2012 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

Council election August 2019 thumb|Results of the 2012 Rhondda Cynin 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.Smith Mark Council leader loses seat by 34 votes in big poll shock South Wales Echo (2012 elections special supplement)Smith Mark Labour celebrates huge majority in RCT Rhondda Leader(WalesOnline) 10 May 2012 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhondda/2012/05/10/labour-celebrate-huge-majority-in-rct-91466-30926058/ 2012-05-18 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 2012Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2012: Rhondda Cynon Taf http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/409/// 2016-11-15 Labour Party (UK) yes 60 +16 80.0 54.6 35,568 +6.4 Plaid Cymru 9 -12 12.0 27.9 18,162 -9.7 Independent (politician) 4 -1 5.3 9.3 6,085 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 -3 1.3 3.6 2,350 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 1.3 2.6 1,700 +1.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 0.7 460 +0.1 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0.0 0.5 298 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.5 275 New UK Independence Party 0 0 0.0 0.3 217 -0.2 Communist Party of Britain - - - - - - - -0.1 |} Ward results Aberaman North (2 seats) Aberaman North 2012 Welsh Labour Anthony Christopher* 900 69.4 Welsh Labour Linda De Vet* 781 Plaid Cymru Wayne Lloyd 396 30.6 32.9 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Aberaman South (2 seats) Aberaman South 2012 Welsh Labour Anita Calvert 890 64.0 Welsh Labour Tina Williams 861 Plaid Cymru Howard Davies* 501 36.0 Plaid Cymru Lea Dempsey 350 39.6 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Abercynon (2 seats) Abercynon 2012 Welsh Labour Alby Davies* 903 45.6 Welsh Labour Rhys Lewis 681 Independent politician Stuart Gregory* 519 26.2 Plaid Cymru Rhodri Owen 334 16.9 Wales Green Party John Matthews 161 8.1 Welsh Liberal Democrats Sean Hackett 65 3.3 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Independent politician Aberdare East (2 seats) Aberdare East 2012 Welsh Labour Steve Bradwick* 1414 71.0 Welsh Labour Mike Forey* 1269 Plaid Cymru David Alun Walters 578 29.0 36.3 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Aberdare West / Llwydcoed (3 seats) Aberdare West 2012 Welsh Labour Ann Crimmings* 1306 55.5 Welsh Labour John Davies 1118 Welsh Labour Sharon Rees 1095 Plaid Cymru John Daniel* 1049 44.5 Plaid Cymru Liz Walters* 934 Plaid Cymru Wayne Richards 899 32.7 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Beddau (1 seat) Beddau 2012 Welsh Labour Richard Yeo 661 69.5 Independent politician Mike Sinclair-Thomson 174 18.3 Plaid Cymru James Radcliffe 116 12.2 29.5 Welsh Labour Independent politician Brynna (1 seat) Roger Turner, elected as an independent in 2004 and 2008 stood as a Labour candidate. Brynna 2012 Welsh Labour Roger Turner* 771 78.4 Plaid Cymru Mick Tems 213 21.6 32.7 Welsh Labour Independent politician Church Village (1 seat) Church Village 2012 Welsh Labour Graham Stacey* 657 18.6 Plaid Cymru Rhys Watkins 189 64.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Norton 169 16.7 29.0 Welsh Labour Cilfynydd (1 seat) Cilfynydd 2012 Welsh Labour Barrie Morgan 354 48.4 Independent (politician) Stephen Belzak 189 25.8 Welsh Liberal Democrats James Hackett 132 18.0 Plaid Cymru Stuart Fisher 57 7.8 35.0 Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Cwm Clydach (1 seat) Cwm Clydach 2012 Welsh Labour Mark Norris* 508 69.8 Plaid Cymru Heidi Whitter 220 30.2 33.6 Welsh Labour Cwmbach (1 seat) Cwmbach 2012 Welsh Labour Jeffrey Elliot* 757 63.5 Plaid Cymru Adrian Jarman 436 36.5 35.8 Welsh Labour Cymmer (2 seats) Cymmer 2012 Welsh Labour Chris Williams 989 69.7 Welsh Labour Margaret Tegg* 972 Plaid Cymru Nicole Griffiths 430 30.3 Plaid Cymru Edwyn Parry 331 34.4 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Ferndale (2 seats) Ferndale 2012 Independent (politician) Philip Howe 952 49.0 Welsh Labour Annette Davies* 604 31.1 Welsh Labour Ceri Jones* 463 Plaid Cymru Norma Williams 385 19.8 Independent (politician) Martin Rees 323 46.8 Welsh Labour Independent (politician) Welsh Labour Gilfach Goch (1 seat) Gilfach Goch 2012 Welsh Labour Aufron Roberts 826 77.