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2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

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The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough election took place on 5 May 2022[1] to elect 54 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day, elections were to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous Rhondda Cynon Taf all-council election took place in 2017 and future elections will take place every five years.

Ward results

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Statements of persons nominated were published on 6 April.[2] Results were counted on 6 May 2022.[3] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Aberaman

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Aberaman (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Cook 1,518 64.3
Labour Tina Williams 1,472 62.3
Labour Sheryl Evans 1,447 61.3
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams 870 36.8
Conservative Andrew Clarke 320 13.5
Turnout 2,362

Abercynon

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Abercynon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhys Lewis 918 70.6
Labour Marcia Rees-Jones 851 65.4
Plaid Cymru Matt Skinner 234 18.0
Propel Vicky Jenkins 192 14.8
Conservative Craig Ford 154 11.8
Turnout 1,301

Aberdare East

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Aberdare East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Bradwick 1,147 68.7
Labour Victoria Dunn 1,000 59.9
Plaid Cymru Geraint Benny 444 26.6
Conservative Andrew Abraham 231 13.8
Turnout 1,669

Aberdare West & Llwydcoed

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Aberdare West & Llwydcoed (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Crimmings 1,667 67.7
Labour Gareth Jones 1,435 58.3
Labour Sharon Rees 1,413 57.4
Plaid Cymru Elaine Owen 690 28.0
Conservative Davy Barton 519 21.1
Turnout 2,463

Beddau & Tyn-y-Nant

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Beddau & Tyn-y-Nant (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Barton 1,168 73.9
Labour Ricky Yeo 900 56.9
Plaid Cymru Rhys Gronow 277 17.5
Conservative Paul Thomas 257 16.3
Conservative Stephanie Trask 257 16.3
Turnout 1,581

Brynna and Llanharan

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Brynna and Llanharan (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Evans 1,105 49.9
Labour Geraint Hopkins 1,011 45.7
Labour Janine Turner 965 43.6
Plaid Cymru Helen Jane Donnan 616 27.8
Conservative Parmindra Pannu 297 13.4
Liberal Democrats Lee Nigel Thacker 219 9.9
Britain First Carl Burgess 191 8.6
Turnout 2,213

Church Village

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Church Village (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stacey 807 46.9
Labour Lesley Gaynor Warren 720 41.9
Plaid Cymru Emma Thomposon 459 26.7
Plaid Cymru Ioan Rhys Bellin 396 23.0
Independent Sally Gillard 413 24.0
Conservative Simon Schofield 345 20.1
Turnout 1,719

Cilfynydd

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Cilfynydd (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Hywel Gronow 354 41.2
Labour Barrie Morgan 306 35.6
Independent Stephen Belzak 134 15.6
Independent Stephen Powell 65 7.6
Turnout 859

Cwm Clydach

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Cwm Clydach (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Alan Norris 424 67.8
Plaid Cymru Kyle William Robert Luckwell 201 32.2
Turnout 625

Cwmbach

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Cwmbach (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Alan Elliott 663 54.9
Labour Mustapha Maohoub 513 42.5
Plaid Cymru Dot Jones 375 31.1
Independent Kevin Jeremy Waddingham 371 30.7
Green John Matthews 177 14.7
Turnout 1,207

Cymer

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Cymer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Caple 995 72.8
Labour Ryan Evens 836 61.2
Plaid Cymru Nicole Griffiths 385 28.2
Plaid Cymru Owen George Cutler 314 23.0
Turnout 1,366

Ferndale & Maerdy

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Ferndale & Maerdy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Morgans 1,368 62.4
Labour Jayne Smith 878 40.0
Independent Phil Howe 820 37.4
Conservative Lloyd Griffiths 127 5.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Butler 80 3.6
Turnout 2,193

Gilfach-Goch

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Gilfach-Goch (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aurfron Roberts 734 92.2
Conservative Lloyd Griffiths 62 7.8
Turnout 796

Glyn-Coch

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Glyn-Coch (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Williams 291 67.2
Plaid Cymru Daniel Anthony Baish 71 16.4
Gwlad Aled Maughan 71 16.4
Turnout 433

Graig & Pontypridd West

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Graig & Pontypridd West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Brencher 921 55.3
Labour Tina Leyshon 896 53.8
Plaid Cymru Richard Michael Reast 439 26.4
Plaid Cymru Alaw Griffiths 354 21.2
Independent Ashley Lloyd Evans 207 12.4
Conservative Beth Price 176 10.6
TUSC Mariam Victoria Kamish 38 2.3
Turnout 1,666

