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Labour lose overall control of Caerphilly
Caerphilly County Borough Council Election Results 2008
Independent 9
The Labour Party 32
Plaid Cymru - The Party Of Wales 32
Welsh Conservatives 0
Wales Communist Party 0
Welsh Liberal Democrats 0
73 of 73 seats declared
Aberbargoed electorate : 2526
candidate party votes %
Keith Reynolds Labour 528 39% elected
Alan Higgs Labour 473 35% elected
Paul Edwards Plaid Cymru 351 26%
Abercarn electorate : 3688
candidate party votes %
Ken James Labour 640 25% elected
Denver Preece Labour 607 24% elected
Jill Jones Plaid Cymru 560 22%
Jeffrey Knock Plaid Cymru 507 20%
Nicholas Raymond Conservative 198 8%
Aber Valley electorate : 4769
candidate party votes %
John Taylor Plaid Cymru 1145 27% elected
John Roberts Plaid Cymru 1063 25% elected
Lyndon Binding Plaid Cymru 974 23% elected
Paul Ford Labour 571 14%
Bruce Barker Labour 465 11%
Argoed electorate : 1926
candidate party votes %
Allen Williams Labour 280 44% elected
Albert Wilson Independent 253 40%
Michael Roberts Conservative 97 15%
Bargoed electorate : 4522
candidate party votes %
Tudor Davies Labour 947 21% elected
David Carter Labour 869 19% elected
Dianne Price Labour 834 18% elected
Kevin Viney Plaid Cymru 613 13%
Gillian Jones Plaid Cymru 565 12%
Ken Houston Plaid Cymru 531 12%
Carol Andrews Liberal Democrats 218 5%
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen electorate : 7907
candidate party votes %
Ron Davies Independent 1702 21% elected
Colin Hobbs Independent 1400 17% elected
Liz Aldworth Labour 1243 15% elected
Ray Davies Labour 1164 14% elected
John Davies Labour 1017 12%
Derek Havard Labour 875 11%
David Roberts Plaid Cymru 873 11%
Blackwood electorate : 6323
candidate party votes %
Kevin Etheridge Independent 1794 25% elected
Keith Smallman Independent 962 14% elected
Kay Presley Independent 817 12% elected
Leon Gardiner Labour 700 10%
Nigel Dix Labour 681 10%
Mary Veater Labour 513 7%
Andrew Farina-Childs Plaid Cymru 505 7%
Darren Jones Plaid Cymru 504 7%
Margaret Jones Conservative 219 3%
Stuart Jones Conservative 212 3%
Terri-Anne Matthews Conservative 197 3%
Cefn Fforest electorate : 2648
candidate party votes %
Graham Simmonds Independent 582 29% elected
Tom Williams Labour 437 22% elected
Chris Hawker Labour 350 18%
Roy Evans Independent 311 16%
Delwyn Davies Plaid Cymru 221 11%
John Evans Conservative 88 4%
Crosskeys electorate : 2519
candidate party votes %
Michael Gray Labour 531 50% elected
Christopher Cook Plaid Cymru 291 27%
Wendy Phillips Conservative 125 12%
Adam Viggers Independent 115 11%
Crumlin electorate : 4472
candidate party votes %
Keith Lloyd Plaid Cymru 1119 32% elected
Vera Jenkins Plaid Cymru 1023 30% elected
Brian Matthews Labour 569 16%
Andrew Lewis Labour 525 15%
Joanna Chivers Conservative 222 6%
Darren Valley electorate : 1881
candidate party votes %
David Hardacre Labour 405 63% elected
Andrew Nutt Plaid Cymru 239 37%
Gilfach electorate : 1557
candidate party votes %
Harry Andrews Labour 555 78% elected
David Williams Plaid Cymru 157 22%
Hengoed electorate : 3696
candidate party votes %
Judith Pritchard Plaid Cymru 838 40% elected
Dennis Bolter Plaid Cymru 826 39% elected
