2022 Torfaen County Borough Council election

A 2022 election to Torfaen County Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous full council election took place in May 2017.

Welsh Labour held the council with a majority, gaining two more seats.

Boundary review

There were numerous changes to the boundaries and representation of wards in the county borough, enacted by The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.[1] Only 11 wards - Abersychan, Blaenavon, Coed Eva, Greenmeadow, Llantarnam, New Inn, Panteg, Pontnewydd, St Dials, Two Locks and Upper Cwmbran - retained their previous boundaries.[2]

Results

Results[3]
Party Seats Change
Labour Party 30 2
Independents 10 2
Conservative Party 0 4

Ward results

Abersychan

Abersychan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Tew 1,027 63.6
Labour Giles Davies 935 57.9
Labour Lynda Clarkson 772 47.8
Independent Wayne Tomlinson 481 29.8
Labour Bob Rogers 380 23.5
Conservative Andrew Millard 259 16.0
Turnout 1,616 32
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Blaenavon

Blaenavon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Janet Jones 843 55.6
Independent Nick Horler 818 54.0
Labour Liam Cowles 726 47.9
Labour Lewis Evans 606 40.0
Labour John Hunt 443 29.2
Conservative Alanna Senior 235 15.5
Turnout 1,515 32
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coed Eva

Coed Eva
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fiona Cross 435 69.7
Conservative Nathan Edmunds 117 18.8
Independent Steven Clarke 72 11.5
Turnout 624 32
Labour hold Swing

Croesyceiliog

Croesyceiliog
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Clark 950 66.1
Labour Joanne Gauden 948 65.9
Conservative Amy Bubela 421 29.3
Conservative Roger Morgan 380 26.4
Turnout 1,438 34
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Fairwater

Fairwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose Seabourne 697 65.8
Labour Jayne Watkins 660 62.3
Conservative Andrew Leaves 329 31.0
Turnout 1,060 27
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mandy Owen 427 62.5
Independent Jason O'Connell 256 37.5
Turnout 683 33
Labour hold Swing

Llanfrechfa & Ponthir

Llanfrechfa & Ponthir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karl Gauden 389 50.6
Conservative Huw Bevan 380 49.4
Turnout 769 43
Labour win (new seat)

Llantarnam

Llantarnam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Thomas 1,081 55.5
Independent Alan Slade 996 51.1
Independent Nick Jones 950 48.7
Labour David Bolton 667 34.2
Labour Anthony Bird 550 28.2
Labour Leighton Johnstone 481 24.7
Plaid Cymru Matthew Woolfall Jones 432 22.2
Green Philip Davies 268 13.8
Turnout 1,949 37
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Independent win (new seat)

Llanyravon

Llanyravon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Williams 469 66.6
Conservative Cory Scriven 235 33.4
Turnout 704 36
Labour win (new seat)

New Inn

New Inn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Byrne 906 53.0
Labour Rosemary Matthews 859 50.2
Labour Jon James 848 49.6
Conservative David James 780 45.6
Conservative Richard Overton 677 39.6
Conservative Nicholas Jones 644 37.7
Turnout 1,710 35
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Panteg

Panteg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Hunt 1,480 74.7
Labour Norma Parrish 1,253 63.3
Labour Nathan Yeowell 1,230 62.1
Conservative Stephen Senior 501 25.3
Conservative Jonathon Martin 415 20.9
Conservative Adrian Lang 403 20.3
Turnout 1,981 33
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Daniels 984 59.3
Labour Sue Morgan 949 57.2
Labour Stuart Ashley 863 52.0
Independent Duncan Campbell 507 30.6
Independent Maxine Brankley 481 29.0
Independent Damian Edmunds 472 28.5
Liberal Democrats Ryan Richards 163 9.8
Turnout 1,659 33
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood

Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfie Best 412 46.0
Labour Nicholas Simons 389 43.4
Independent Gwyn Jenkins 347 38.7
Independent Russell Burgess 282 31.5
Conservative Michael Clarke 138 15.4
Turnout 896 30
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pontypool Fawr

Pontypool Fawr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Jones 940 54.3
Labour Caroline Price 838 48.4
Labour Gaynor James 812 46.9
Labour Paul Stephens 639 36.9
Conservative Lyndon Bishop 355 20.5
Turnout 1,732 30
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Dials

St Dials
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Haynes 630 57.2
Independent Catherine Bonera 530 48.1
Labour Fay Jones 437 39.7
Labour Kebba Manneh 349 31.7
Conservative Paul Thomas 102 9.3
Turnout 1,101 31
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Trevethin & Penygarn

Trevethin & Penygarn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Malson 676 74.3
Labour Jon Horler 574 63.1
Conservative Andrew White 215 23.6
Turnout 910 23
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Two Locks

Two Locks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colette Thomas 781 50.5
Labour Peter Jones 695 44.9
Independent Ron Burnett 597 38.6
Labour Kathy Evans 562 36.3
Independent Kevin Fortey 362 23.4
Conservative Jane Brown 241 15.6
Conservative Alexander Boyce 215 13.9
Conservative Rebecca Senior 189 12.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies 165 10.7
Liberal Democrats Brendan Roberts 127 8.2
Freedom Alliance Vicky Stamper 47 3.0
Turnout 1,547 23
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Evans 571 57.6
Labour Lucy Williams 455 45.9
Independent Sian Legge 387 39.0
Independent Robert Kemp 373 37.6
Turnout 992 22
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Changes 2022-2026

Affiliation changes

Llantarnam's three Independent councillors joined Reform UK in August 2024, forming a Reform UK group on the council.[4]

By-elections

Llantarnam

Llantarnam: 2 February 2023[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jason O'Connell 489 N/A
Labour David Bolton 406
Plaid Cymru Matthew Woolfall Jones 111
Conservative Stephen John Senior 85 N/A
Green Philip Davies 69
Liberal Democrats Miles Andrew Cook 13 N/A
Majority 83 N/A
Turnout 22.5
Independent hold Swing

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Independent councillor, Nick Jones, in November 2022.[6]

Trevethin & Penygarn

Trevethin & Penygarn by-election: 13 February 2025
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Stuart Keyte 457 47.0 N/A
Labour Toniann Phillips 259 26.6 –49.3
Independent Catherine Howells 117 12.0 N/A
Independent Louise Shepphard 114 11.7 N/A
Green Tony Clark 25 2.6 N/A
Majority 198 20.4 N/A
Turnout 972 24.7 +1.7
Reform gain from Labour

Keyte is the first elected representative of Reform UK in Wales.[7]

References

  1. ^ "The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1139, retrieved 28 September 2025
  2. ^ "Torfaen Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed". Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Torfaen result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  4. ^ Conor Gogarty (19 August 2024). "Reform now has its first three councillors in Wales". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Torfaen County Borough Council Election Results". Torfaen County Borough Council. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Torfaen council Llantarnam by-election candidate". Free Press Series. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  7. ^ Mansfield, Mark (30 May 2025). "Reform wins council by-election in Llanelli". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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