# 2022 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

An election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.
Independents lost the council to no overall control.

## Results

Results :
| Party | Seats | Change |
| Independents | 15 | 2 |
| Labour Party | 15 | 2 |

## Ward Results
### Bedlinog & Trelewis

Bedlinog & Trelewis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Malcolm Colbran | 581 | | |
| | Independent | Michelle Symonds | 408 | | |
| | Labour | Vanessa Matthews | 362 | | |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Beard | 343 | | |
| | Independent | Richard Searl | 136 | | |
| | Conservative | Edward Dawson | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Cyfarthfa

Cyfarthfa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Geraint Thomas | 1,031 | | |
| | Independent | Michelle Jones | 836 | | |
| | Independent | Claire Jones | 701 | | |
| | Labour | David Chaplin | 696 | | |
| | Labour | Kathryn Amaro | 654 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew Cremin | 477 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lisbeth McLean | 394 | | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Phillips | 180 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Dowlais & Pant

Dowlais & Pant :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Declan Sammon | 1,120 | | |
| | Independent | Paula Layton | 851 | | |
| | Independent | David Hughes | 803 | | |
| | Labour | Richard Owen | 485 | | |
| | Labour | Sara Beard | 480 | | |
| | Labour | Simon Williams | 470 | | |
| | Independent | Jane Plowright | 226 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Cushen | 147 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Gurnos

Gurnos :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jeremy Davies | 519 | | |
| | Independent | Lee Davies | 514 | | |
| | Labour | Bill Smith | 359 | | |
| | Independent | Pauline Griffiths | 306 | | |
| | Independent | Tony Williams | 283 | | |
| | Labour | Sue Patman | 281 | | |
| | Labour | Gav Galleozzie | 269 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Merthyr Vale

Merthyr Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Roberts | 892 | | |
| | Labour | Scott Thomas | 716 | | |
| | Independent | Lynne Colston | 276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Jones | 701 | | |
| | Labour | Louise Minett Vokes | 685 | | |
| | Independent | Jason Launchbury | 479 | | |
| | Independent | Janet Morgan | 398 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Penydarren

Penydarren :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Isaac | 650 | | |
| | Labour | Kevin Gibbs | 523 | | |
| | Labour | Jamie Scriven | 508 | | |
| | Independent | Chris Davies | 454 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Thomas | 272 | | |
| | Independent | Julian Amos | 194 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Shaun Sullivan | 190 | | |
| | Independent | Simon Ryan | 143 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Plymouth

Plymouth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Lewis | 1,138 | | |
| | Labour | Brent Carter | 1,061 | | |
| | Labour | Anna Williams-Price | 879 | | |
| | Independent | Lucie John | 364 | | |
| | Independent | Natasha Evans | 349 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Town

Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dai Jones | 995 | | |
| | Independent | John Thomas | 943 | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Barry | 873 | | |
| | Independent | Julia Jenkins | 826 | | |
| | Independent | Kevin O'Neill | 807 | | |
| | Labour | Kelly McCarthy | 716 | | |
| | Labour | Rose Maycock | 707 | | |
| | Labour | Martin Eaglestone | 659 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Shaun O'Malley | 368 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Vivian Pugh | 320 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ian Gwynne | 312 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Leighton Evans | 306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Treharris

Treharris :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gareth Richards | 1,635 | | |
| | Labour | Ian Thomas | 966 | | |
| | Labour | Ernie Galsworthy | 963 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Francis Whitefoot | 555 | | |
| | Independent | Craig Andrews | 527 | | |
| | Independent | Jason Hughes | 488 | | |
| | Green | Tim Clayton | 174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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### Vaynor

Vaynor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lisa Mytton | 655 | | |
| | Independent | Clive Tovey | 532 | | |
| | Independent | Stephen Jones | 386 | | |
| | Labour | Roy Bish | 372 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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