William Griffiths Labour 454 21%
Llanbradach electorate : 3401
candidate party votes %
Rob Gough Plaid Cymru 1041 43% elected
Colin Mann Plaid Cymru 868 36% elected
Sian Boyles Labour 497 21%
Maesycwmmer electorate : 1759
candidate party votes %
Robin Woodyatt Labour 464 64% elected
Iestyn Ap Dafydd Independent 264 36%
Morgan Jones electorate : 5004
candidate party votes %
Phil Bevan Plaid Cymru 1287 31% elected
Mark Newman Plaid Cymru 1150 28% elected
Mike Prew Plaid Cymru 1110 27% elected
Gay Hollywell Labour 495 12%
Dan Cole Communist 123 3%
Moriah electorate : 3291
candidate party votes %
Richard Pugh Labour 674 40% elected
John Bevan Labour 633 38% elected
Elwyn Jones Independent 359 22%
Nelson electorate : 3590
candidate party votes %
Anne Blackman Independent 1119 42% elected
Marlene Derrett Independent 777 29% elected
Ann Gray Labour 411 15%
Pam Baldwin Labour 365 14%
Newbridge electorate : 4662
candidate party votes %
Lyn Ackerman Plaid Cymru 1023 22% elected
Mike Davies Plaid Cymru 899 19% elected
Kath Baker Plaid Cymru 876 19% elected
Andrew Whitcombe Labour 665 14%
Roy Saralis Labour 579 12%
Paul Matthews Conservative 365 8%
Andrew Williams Conservative 256 5%
New Tredegar electorate : 3610
candidate party votes %
Gerald Jones Labour 930 39% elected
Les Rees Labour 804 34% elected
Marion Viney Plaid Cymru 325 14%
Anne Green Plaid Cymru 310 13%
Pengam electorate : 2992
candidate party votes %
David Poole Labour 491 24% elected
Jonathan Wilson Labour 460 22% elected
Noel Turner Plaid Cymru 450 22%
Morgan Brobyn Plaid Cymru 364 18%
Jane Mertzig Independent 124 6%
Helen James Conservative 101 5%
Joy Wilson Independent 84 4%
Penmaen electorate : 3864
candidate party votes %
Allan Pritchard Plaid Cymru 963 29% elected
John Evans Plaid Cymru 858 26% elected
Patricia Cook Labour 393 12%
Jean Summers Labour 369 11%
Linda Taylor Independent 236 7%
Denise Goff Independent 211 6%
Granville Hale Conservative 184 5%
Gareth Thomas Liberal Democrats 134 4%
Penyrheol electorate : 8730
candidate party votes %
Lindsay Whittle Plaid Cymru 1924 19% elected
Anne Collins Plaid Cymru 1687 16% elected
Rosa Potter Plaid Cymru 1672 16% elected
Margaret Sargent Plaid Cymru 1491 14% elected
Huw Davies Labour 1021 10%
Jane Cullen Labour 993 10%
Peter Slarke Labour 913 9%
Paul Williams Independent 628 6%
Pontllanfraith electorate : 6300
candidate party votes %
Jim Criddle Plaid Cymru 984 14% elected
Malcolm Parker Plaid Cymru 965 14% elected
Michael Adams Labour 794 11% elected
Malcolm Pritchard Plaid Cymru 776 11%
Gwyn Price Labour 748 11%
Gerald Kirby Labour 661 10%
Teresa Etheridge Independent 579 8%
Ian Chivers Conservative 325 5%
Pat Lambeth Independent 308 4%
Jane McLain Conservative 278 4%
Phyllis Hunt Conservative 265 4%
Piers Langhelt Independent 235 3%
Pontlottyn electorate : 1398
candidate party votes %
Gaynor Oliver Labour 388 76% elected
Steve Beddoe Independent 123 24%
Risca East electorate : 4731
candidate party votes %
Stan Jenkins Labour 755 20% elected
Rhianon Passmore Labour 708 19% elected
Betty Toomer Labour 703 19% elected
Ian Ackerman Plaid Cymru 548 15%
Lesley Viggers Independent 516 14%
Mark Chataway Plaid Cymru 502 13%
Risca West electorate : 4078