Hawthorn & Lower Rhydfelen

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Hawthorn & Lower Rhydfelen (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cathy Lisles 503 63.2
Labour Carl Andrew Thomas 293 36.8
Turnout 796

Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos

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Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Karen Morgan 1,012 62.0
Plaid Cymru Adam Owain Rogers 811 49.7
Labour Rhian Grundy 471 28.9
Labour Richard Jones 464 28.4
Conservative Tara Robinson 164 10.1
Turnout 1,631

Llanharry

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Llanharry (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Stephens 401 46.1
Independent Sian Assiratti 296 34.0
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Hugh Doyle 76 8.7
Conservative Chris Oakes 60 6.9
Independent Paul Beach 23 2.6
Independent Paula Beach 14 1.6
Turnout 870

Llantrisant & Talbot Green

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Llantrisant & Talbot Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glynne Holmes 927 39.3
Labour Sarah Jane Davies 882 37.4
Independent Kate Libby Jones 800 33.9
Conservative Adam Joseph Leo Robinson 619 26.2
Independent Paul Baccara 498 21.1
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Rhys Roberts 445 18.8
Turnout 2,361

Llantwit Fardre

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Llantwit Fardre (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Trask 966 47.7
Conservative Karl Johnson 944 46.6
Labour Mal Davies 687 33.9
Labour Rob McCracken 658 32.5
Plaid Cymru Haydn Owen 321 15.8
Plaid Cymru Scott Bevan 314 15.5
Turnout 2,026

Llwyn-y-Pia

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Llwyn-y-Pia (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lewis 534 67.6
Plaid Cymru Cerys Walker 152 19.2
Propel Jeffrey Gregory 104 13.2
Turnout 790

Mountain Ash

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Mountain Ash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Morgan 1,547 73.6
Labour Elizabeth Wendy Treeby 1,016 48.3
Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman 897 42.7
Conservative Kurt Thomson 168 8.0
TUSC Mia Hollsing 107 5.1
Turnout 2,102

Jarman had been a councillor for 46 years, but lost her seat at this election as a result of the ward boundary changes.[3]

Penrhiw-Ceibr

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Penrhiw-ceibr (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ross Williams* 960 77.6
Labour Adam Fox* 934 75.5
Plaid Cymru Lea Michael Dempsey 255 20.6
Turnout 1,237

Pentre

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Pentre (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgina Elizabeth Williams 870 55.8
Labour Norman Howell Morgan 822 52.8
Plaid Cymru Geoff Rees 589 37.8
Plaid Cymru Lucy Purrington 509 32.7
Conservative Rob Green 113 7.3
Turnout 1,558

Pen-y-Graig

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Pen-y-Graig (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Ellis 660 53.8
Labour Craig Middle 638 52.0
Plaid Cymru Joshua Rhys Davies 357 29.1
Plaid Cymru Christine Margaret Karadeniz 258 21.0
Independent Shawn Anthony Stevens 109 8.9
Conservative Jerry Cobb 79 6.4
Turnout 1,227

Pen-y-Waun

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Pen-y-Waun (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louisa Addiscott 391 77.3
Plaid Cymru Laura Anne Owen 63 12.5
Conservative Daniel James 52 10.3
Turnout 506

Pontyclun Central

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Pontyclun Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Douglas Ashford 346 31.1
Conservative Jamie Ethan Daniel 331 29.7
Independent Susan Owen 300 27.0
Plaid Cymru James Williams 108 9.7
Liberal Democrats Jade Smith 28 2.5
Turnout 1,113

Pontyclun East

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Pontyclun East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Binning 240 23.8
Conservative Lewis Hooper 239 23.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Rajam 212 21.0
Labour Lewis Matthew 177 17.5
Plaid Cymru Ann Carole Willis 141 14.0
Turnout 1,009

Pontyclun West

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Pontyclun West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wayne Owen 727 58.2
Labour David Lloyd Francis 299 23.9
Conservative Stefania Milani 182 14.6
Liberal Democrats David Richard Payne 41 3.3
Turnout 1,249

Pontypridd Town

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Pontypridd Town (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Dawn Susan Wood 565 53.9
Labour Steve Carter 380 36.2
Conservative Cheryl Lavington 104 9.9
Turnout 1,049

