# 2004 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The third election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held in June 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.

## Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

## Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour regained control of the authority from Plaid Cymru.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss |
| Labour | 57 | +31 |
| Plaid Cymru | 13 | -25 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | -2 |
| Independent | 2 | -4 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | |

## Ward Results
### Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Christopher* | 1,104 | | |
| | Labour | Linda De Vet | 940 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | I. Bowdich | 454 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.6 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anita Calvert | 781 | | |
| | Labour | John Oliver | 776 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | B. John Walter Codd* | 571 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie P. Williams* | 566 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | −6.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert L. Davies* | 1,090 | | |
| | Independent Labour | Stuart G. Gregory* | 861 | | |
| | Labour | G. Taylor | 427 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Williams | 332 | | |
| | Green | John Matthews | 119 | | |
| | Green | S. Matthews | 101 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Thorton | 84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 | −32.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent Labour hold | Independent Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shah M. Imtiaz* | 1,314 | |
| | Labour | Michael Forey* | 1,305 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Davies | 578 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Benney | 511 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Crimmings | 1,301 | |
| | Labour | P. David | 1,191 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. John Daniel* | 1,137 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth Walters* | 1,060 | |
| | Labour | J. Elliott | 980 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Davies | 968 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel I. Williams* | 426 | 46.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Assirati | 221 | 24.3 |
| | Independent | L. Channon | 174 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Denton | 89 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Roger Turner | 606 | 58.1 |
| | Labour | J. Bowman | 371 | 35.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Willis | 66 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Stacey* | 580 | 60.9 | +8.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Lewis | 373 | 39.1 | −8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 | −10.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Belzak* | 300 | 36.6 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | W. Leyshon | 215 | 26.1 | −8.1 |
| | Independent | B. Morgan | 203 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G.R. Davies | 101 | 12.3 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Jones | 649 | 60.4 | +5.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G. Bowen | 426 | 39.6 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Roberts had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate but subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats.
Cwm Clydach 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Norris | 362 | 42.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Roberts* | 221 | 25.7 | |
| | RPP | L. Gregory | 152 | 17.7 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Baily | 126 | 14.6 | −54.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Y. Caple* | 1,020 | |
| | Labour | E. Davies* | 778 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | B. Evans | 422 | |
| | Green | K. Jakeway | 245 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Annette Davies* | 1,004 | |
| | Labour | Ceri Jones | 901 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Edwards | 397 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Thomas* | 370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aurfron Roberts* | 752 | 68.0 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | G. Jury | 296 | 26.8 | −8.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Morris | 58 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J.G. Burford* | 428 | 70.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Jones | 119 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Mason | 61 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 50.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Graig (one seat)

Graig 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Cass* | 394 | 60.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Dillon | 108 | 16.5 |
| | Independent | R.G. Fox | 108 | 16.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Cotton | 46 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Teressa Bates | 473 | 58.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Nicholls-Jones | 343 | 42.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.A. Myring | 624 | 45.2 | +15.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | L.M. Lewis* | 412 | 39.8 | −15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geraint Hopkins | 458 | 51.0 | +11.2 |
| | Independent | D. Davies | 256 | 28.5 | +28.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | K. Davies | 184 | 20.5 | −22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | V. Williams | 477 | 64.2 | −11.5 |
| | Labour | C. Hanagan | 428 | 47.3 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glynne Holmes | 715 | 55.3 | +21.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. Owen | 577 | 44.7 | −21.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

Llantwit Fardre 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | B.P. Channon* | 653 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | D.R. Watkins* | 575 | |
| | Labour | J. Bunnage | 557 | |
| | Independent | L. Gelsei | 473 | |
| | Labour | D.F. Stone | 466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Jones | 317 | 47.3 | +8.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Lewis* | 177 | 26.4 | −34.9 |
| | RRP | P. Margery | 126 | 18.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Jones | 50 | 7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 20.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Williams | 697 | 64.8 | +24.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gerwyn Evans | 378 | 35.2 | −24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Pauline Jarman* | 504 | 78.3 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | S. Evans | 350 | 40.2 | +18.5 |
| | Communist | N. Maskell | 17 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 38.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Davies | 749 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Morgan | 724 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C.T. Benney* | 472 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Davies* | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Ward* | 875 | |
| | Labour | C. Binding | 874 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Jones | 609 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Jenkins* | 1,066 | |
| | Labour | J. Jenkins | 877 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Jones* | 605 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Maureen Weaver | 523 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Penygraig (two seats)

