Welsh local election
2017 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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All 74 seats to Carmarthenshire County Council 37 seats needed for a majority |
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Council control before election Plaid Cymru and Independent coalition | Council control after election Plaid Cymru and Independent coalition | |
The sixth election to Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election.[1] It will be followed by the 2022 election
Plaid Cymru narrowly missed out in forming the first majority administration in Carmarthenshire Council's history, despite gaining eight seats in the election. The Labour Party maintained its position from the 2012-2017 term, with the Independents losing many seats in the rural areas of Carmarthenshire to Plaid Cymru. Four candidates (from the seventy four seats) were elected unopposed.
A Plaid Cymru-Independent coalition was formed after the election, with Emlyn Dole remaining as the Leader of Council.[2]
Results Overview
No Overall Control Retained
Carmarthenshire County Council election result 2017 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Plaid Cymru | 36 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 48.6 | 38.5 | 31,215 | +2.5 |
| Labour | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 24,358 | +6.8 |
| Independent | 16 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 21.6 | 12.6 | 18,313 | -21.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 4,342 | +2.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1,296 | New |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 842 | 0.0 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.16 | 135 | +0.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.13 | 109 | +0.1 |
Ward results
Abergwili (one seat)
Abergwili 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dorian Williams | 622 | 60% | +17.9 |
| Independent | Lisa Fearn | 448 | 40% | -17.9 |
Majority | 214 | 19% | |
Turnout | 1110 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Ammanford (one seat)
Ammanford 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Deian Harries* | 613 | 67% | +16 |
| Labour | Paula Treharne | 298 | 33% | -15 |
Majority | 315 | | |
Turnout | 911 | 34% | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Betws (one seat)
Betws 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Betsan Jones | 402 | 51% | +20.4 |
| Labour | Ryan Bartlett* | 309 | 39.2% | -3.9 |
| UKIP | Krishna Seunarine | 77 | 9.7% | +9.7 |
Majority | 93 | 11.8 | |
Turnout | 788 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bigyn (two seats)
Bigyn 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeff Edmunds* | 610 | 19.8% | |
| Labour | Eryl Morgan* | 575 | 18.7% | |
| Independent | Terry Morris | 428 | 13.9% | |
| Independent | Nigel Bevan | 414 | 13.4% | |
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Burns | 333 | 10.8% | |
| Plaid Cymru | Kathryn Lodge | 304 | 9.9% | |
| Conservative | Robert Thomas | 236 | 7.7% | |
| Independent | Stephen Bowen | 181 | 5.9% | |
Turnout | 3081 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Burry Port (two seats)
Burry Port 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John James* | 825 | | |
| Labour | Amanda Fox | 728 | | |
| Independent | Mike Theodoulu | 548 | | |
| Independent | Lisa Mitchell | 412 | | |
| Conservative | Tomos Lloyd-Evans | 237 | | |
Turnout | | 44.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bynea (one seat)
Bynea 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Deryk Cundy* | 539 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Ian Wooldridge | 373 | | |
| Conservative | Ceri Alan Morris | 218 | | |
| Independent | Dai Hughes | 49 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Carmarthen Town North (two seats)
Carmarthen Town South (two seats)
Carmarthen Town West (two seats)
Cenarth (one seat)
Cenarth 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Hazel Evans* | 712 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Gibbons | 115 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Cilycwm (one seat)
Plaid Cymru had gained Cilycwm at a by-election following the death of the previous Independent member. However, the party did not field a candidate resulting in the seat being captured by an Independent, who had finished second at the by-election.