Porth

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Porth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Hickman 835 49.9
Labour Ros Davis 791 47.2
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams 706 42.1
Plaid Cymru Alun Cox 661 39.5
Green Rachel Pedley 71 4.2
Propel Melanie Hill 49 2.9
Turnout 1,675

Rhydfelen Central

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Rhydfelen Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Webber 450 76.4
Plaid Cymru Brooke Webb 139 23.6
Turnout 589

Taff’s Well

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Taff's Well (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Bonetto 604 56.5
Plaid Cymru Christopher Edwards 329 30.1
Conservative Joyce Burbidge 135 12.6
Turnout 1,068

Ton-Teg

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Ton-Teg (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cai Preedy 445 39.1
Independent Clive Johnson 439 38.6
Conservative Lauren Bowen 253 22.3
Turnout 1,137

Tonypandy

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Tonypandy (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Hughes 618 64.3
Plaid Cymru Wendy Allsop 280 29.1
Conservative Dan Jones 37 3.9
Independent Kevin Thomas 26 2.7
Turnout 961

Tonyrefail East

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Tonyrefail East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Danny Grehan 870 53.7
Labour Dan Owen-Jones 838 51.7
Labour Linda Michel 667 41.1
Plaid Cymru Geraint Day 346 21.3
Conservative Natalie Bowen 139 8.6
Turnout 1,621

Tonyrefail West

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Tonyrefail West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Parkin 773 50.7
Labour Karen Webb 650 42.7
Independent Martin Barron 371 24.3
Plaid Cymru Richard Grabham 368 24.1
Plaid Cymru Matthew Enticott 304 19.9
Conservative Emyr Wilkinson 119 7.8
Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis 77 5.1
Turnout 1,524

Trallwng

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Trallwng (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Powell 646 51.2
Labour Ann Davies 468 37.1
Plaid Cymru Kevin Harry 112 8.9
Conservative Adam Porter 36 2.9
Turnout 1,262

Trealaw

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Trealaw (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wyn Hughes 805 80.1
Plaid Cymru Kevin Harry 200 19.9
Turnout 1,005

Treforest

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Treforest (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Powderhill 405 67.3
Plaid Cymru Richard Martin 95 15.8
Conservative Norma Edwards 58 9.6
Green Jeffrey Baxter 43 7.1
Turnout 601

Treherbert

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Treherbert (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Will Jones 1,148 59.5
Labour Scott Emanuel 1,029 53.3
Labour Celia Villa-Landa 422 21.9
Plaid Cymru Percy Jones 405 21.0
Plaid Cymru Trish Denning 251 13.0
Turnout 1,930

Treorchy

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Treorchy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Harris 1,407 57.6
Plaid Cymru Sera Evans 1,004 41.1
Plaid Cymru Emyr Webster 998 40.9
Labour James Watt-Rees 978 40.0
Conservative Huw Padgett 139 5.7
Turnout 2,442

Tylorstown & Ynyshir

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Tylorstown & Ynyshir (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Edwards 1,254 69.9
Labour Rob Bevan 1,186 66.1
Plaid Cymru Philip Lewis 476 26.5
Conservative Merfyn Rea 151 8.4
Turnout 1,794

Upper Rhydfelen & Glyn-Taf

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Upper Rhydfelen & Glyn-Taf (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Loretta Tomkinson 389 74.6
Independent Ellis Thomas 132 25.3
Turnout 521

Ynysybwl

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Ynysybwl (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Amanda Ellis 629 51.2
Plaid Cymru Tony Burnell 581 47.3
Labour Richard Flowerdew 392 31.9
Labour Mark Adams 372 30.3
Gwlad Clayton Jones 112 9.1
Gwlad Jessica O’Donovan 92 7.5
Conservative Andrew Williams-Jones 70 5.7
Turnout 1,229

Ystrad

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Ystrad (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Dunning 973 61.0
Labour Geraint Jones 865 54.2
Plaid Cymru Larraine Jones 663 41.5
Plaid Cymru Louise Evans 532 33.3
Turnout 1,596

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Election" (PDF). Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Local elections Statement of Persons Nominated". Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ^ a b "Rhondda Cynon Taf local elections 2022: Labour remains in control as councillor loses her seat after 46 years". Wales Online. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "County Borough Council Election Results 2022 - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-07.