# 2012 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The 2012 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. It was preceded by the 2008 election and the next full council election took place on 4 May 2017.

## Election result

Labour remained in firm control of the council, after gaining an additional 16 seats. However, the leader of the council, Labour councillor Russell Roberts, lost his seat to an Independent candidate (in the Tonyrefail East ward) by 34 votes.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council Election 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 60 | | | +16 | 80.0 | 54.6 | 35,568 | +6.4 |
| Plaid Cymru | 9 | | | -12 | 12.0 | 27.9 | 18,162 | -9.7 |
| Independent | 4 | | | -1 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 6,085 | +2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | | -3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2,350 | -1.7 |
| Conservative | 1 | | | 0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1,700 | +1.8 |
| Green | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 460 | +0.1 |
| TUSC | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 298 | New |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 275 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 217 | -0.2 |
| Communist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.1 |

## Ward results
### Aberaman North (2 seats)

Aberaman North 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Christopher* | 900 | 69.4 |
| | Labour | Linda De Vet* | 781 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Wayne Lloyd | 396 | 30.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberaman South (2 seats)

Aberaman South 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anita Calvert | 890 | 64.0 |
| | Labour | Tina Williams | 861 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Howard Davies* | 501 | 36.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lea Dempsey | 350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Abercynon (2 seats)

Abercynon 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alby Davies* | 903 | 45.6 |
| | Labour | Rhys Lewis | 681 | |
| | Independent | Stuart Gregory* | 519 | 26.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Owen | 334 | 16.9 |
| | Green | John Matthews | 161 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean Hackett | 65 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Aberdare East (2 seats)

Aberdare East 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Bradwick* | 1,414 | 71.0 |
| | Labour | Mike Forey* | 1,269 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Alun Walters | 578 | 29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberdare West / Llwydcoed (3 seats)

Aberdare West 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Crimmings* | 1,306 | 55.5 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 1,118 | |
| | Labour | Sharon Rees | 1,095 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | John Daniel* | 1049 | 44.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Liz Walters* | 934 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Wayne Richards | 899 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Beddau (1 seat)

Beddau 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Yeo | 661 | 69.5 |
| | Independent | Mike Sinclair-Thomson | 174 | 18.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | James Radcliffe | 116 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.5 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Brynna (1 seat)

Roger Turner, elected as an Independent in 2004 and 2008 stood as a Labour candidate.
Brynna 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Turner* | 771 | 78.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mick Tems | 213 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Church Village (1 seat)

Church Village 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Stacey* | 657 | 18.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhys Watkins | 189 | 64.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Norton | 169 | 16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cilfynydd (1 seat)

Cilfynydd 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barrie Morgan | 354 | 48.4 |
| | Independent | Stephen Belzak | 189 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hackett | 132 | 18.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Stuart Fisher | 57 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Cwm Clydach (1 seat)

Cwm Clydach 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Norris* | 508 | 69.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Heidi Whitter | 220 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cwmbach (1 seat)

Cwmbach 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Elliot* | 757 | 63.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Adrian Jarman | 436 | 36.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Cymmer (2 seats)

Cymmer 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Williams | 989 | 69.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Tegg* | 972 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nicole Griffiths | 430 | 30.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Edwyn Parry | 331 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ferndale (2 seats)

Ferndale 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Philip Howe | 952 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Annette Davies* | 604 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Ceri Jones* | 463 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Norma Williams | 385 | 19.8 |
| | Independent | Martin Rees | 323 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Gilfach Goch (1 seat)

Gilfach Goch 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Aufron Roberts | 826 | 77.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Francis | 213 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Emyr Wilkinson | 30 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Glyncoch (1 seat)

Glyncoch 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doug Williams* | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Graig (1 seat)

Graig 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Cass* | 339 | 59.2 |
| | Independent | Bob Fox | 140 | 24.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jennifer Hughes | 65 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Summers | 21 | 3.7 |
| | TUSC | Glyn Matthews | 8 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hawthorn (1 seat)

Hawthorn 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Teressa Bates* | 482 | 52.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Iago ap Steffan | 352 | 38.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Jones | 83 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hirwaun (1 seat)

Hirwaun 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Karen Morgan* | 712 | 61.2 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Hartwell | 452 | 38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Llanharan (1 seat)

Llanharan 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geraint Hopkins* | 510 | 66.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Dilworth | 262 | 33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llanharry (1 seat)

Llanharry 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Stephens | 600 | 70.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie Dilworth | 247 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Llantrisant Town (1 seat)

Llantrisant Town 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Glynne Holmes* | 940 | 69.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Steven Harry | 248 | 18.4 |
| | Conservative | Ann-Marie Mason | 162 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Llantwit Fardre (2 seats)

Llantwit Fardre 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joel James* | 630 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | Jacqui Bunnage | 535 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Bev Channon | 481 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Coombs | 421 | |
| | Independent | Jools Jones | 275 | 16.3 |
| | Independent | Margaret Burtonwood* | 260 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Steven Owen | 243 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Steven Thomas | 175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Llwyn-y-pia (1 seat)

Llwyn-Y-Pia 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jones* | 357 | 63.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Naethan Jones | 208 | 36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Maerdy (1 seats)

Maerdy 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keiron Montague | 832 | 79.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gerwyn Evans* | 217 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Mountain Ash East (1 seat)

Mountain Ash East 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman* | 544 | 60.4 |
| | Labour | Wendy Treeby | 356 | 39.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Mountain Ash West (2 seats)