Cilycwm 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Arwel Davies | 307 | | |
| Labour | Maria Carroll | 284 | | |
| Independent | Matthew Paul | 191 | | |
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)
Cynwyl Elfed 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Irfon Jones* | 804 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Glyn Evans | 584 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat)
Cynwyl Elfed 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Eirwyn Williams* | 434 | | |
| Conservative | Steven Holmes | 267 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Dafen (one seat)
Dafen 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rob Evans | 508 | | |
| Labour | Tegwen Devichand* | 452 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Elli (one seat)
Elli 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Jenkins* | 442 | 41.4 | -11.3 |
| Labour | David Darkin | 273 | 25.6 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | Siôn Davies | 210 | 19.7 | +14.1 |
| Plaid Cymru | Ruth Price | 142 | 13.3 | -8.0 |
Majority | 169 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Felinfoel (one seat)
Felinfoel 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bill Thomas | 269 | | |
| Independent | Hugh Richards* | 185 | | |
| Conservative | Julia Evans | 94 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Garnant (one seat)
Garnant 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Kevin Madge* | 494 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Nigel Jerrett | 167 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Glanamman (one seat)
Glanamman 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | David Jenkins* | 413 | | |
| Labour | Emyr Jenkins | 375 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Glanymor (two seats)
Glanymor 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Louvain Roberts* | 702 | | |
| Labour | John Prosser | 537 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Sean Rees | 536 | | |
| Independent | John Jones | 333 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | George Herbert | 328 | | |
| Independent | Alison Carter | 280 | | |
| Independent | Chris Wilson | 182 | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Glyn (one seat)
Glyn 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas James Jones* | 323 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Williams | 251 | | |
| Labour | Stephen Donoghue | 168 | | |
| Conservative | James Hogg | 98 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Gorslas (two seats)
Gorslas 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Darren Price* | 1,051 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Aled Owen | 941 | | |
| Labour | Wynne Jones | 431 | | |
| Labour | Gary Jones | 311 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Frost | 283 | | |
| Independent | Brian Kirby | 169 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hendy (one seat)
Hendy 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Thomas* | 432 | | |
| Labour | Steve Lloyd-Janes | 385 | | |
| Conservative | Vanda Williams | 158 | | |
| Independent | David Erasmus | 77 | | |
| UKIP | Keith Perry | 59 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Hengoed (two seats)
Hengoed 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Penelope Edwards* | 408 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Susan Phillips | 394 | | |
| Independent | Siân Mair Caiach* | 372 | | |
| Labour | Keith Davies | 322 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Martin Davies | 315 | | |
| Independent | Clifford Jones | 304 | | |
| Conservative | Kevin Flynn | 230 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Blaenau Gwent PV | Swing | | |
Kidwelly (one seat)
Laugharne Township (one seat)
Laugharne Township 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Jane Tremlett* | 382 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Abi Thomas | 300 | | |
| Independent | Don Avery | 273 | | |
| Labour | Steve Morris | 134 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llanboidy (one seat)
Llanboidy 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dorian Phillips | 504 | | |
| Independent | Ellis Wyn Evans | 259 | | |
| Independent | Lionel Phillips | 142 | | |
| Labour | Jean Myers | 127 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llanddarog (one seat)
Llandeilo (one seat)
Llandeilo 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Edward Thomas* | 798 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Prosser | 268 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Keri Lewis | 249 | | |
| Conservative | David Hayes | 77 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llandovery (one seat)
Llandovery 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Handel Davies | 583 | | |
| Labour | David Long | 240 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Dutton | 124 | | |
| UKIP | Clifford Johnson | 75 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llandybie (two seats)
Llandybie 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Anthony Davies* | 744 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dai Nicholas | 725 | | |
| Labour | Anthony Wyn Jones* | 500 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Karen Davies | 451 | | |
| Conservative | Sandra Morgan | 165 | | |
| UKIP | Nigel Humphreys | 128 | | |
| Independent | Pat Jenkins | 108 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Llanegwad (one seat)
Llanegwad 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Mansel Charles* | 754 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Monica French | 231 | | |
| Independent | George Reid | 169 | | |
| UKIP | Carol Jones | 70 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Linda Evans* | unopposed | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llangadog (one seat)
Llangadog 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Andrew James* | 421 | | |
| Independent | John Morgan | 309 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Elizabeth Barlow | 240 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Fischer | 54 | | |
Majority | 112 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Llangeler (one seat)
Llangeler 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Ken Howell* | 930 | | |
| Independent | John Wigley | 481 | | |
Majority | 449 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llangennech (two seats)
Llangunnor (one seat)
Llangunnor 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Elwyn Williams* | 587 | | |
| Labour | Michael Maynard | 357 | | |
| Independent | David Watson | 181 | | |
Majority | 220 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Llangyndeyrn (one seat)
Llannon (two seats)
Llannon 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Emlyn Dole* | 701 | | |
| Labour | Dot Jones | 585 | | |
| Labour | Margaret Thomas* | 576 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Philip Williams | 486 | | |
| Independent | Alun Owens | 470 | | |
| TUSC | Rob Owen | 135 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llansteffan (one seat)
Llansteffan 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Carys Jones | 596 | | |
| Independent | Roger Van Praet | 290 | | |
| Independent | Hywel Wyn Thomas | 113 | | |
Majority | | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Llanybydder (one seat)
Llanybydder 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ieuan Wyn Davies* | unopposed | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Lliedi (two seats)
Lliedi 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rob James | 890 | | |
| Labour | Shahana Najmi | 629 | | |
| Conservative | Stephen Davies | 312 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Colin Jones | 264 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 244 | | |
| Conservative | Stefan Ryszewski | 191 | | |
| UKIP | Bramwell Richards | 184 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Llwynhendy (two seats)
Llwynhendy 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fozia Akhtar | 582 | | |
| Labour | Sharen Davies* | 574 | | |
| Independent | Theresa Bowen* | 275 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Meilyr Hughes | 154 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Robert Davies | 150 | | |
| Independent | Amy Evans | 135 | | |
| UKIP | Kenneth Rees | 133 | | |
| Conservative | Ruth Elvins | 119 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Manordeilo and Salem (one seat)
Manordeilo and Salem 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Joseph Davies | 479 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys Thomas | 460 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Nakilieny | 50 | | |
Majority | 19 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Pembrey (two seats)
Pembrey 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Hugh Shepardson* | 845 | | |
| Labour | Shirley Matthews* | 838 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Anthony Freeman | 491 | | |
| Labour | Bob Walpole | 352 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pen-y-groes (one seat)
Pen-y-groes 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Dai Thomas | 582 | | |
| Labour | Paul Blackwell | 259 | | |
| UKIP | Timothy Dean | 150 | | |
Majority | 323 | | |
Pontamman (one seat)
Pontamman 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colin Evans* | 675 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Trevor Smith | 333 | | |
| UKIP | Barry Wiltshire | 60 | | |
Majority | 342 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pontyberem (one seat)
Quarter Bach (one seat)
St Clears (one seat)
St Ishmaels (one seat)
St Ishmaels 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mair Stephens* | 539 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Meinir Wynn James | 447 | | |
| Conservative | Susan Webb | 193 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Saron (two seats)
Saron 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Davies* | 810 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Carl Harris | 679 | | |
| Labour | Peter Cooper* | 588 | | |
| Labour | Stephen Jeacock | 439 | | |
| Conservative | David Jones | 240 | | |
| Conservative | Nia Owen-Lloyd | 181 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
Swiss Valley (one seat)
Swiss Valley 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Anthony Morgan* | 498 | | |
| Labour | Paul Harris | 272 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Jordan Randall | 76 | | |
| Conservative | Betty Jones | 99 | | |
Majority | 226 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Trelech (one seat)
Plaid Cymru had won the seat from the Independents at a by-election.
Trimsaran (one seat)
Trimsaran 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Kim Broom | 225 | | |
| Independent | Naomi Wilmot | 216 | | |
| Labour | Lisa Williams | 187 | | |
| Independent | Neil Burman | 61 | | |
Majority | 9 | | |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tycroes (one seat)
Tycroes 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tina Higgins | 534 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mike Nicholas | 388 | | |
Majority | 146 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tyisha (two seats)
Tyisha 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Suzy Curry | 543 | | |
| Labour | Andre McPherson | 407 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Terry Davies | 362 | | |
| Independent | Jeff Owen* | 288 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Roger Price | 189 | | |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitland (one seat)
Whitland 2017 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sue Allen* | 554 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | Natalie Jones | 133 | | |
| Labour | Vivienne Morris | 111 | | |
| UKIP | Bryan Haddon | 55 | | |
Majority | 411 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
By-Elections 2017-2022
Saron by-election 2018
A by-election was held in Saron on 19 July 2018 following the death of Plaid Cymru councillor Alun Davies.[3] The seat was won by Plaid Cymru candidate Karen Davies.
Saron by-election 2018 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Plaid Cymru | Karen Davies | 747 | 65.2 | |
| Labour | Tom Fallows | 239 | 20.9 | |
| Conservative | Aled Crow | 146 | 12.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caryl Tandy | 140 | 1.2 | |
Majority | 508 | 44.3 | |
Turnout | 1,146 | | |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Wales local council elections 2017: All you need to know". BBC News. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire Council will be run by a coalition of Plaid Cymru and independents". Wales Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Notice of Poll" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.