candidate party votes %
Keith Griffiths Labour 848 30% elected
Dave Rees Labour 737 26% elected
Sadie Ackerman Plaid Cymru 462 16%
Matthew Farrell Plaid Cymru 404 14%
Susan Griffiths Conservative 372 13%
St. Cattwg electorate : 5753
candidate party votes %
Wynne David Labour 1071 20% elected
Hefin David Labour 1058 20% elected
Graham Hughes Labour 1011 19% elected
Rhys Parry Plaid Cymru 783 15%
Wyndham Matthews Plaid Cymru 765 14%
David Smith Plaid Cymru 652 12%
St. James electorate : 4376
candidate party votes %
Roger Bidgood Plaid Cymru 722 18% elected
Lynne Hughes Plaid Cymru 641 16% elected
Linda Williams Plaid Cymru 622 15% elected
Christine Forehead Labour 578 14%
Colin Duggan Labour 554 14%
Elaine Forehead Labour 468 12%
Michael Meredith Conservative 433 11%
St. Martins electorate : 5910
candidate party votes %
James Fussell Plaid Cymru 845 13% elected
Steve Kent Plaid Cymru 769 12% elected
Geoffrey Hibbert Plaid Cymru 749 12% elected
Edward Talbot Independent 650 10%
Richard Williams Independent 610 9%
Robert Lea Conservative 546 8%
Huw Price Liberal Democrats 529 8%
Mukul Haldar Labour 523 8%
Lee Jones Independent 513 8%
Robert Roffe Liberal Democrats 373 6%
Russell Deacon Liberal Democrats 333 5%
Twyn Carno electorate : 1767
candidate party votes %
Peter Bailie Independent 383 63% elected
Andrew Titley Labour 229 37%
Ynysddu electorate : 2885
candidate party votes %
Jan Jones Labour 572 24% elected
Don Cullen Plaid Cymru 552 23% elected
Gareth Watkins Labour 474 20%
Elizabeth Holland Plaid Cymru 411 17%
Mark Howells Conservative 144 6%
Paula Reynolds Independent 112 5%
Pat Morris Conservative 99 4%
Ystrad Mynach electorate : 3397
candidate party votes %
Alan Angel Plaid Cymru 786 31% elected
Martyn James Plaid Cymru 766 30% elected
Don Roberts Labour 522 20%
Barrie Jones Labour 490 19%
4:06pm Friday 2nd May 2008
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CommentPosted by: steven lewis, bedwas, caerphilly on 8:05pm Sat 3 May 08
[italic]italic[/italic] I WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SEE CAERPHILLY LOSE CONTROL OF LABOUR.
I CANNOT REMEMBER THE TIME WE WERE NOT UNDER THE LABOUR PARTY?DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW?
MARY,STEVEN,JULIET,& DARREN.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SEE CAERPHILLY LOSE CONTROL OF LABOUR.
I CANNOT REMEMBER THE TIME WE WERE NOT UNDER THE LABOUR PARTY?DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW?
MARY,STEVEN,JULIET,& DARREN.
Posted by: Nick, caerphilly on 11:42pm Sun 4 May 08
Plaid Cymru ran the Council between 1999 and 2004. Not so long ago.
Plaid Cymru ran the Council between 1999 and 2004. Not so long ago.
Posted by: steven lewis, bedwas, caerphilly on 6:59pm Tue 6 May 08
Thanks Nick I did not know it were that short of time.
My box must be going you surprised me honestly.I thought you were joking.
THANK YOU.
Steve,Mary,Juliet,&,
Darren.
Take Care?
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Thanks Nick I did not know it were that short of time.
My box must be going you surprised me honestly.I thought you were joking.
THANK YOU.
Steve,Mary,Juliet,&,
Darren.
Take Care?
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