |
| | Independent | Howard Clarke | 405 | 22.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Norman Lee Parsons | 620 | 17.7 |
| | Independent | Joanne Collins | 564 | 16.1 |
| | Labour | Hedley McCarthy | 482 | 13.8 |
| | Labour | Helen Cunningham | 471 | 13.4 |
| | Labour | James Christopher McIlwee | 444 | 12.7 |
| | Independent | Michael John Bartlett | 345 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | William Francis Adams | 248 | 7.1 |
| | Independent | Ivor Jeffrey Beynon | 195 | 5.6 |
| | Independent | Neil Richard Lawrence | 135 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,504 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Nantyglo

Nantyglo ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Edward Mason | 627 | 24.2 |
| | Independent | Keri Rowson | 611 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Peter John Baldwin | 590 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Benjamin Dally | 443 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | George William Alexander Petrie | 324 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,595 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Rassau

Rassau ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Hendry Wilkshire | 523 | 25.8 |
| | Independent | Gareth Alban Davies | 489 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Lee Anthony Moses | 383 | 18.9 |
| | Independent | Matthew Thomas Phillips | 371 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Leon Donald Victor Brake | 162 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Stacey Hale | 96 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,024 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Sirhowy

Sirhowy ward (three seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brian Thomas | 797 | 22.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas George Smith | 766 | 21.3 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Cross | 746 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | Diane Rowberry | 745 | 20.7 |
| | Independent | Tony Gregory | 546 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Six Bells

Six Bells ward (two seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Denzil Hancock | 403 | 28.0 |
| | Independent | Mark Holland | 328 | 22.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Stephen Richard Bard | 292 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | John Tiley | 274 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Alexander Gordon Adamson | 140 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Tredegar Central & West

Tredegar Central & West ward (four seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Amanda Moore | 741 | 22.5 |
| | Labour | Stephen Colin Thomas | 696 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | Bernard George Willis | 635 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | Haydn Leslie Trollope | 620 | 18.8 |
| | Labour | Anita Mary Hobbs | 601 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Changes between 2017 and 2021

In March 2018 Gareth Davies (Cwm), Plaid Cymru's only councillor in the area, resigned from the party.