Davies had been elected as a Plaid Cymru candidate in 1999.
Penygraig 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Privett | 835 | |
| | Labour | W. Weeks | 802 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Hughes* | 560 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Hughes | 377 | |
| | Independent | D. Davies* | 343 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Barnsley | 281 | 51.1 | +2.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | H. James* | 269 | 48.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Pontyclun (two seats)

Pontyclun 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Huish* | 895 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Merfyn Rea | 667 | |
| | Labour | D. Hayes | 611 | |
| | Independent | Gordon Norman* | 591 | |
| | Labour | D. Henderson | 565 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Carter | 348 | 32.5 | −7.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. O'Farrell* | 339 | 31.7 | −16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Farr | 219 | 20.4 | +8.2 |
| | Independent | A. Carter | 165 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Porth (two seats)

Porth 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Davies | 900 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Julie Williams* | 830 | |
| | Labour | Ken Hopkins | 781 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | T. O'Neill | 739 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.9 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |

### Rhigos (one seat)

The sitting Plaid Cymru member had been returned unopposed in 1999.
Rhigos 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Thomas | 329 | 51.9 | +51.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Moses* | 305 | 48.1 | +48.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. Leyshon* | 721 | |
| | Labour | R. Smith | 632 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | W. Daniel | 379 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | S. Fisher | 353 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Powell-Agar | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Webber | 491 | 69.8 | +27.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Humphreys | 212 | 30.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 39.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | A. Hobson* | 551 | 54.6 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | T. Williams | 425 | 42.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.5 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 | −6.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Baccara | 684 | 75.5 | |
| | Labour | J. Bishop | 116 | 12.8 | −3.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones | 106 | 11.7 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 62.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.5 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Butler | 831 | |
| | Labour | W.J. David* | 807 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Bunn* | 537 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Jones | 396 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.7 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonypandy (one seat)

The retiring member had defected from Plaid Cymru to the Liberal Democrats since 1999.
Tonypandy 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Middle | 594 | 53.2 | +17.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Ludlow | 228 | 20.4 | −31.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Jones* | 188 | 12.0 | +4.8 |
| | RRP | K. Dickenson | 107 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. B. McDonald* | 783 | |
| | Labour | R. Roberts* | 769 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | P. Doyle | 548 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danny Grehan | 509 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Hanagan* | 808 | 74.7 | −5.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Watkins | 274 | 25.3 | +25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 49.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Powell | 597 | 51.4 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | A.W. Bevan | 339 | 29.2 | −1.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | C. Gregory | 225 | 16.5 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 22.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Carnell | 636 | 50.0 | +11.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Winter* | 414 | 33.1 | −8.0 |
| | RRP | J. Gregory | 211 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Day | 246 | 36.6 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Southgate | 228 | 33.9 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | J. Brookman | 198 | 29.5 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2 | −6.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Morgan | 1.074 | |
| | Labour | D. Williams | 1.065 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Geraint Rhys Davies* | 1,063 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | L. Jones* | 965 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.3 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Plaid Cymru | Cennard Davies* | 1,519 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | E. Hancock* | 1,463 | |
| | Labour | T. Haskins | 1,335 | |
| | Labour | M. Williams | 1,290 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | R. Knape | 1,222 | |
| | Labour | D.M. Lewis | 1,136 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |

### Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D.R. Bevan* | 1,038 | | |
| | Labour | L. Adams | 859 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Brittain* | 380 | | |
| | Independent | J. Lewis | 317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |

### Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C.J. Willis* | 675 | 75.5 | −0.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Richards | 219 | 24.5 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 51.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5 | −5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Langford | 747 | 67.0 | +4.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | M. Lush | 368 | 33.0 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 34.0 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | D. Arnold | 508 | 38.9 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | G. Crocker | 339 | 26.0 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | D.S. Breeze | 254 | 19.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Smith | 205 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 12.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.4 | −5.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Cannon | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour | M. Watts | 958 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Syd Morgan* | 740 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | J. Jones* | 589 | | |
| | Independent | R. Davey | 257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 | −3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |