2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election

2012 Welsh local government election August 2019 The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 2012-04-30 BBC News This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour. 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election Wales Parliamentary no yes 2008 2017 All 33 seats to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 17 3 May 2012 Welsh Labour Labour Independent Independent Brendan Toomey  Jeff Edwards 8 23 15 19 9 10 Park Merthyr Vale (lost) N/A N/A N/A N/A Labour Labour UKIP UKIP Jock Greer 1 N/A 588 0 1 Penydarren Liberal Democrats N/A Liberal Democrats 6 0 6 N/A N/A N/A File:Merthyr Tydfil UK ward map 2012.svg Results of the 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election Results 2012 Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council Electionhttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/407 Local Election Results 2012: Merthyr Tydfil 2016-11-19 Andrew Teale Labour Party (UK) yes 23 +15 69.7 45.5 8,145 +12.5 Independent (politician) 7 -9 21.2 35.4 6,343 -7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 -6 0.0 5.1 910 -10.9 Merthyr Independents 2 -1 6.1 4.4 797 -1.1 Plaid Cymru 0 0 0.0 3.9 703 +1.2 UK Independence Party 1 +1 3.0 3.3 588 New Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0.0 2.1 383 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.3 50 New |} The Liberal Democrats lost all the gains they had made in 2008. The Independent coalition council leader also lost his seat.https://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2012-05-04/merthyr-tydfil-full-results-labour-gain/ Merthyr Tydfil: Full results, Labour gain ITV News 4 May 2012 2021-12-17 Ward results Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merthyr-Tydfil-1995-2012.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University Bedlinog Bedlinog ward (2 seats) Independent politician L. Smart* 534 54.8 Independent politician G. Jones* 517 Welsh Labour O. Thomas 292 30.0 Welsh Labour D. Thomas 224 Welsh Liberal Democrats B. Setters 92 9.4 Communist C. Ashton 56 5.7 Welsh Liberal Democrats J. Pappas 33 37.1 Independent politician Independent politician Cyfarthfa Cyfarthfa ward (3 seats) Independent politician L. Elliott* 797 44.3 Independent politician P. Brown* 760 Welsh Labour T. Chaplin 683 38.0 Independent politician M. Jenkins 655 Welsh Labour M. Davies 640 Welsh Labour D. Chaplin 601 Plaid Cymru M. Evans 318 17.7 33.1 Independent politician Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Dowlais Dowlais ward (4 seats) Welsh Labour P. Williams* 971 58.0 Welsh Labour R. Thomas* 948 Welsh Labour P. Williams 863 Welsh Labour T. Lewis 806 Independent politician T. Rogers* 703 42.0 Independent politician J. Amos* 591 33.1 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Gurnos Gurnos ward (4 seats) Welsh Labour R. Braithwaite 591 54.2 Welsh Labour B. Smith* 586 Independent politician C. Tovey* 500 45.8 Welsh Labour D. Jarrett 496 Welsh Labour S. Bevan 492 Independent politician R. Llewellyn 419 Independent politician G. Canavan 417 Independent politician A. Brown* 408 33.2 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Merthyr Vale Merthyr Vale ward (2 seats) Welsh Labour B. Mansbridge* 905 63.7 Welsh Labour D. Roberts 770 Independent politician Jeff Edwards* 516 36.3 46.2 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Independent politician Independent coalition leader of the council, Jeff Edwards, lost his seat at this election. Park Park ward (3 seats) Welsh Labour B. Toomey* 913 63.2 Welsh Labour C. Jones* 888 Welsh Labour C. Barry* 822 Independent politician S. Davies 532 36.8 Independent politician G. Price 482 41.1 Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Welsh Labour Penydarren Penydarren ward (3 seats) Independent politician A. Jones* 656 36.2 UKIP Jock Greer* 588 32.4 Welsh Labour D. Issac 569 31.4 Independent politician C. Barsi 438 Welsh Labour J. McCarthy 435 Welsh Labour J. Johal 337 Independent politician K. Baker 315 Independent politician M. Regan 230 36.2 Independent politician UKIP Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Plymouth Plymouth ward (3 seats) Welsh Labour H. Jones 949 47.8 Welsh Labour B. Carter* 830 Welsh Labour G. Lewis 803 Independent politician D. Games* 738 37.2 Independent politician P. Watkins 523 Independent politician S. Thomas 414 Welsh Liberal Democrats K. O'Connor* 247 12.4 Welsh Liberal Democrats A. Sims 117 Welsh Liberal Democrats C. Lambourne 112 Conservative Party (UK) H. Kumar 50 2.5 44.1 Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Labour Independent politician Town Town ward (4 seats) Welsh Labour D. Jones 1,192 41.6 Welsh Labour D. Davies 986 Welsh Labour G. Davies 926 Welsh Labour L. Matthews 907 Welsh Liberal Democrats A. Kitcher* 571 19.9 Independent politician I. Clark 458 16.0 Plaid Cymru V. Pugh 385 13.4 Welsh Liberal Democrats B. Griffin* 363 Plaid Cymru D. Griffiths 356 Welsh Liberal Democrats A. Austin 324 Independent politician M. Thomas 323 Independent politician S. Taylor 316 Independent politician G. Powles 305 Welsh Liberal Democrats L. Heritage 271 Communist T. Roberts 261 9.1 38.8 Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Labour Welsh Liberal Democrats Treharris Treharris ward (3 seats) Welsh Labour K. Moran 829 50.2 Independent politician R. Thomas* 821 49.8 Welsh Labour E. Galsworthy 808 Welsh Labour G. Watkins 782 Independent politician G. Price* 611 Independent politician P. Smithers* 583 44.1 Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Welsh Labour Independent politician Vaynor Vaynor ward (2 seats) Independent politician L. Mytton* 885 73.6 Independent politician H. Barrett* 883 Welsh Labour T. Reid 251 20.9 Welsh Labour A. Barry 222 Communist R. Evans 66 5.5 44.2 Independent politician Independent politician References 2012 Merthyr Tydfil