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis 213 19.9 Conservative Party (UK) Emyr Wilkinson 30 2.8 46.8 Welsh Labour Glyncoch (1 seat) Glyncoch 2012 Welsh Labour Doug Williams* UNOPPOSED Welsh Labour Graig (1 seat) Graig 2012 Welsh Labour Joyce Cass* 339 59.2 Independent (politician) Bob Fox 140 24.4 Plaid Cymru Jennifer Hughes 65 11.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats George Summers 21 3.7 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Glyn Matthews 8 1.4 33.1 Welsh Labour Hawthorn (1 seat) Hawthorn 2012 Welsh Labour Teressa Bates* 482 52.6 Plaid Cymru Iago ap Steffan 352 38.4 Welsh Liberal Democrats Jeanette Jones 83 9.1 32.7 Welsh Labour Hirwaun (1 seat) Hirwaun 2012 Plaid Cymru Karen Morgan* 712 61.2 Welsh Labour Jennifer Hartwell 452 38.8 36.6 Plaid Cymru Llanharan (1 seat) Llanharan 2012 Welsh Labour Geraint Hopkins* 510 66.1 Plaid Cymru J. Dilworth 262 33.9 31.0 Welsh Labour Llanharry (1 seat) Llanharry 2012 Welsh Labour Barry Stephens 600 70.8 Plaid Cymru Julie Dilworth 247 29.2 31.6 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Llantrisant Town (1 seat) Llantrisant Town 2012 Welsh Labour Glynne Holmes* 940 69.6 Plaid Cymru Steven Harry 248 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ann-Marie Mason 162 12.0 35.9 Welsh Labour Llantwit Fardre (2 seats) Llantwit Fardre 2012 Conservative Party (UK) Joel James* 630 37.4 Welsh Labour Jacqui Bunnage 535 31.8 Welsh Labour Bev Channon 481 Conservative Party (UK) Alex Coombs 421 Independent (politician) Jools Jones 275 16.3 Independent (politician) Margaret Burtonwood* 260 Plaid Cymru Steven Owen 243 Plaid Cymru Steven Thomas 175 35.0 Conservative Party (UK) Welsh Labour Independent (politician) Llwyn-y-pia (1 seat) Llwyn-Y-Pia 2012 Welsh Labour Sylvia Jones* 357 63.2 Plaid Cymru Naethan Jones 208 36.8 33.1 Welsh Labour Maerdy (1 seats) Maerdy 2012 Welsh Labour Keiron Montague 832 79.3 Plaid Cymru Gerwyn Evans* 217 20.7 44.3 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Mountain Ash East (1 seat) Mountain Ash East 2012 Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman* 544 60.4 Welsh Labour Wendy Treeby 356 39.6 40.9 Plaid Cymru Mountain Ash West (2 seats) Mountain Ash West 2012 Welsh Labour Andrew Morgan* 885 75.5 Welsh Labour Simon Lloyd* 770 Plaid Cymru Danny Allen 287 24.5 Plaid Cymru Nicola Benney 287 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Penrhiwceiber (2 seats) Penrhiwceiber 2012 Welsh Labour Adam Fox* 1104 64.5 Welsh Labour Jane Ward* 947 64.5 Plaid Cymru Lyn Warner 473 27.6 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mia Hollsing 135 7.9 33.9 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Pentre (2 seats) Pentre 2012 Plaid Cymru Shelley Rees-Owen 867 51.2 Plaid Cymru Maureen Weaver 789 Welsh Labour Eilane Barnett 741 43.7 Welsh Labour Kris Evans 724 Wales Green Party Leigh Evans 87 5.1 Wales Green Party Linda Evans 82 43.6 Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Pen-Y-Graig (2 seats) Pen-Y-Graig 2012 Welsh Labour Ken Privett* 755 60.2 Welsh Labour Dennis Weeks* 754 60.2 Plaid Cymru Alison Jones 513 39.8 Plaid Cymru Mark Lewis 421 32.5 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Pen-Y-Waun (1 seat) Pen-Y-Waun 2012 Welsh Labour Helen Boggis 378 48.8 Independent (politician) Anthony Edwards 228 29.4 Plaid Cymru Paul James 169 21.8 36.5 Welsh Labour Pont-Y-Clun (2 seats) Pont-Y-Clun 2012 Welsh Labour Paul Griffiths 651 27.3 Welsh Labour Margaret Griffiths 642 Independent politician Brendan O'Reilly 567 23.8 Plaid Cymru Jonathan Huish* 527 22.1 Plaid Cymru Merfyn Rea* 487 Conservative Party (UK) Dan Saxton 422 17.7 Independent politician Ken Forsdyke 334 Independent politician Gordon Norman 332 UKIP David Bevan 217 9.1 37.0 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Pontypridd Town (1 seat) Pontypridd Town 2012 Welsh Labour Steve Carter 372 41.4 Independent politician Joe Payne 312 34.7 Plaid Cymru Richard Martin 123 13.7 Welsh Liberal Democrats Dewi Gray 92 10.2 40.9 Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Porth (2 seats) Porth 2012 Welsh Labour Margaret Davies* 941 53.5 Welsh Labour Graham Smith 809 Plaid Cymru Julie Williams* 662 37.7 Plaid Cymru Alun Cox 582 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Cliff Jones 155 8.8 38.2 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Rhigos (1 seat) Rhigos 2012 Welsh Labour Graham Thomas 341 56.6 Plaid Cymru Beverley Hall 187 31.0 Independent politician Colin Woodley 75 12.4 42.6 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Rhondda (2 seats) Rhondda 2012 Welsh Labour Tina Leyshon 623 44.4 Welsh Labour Rob Smith 531 Independent politician Graeme Beard 434 31.0 Independent politician Philip Price 303 Wales Green Party Richard Reast 176 12.6 Plaid Cymru Hannah Fisher 169 12.1 Independent politician Ken Owen 155 36.8 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (1 seat) Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2012 Welsh Labour Maureen Webber 714 79.2 Plaid Cymru Bob Humphries 128 14.2 Welsh Liberal Democrats Lee Thacker 59 6.5 28.3 Welsh Labour Taffs Well (1 seat) Taffs Well 2012 Welsh Labour Jill Bonetto 589 62.1 Plaid Cymru Adrian Hobson 359 37.9 33.3 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Talbot Green (1 seat) Talbot Green 2012 Independent (politician) Paul Baccara 400 44.9 Welsh Labour Jeff Woodington 375 42.1 Plaid Cymru Emyr Williams 66 7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gregory Zuckerman 49 5.5 44.8 Independent (politician) Ton-Teg (2 seats) Ton-Teg 2012 Independent politician Lyndon Walker 645 34.6 Welsh Labour John David 593 31.8 Welsh Labour Ray Butler 536 Welsh Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts 282 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anna Rees 183 9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Rees 175 Plaid Cymru Geraint Day 161 8.6 44.3 Independent politician Plaid Cymru Welsh Labour Tonypandy (1 seat) Tonypandy 2012 Welsh Labour Craig Middle 651 65.4 Plaid Cymru Tina Davies 344 34.6 36.6 Welsh Labour Tonyrefail East (2 seats) Tonyrefail East 2012 Independent politician Paul Wasley 629 34.1 Welsh Labour Bob McDonald 610 33.0 Welsh Labour Russell Roberts 576 Independent politician Phil Doyle 549 Plaid Cymru Greg Powell 430 23.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats Hendrik Haye 178 9.6 38.4 Independent (politician) Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Tonyrefail West (1 seat) Tonyrefail West 2012 Welsh Labour Eudine Hanagan 792 53.4 Plaid Cymru Danny Greham 360 24.3 Independent (politician) Shawn Stevens 331 22.3 32.1 Welsh Labour Trallwng (1 seat) Trallwng 2012 Welsh Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 537 46.4 Welsh Labour Allen Bevan 417 36.0 Independent politician Adrian Dumphy 120 10.4 Plaid Cymru Tony Richards 84 7.3 40.4 Welsh Liberal Democrats Trealaw (1 seat) Trealaw 2012 Plaid Cymru Rebecca Winter 244 22.4 Welsh Labour Joy Rosser 749 68.8 Independent politician Tina Ludlow 95 8.7 37.0 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Treforest (1 seat) Treforest 2012 Welsh Labour Steve Powderhill 424 62.9 Welsh Liberal Democrats Royston O'Reilly 153 22.7 Plaid Cymru Ceri Carter 61 9.1 Wales Green Party Paul Carter 36 5.3 17.6 Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Treherbert (2 seats) Treherbert 2012 Plaid Cymru Geraint Rhys Davies 1081 56.4 Plaid Cymru Irene Pearce 978 Welsh Labour Luke Bouchard 835 43.6 Welsh Labour Paul Russell 726 43.2 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru Treorchy (3 seats) Treorchy 2012 Plaid Cymru Cennard Davies 1252 53.3 Plaid Cymru Sera Evans-Fear 1247 Plaid Cymru Emyr Webster 1140 Welsh Labour Graham Thomas 1099 46.7 Welsh Labour Ron Jones 1096 Welsh Labour Hardev Singh 1012 41.3 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru Tylorstown (2 seats) Tylorstown 2012 Welsh Labour Robert Bevan 1003 67.0 Welsh Labour Mark Adams 910 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Craig Jones 275 18.4 Plaid Cymru Gareth Taylor 218 14.6 38.4 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Tyn-Y-Nant (1 seat) Tyn-Y-Nant 2012 Plaid Cymru Carole Willis 116 12.8 Welsh Labour Clayton Willis 791 87.2 35.2 Welsh Labour Ynyshir (1 seat) Ynyshir 2012 Welsh Labour Lionel Langford 606 62.0 Plaid Cymru Christian Reed 372 38.0 39.5 Welsh Labour Ynysybwl (1 seat) Ynysybwl 2012 Welsh Labour Sue Pickering 587 42.8 Welsh Liberal Democrats Richard Isaac 414 30.2 Plaid Cymru Elaine Williams 316 23.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Williams-Jones 55 4.0 38.8 Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Ystrad (2 seats) Ystrad 2012 Welsh Labour Paul Cannon 979 57.9 Welsh Labour Malcolm Watts 804 Plaid Cymru Larraine Jones 591 34.9 Plaid Cymru Esther Nagle 536 Welsh Liberal Democrats Angharad Jones 121 7.2 37.3 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour References External links Election Results 2012, Rhonda Cynon Taf website Rhondda 2012