Mountain Ash West 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrew Morgan* | 885 | 75.5 |
| | Labour | Simon Lloyd* | 770 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danny Allen | 287 | 24.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Nicola Benney | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Penrhiwceiber (2 seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adam Fox* | 1,104 | 64.5 |
| | Labour | Jane Ward* | 947 | 64.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Lyn Warner | 473 | 27.6 |
| | TUSC | Mia Hollsing | 135 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pentre (2 seats)

Pentre 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Shelley Rees-Owen | 867 | 51.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Maureen Weaver | 789 | |
| | Labour | Eilane Barnett | 741 | 43.7 |
| | Labour | Kris Evans | 724 | |
| | Green | Leigh Evans | 87 | 5.1 |
| | Green | Linda Evans | 82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pen-Y-Graig (2 seats)

Pen-Y-Graig 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Privett* | 755 | 60.2 |
| | Labour | Dennis Weeks* | 754 | 60.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alison Jones | 513 | 39.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mark Lewis | 421 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pen-Y-Waun (1 seat)

Pen-Y-Waun 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Boggis | 378 | 48.8 |
| | Independent | Anthony Edwards | 228 | 29.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Paul James | 169 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pont-Y-Clun (2 seats)

Pont-Y-Clun 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Griffiths | 651 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | Margaret Griffiths | 642 | |
| | Independent | Brendan O'Reilly | 567 | 23.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Huish* | 527 | 22.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Merfyn Rea* | 487 | |
| | Conservative | Dan Saxton | 422 | 17.7 |
| | Independent | Ken Forsdyke | 334 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Norman | 332 | |
| | UKIP | David Bevan | 217 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Pontypridd Town (1 seat)

Pontypridd Town 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Carter | 372 | 41.4 |
| | Independent | Joe Payne | 312 | 34.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Richard Martin | 123 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dewi Gray | 92 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Porth (2 seats)

Porth 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Davies* | 941 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | Graham Smith | 809 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams* | 662 | 37.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alun Cox | 582 | |
| | TUSC | Cliff Jones | 155 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Rhigos (1 seat)

Rhigos 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Graham Thomas | 341 | 56.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Beverley Hall | 187 | 31.0 |
| | Independent | Colin Woodley | 75 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Rhondda (2 seats)

Rhondda 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tina Leyshon | 623 | 44.4 |
| | Labour | Rob Smith | 531 | |
| | Independent | Graeme Beard | 434 | 31.0 |
| | Independent | Philip Price | 303 | |
| | Green | Richard Reast | 176 | 12.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Hannah Fisher | 169 | 12.1 |
| | Independent | Ken Owen | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (1 seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Webber | 714 | 79.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Bob Humphries | 128 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Thacker | 59 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Taffs Well (1 seat)

Taffs Well 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jill Bonetto | 589 | 62.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Adrian Hobson | 359 | 37.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Talbot Green (1 seat)

Talbot Green 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Baccara | 400 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Jeff Woodington | 375 | 42.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Emyr Williams | 66 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Zuckerman | 49 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Ton-Teg (2 seats)

Ton-Teg 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lyndon Walker | 645 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | John David | 593 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Ray Butler | 536 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts | 282 | 15.1 |
| | Conservative | Anna Rees | 183 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Rees | 175 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Day | 161 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonypandy (1 seat)

Tonypandy 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Craig Middle | 651 | 65.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Tina Davies | 344 | 34.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonyrefail East (2 seats)

Tonyrefail East 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Paul Wasley | 629 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Bob McDonald | 610 | 33.0 |
| | Labour | Russell Roberts | 576 | |
| | Independent | Phil Doyle | 549 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Greg Powell | 430 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hendrik Haye | 178 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonyrefail West (1 seat)

Tonyrefail West 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eudine Hanagan | 792 | 53.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danny Greham | 360 | 24.3 |
| | Independent | Shawn Stevens | 331 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Trallwng (1 seat)

Trallwng 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 537 | 46.4 |
| | Labour | Allen Bevan | 417 | 36.0 |
| | Independent | Adrian Dumphy | 120 | 10.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Tony Richards | 84 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trealaw (1 seat)

Trealaw 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rebecca Winter | 244 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | Joy Rosser | 749 | 68.8 |
| | Independent | Tina Ludlow | 95 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.0 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Treforest (1 seat)

Treforest 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Powderhill | 424 | 62.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Royston O'Reilly | 153 | 22.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Ceri Carter | 61 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Paul Carter | 36 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 17.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Treherbert (2 seats)

Treherbert 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Rhys Davies | 1081 | 56.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Irene Pearce | 978 | |
| | Labour | Luke Bouchard | 835 | 43.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Russell | 726 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Treorchy (3 seats)

Treorchy 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cennard Davies | 1252 | 53.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sera Evans-Fear | 1247 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Emyr Webster | 1140 | |
| | Labour | Graham Thomas | 1099 | 46.7 |
| | Labour | Ron Jones | 1096 | |
| | Labour | Hardev Singh | 1012 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Tylorstown (2 seats)

Tylorstown 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Bevan | 1003 | 67.0 |
| | Labour | Mark Adams | 910 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Craig Jones | 275 | 18.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth Taylor | 218 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tyn-Y-Nant (1 seat)

Tyn-Y-Nant 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Carole Willis | 116 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Clayton Willis | 791 | 87.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ynyshir (1 seat)

Ynyshir 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lionel Langford | 606 | 62.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Christian Reed | 372 | 38.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ynysybwl (1 seat)

Ynysybwl 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sue Pickering | 587 | 42.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Isaac | 414 | 30.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Elaine Williams | 316 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Williams-Jones | 55 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ystrad (2 seats)

Ystrad 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Cannon | 979 | 57.9 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Watts | 804 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Larraine Jones | 591 | 34.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Esther Nagle | 536 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angharad Jones | 121 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |