Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2012

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The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 1 May 2012.[1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and will be followed by the 2017 election. Plaid Cymru won 28 seats whilst Labour and the Independents won 23 each.[2] The main feature of the election was a Labour recovery in the Llanelli area, and to some extent in the Gwendraeth and Ammanford area also, mainly at the expense of Independent candidates. Plaid Cymru lost ground to labour in the Llanelli area but gained seats elsewhere, becoming the largest party. An Independent-Labour coalition was again formed but with Labour as the leading partner. As a result, Kevin Madge replaced Meryl Gravell as the leader of the council.

Madge resigned as leader of the Council in May 2015 having lost the leadership of the Labour group. Two days later it was announced that Plaid Cymru would from a coalition with the Independents.[3] Emlyn Dole was elected leader of the Council.

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Results Overview

No Overall Control Retain [2]

Carmarthenshire County Council election result 2012 [2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 23 12 0 +12
  Conservative 0 0 0 0
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1
  Plaid Cymru 28 0 2 -2
  Independent 23 0 9 -9
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0
  Ratepayers 0 0 0 0
  Green 0 0 0 0

Ward Results

Abergwili (one seat)

Abergwili 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pamela Ann Palmer* 600 57.9 -18.5
Plaid Cymru Dewi Richard Evans 436 42.1 +18.5
Majority 164 15.8 -37.0
Turnout 56.5
Independent hold Swing 18.5

Ammanford (one seat)

Deian Harries had come within six votes of victory for Plaid Cymru in 2008. The sitting Labour member, Hugh Evans, a member of the authority since its formation in 1995, stood down and Plaid Cymru captured the seat.

Ammanford 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Deian Harries 480
Labour Chris Jones 455
Majority 25
Turnout 48.3
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Betws (one seat)

Labour, which had held the seat from 1995 until 2008, came from third place to recapture Betws with a new candidate

Betws 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ryan Bartlett 325
Independent Eira Audrey Jones* 274
Plaid Cymru Annette Price 155
Majority 51
Turnout 44.3
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bigyn (two seats)

Labour, having held all seats in Bigyn from 1995 until 2008, regained both on a low turnout. Eryl Morgan was previously county councillor for Hengoed.

Bigyn 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eryl Morgan 609
Labour Jeff Edmunds 565
Plaid Cymru Michael Burns* 523
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas* 518
Independent Nigel Bevan 401
People First Stephen Bowen 287
Turnout 33.3
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Burry Port (two seats)

Pat Jones, a member of the authority since 1999, was re-elected alongside another Labour candidate who narrowly ousted the sitting Independent member, who had served since 2004. The Conservative candidate had stood as a Liberal Democrat in 1999.

Burry Port 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Ethel Mary Jones* 741
Labour Jack James 634
Independent Stephen Randall James* 622
Plaid Cymru Gaynor Davies 388
Conservative Pam Every 239
Turnout 44.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Bynea (one seat)

On a very low turnout, Labour came from third place to take a seat held by the Independent candidate, a member of the cabinet, since 2004.

Bynea 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Deryk Michael Cundy 445
Independent Gwynne Harris Woolridge* 328
People First Michelle Williams 179
Majority 117
Turnout 23.6
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Carmarthen Town North (two seats)

Plaid Cymru again held both seats, for the third successive election.

Carmarthen Town North 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths* 824
Plaid Cymru Gareth Owen Jones* 657
Independent Michael Stewart Elias 501
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose 480
Independent Paschal Haughey 201
Turnout 38.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Plaid Cymru held both seats in this ward for the first time, unseating an Independent member who had served for one term. Jeffrey Thomas had represented Carmarthen North from 2004 until 2008.

Carmarthen Town South 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Alun Lenny 454
Plaid Cymru Jeffrey Thomas 441
Independent Jenny Fox 398
Labour Philip William Grice 319
Independent Stephen Paul Dunn* 285
People First Gabrielle Diana Sheppard 116
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Carmarthen Town West (two seats)

Plaid Cymru completed a clean sweep of all seats in Carmarthen Town by ousting Arthur Davies, a leading figure in People First, former Labour councillor and a member of the authority since 1999.

Carmarthen Town West 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Alan Douglas Thomas Speake* 888
Plaid Cymru Tom Talog Defis 658
People First Arthur Davies* 512
Independent Barry Williams 261
Independent Marc Scaife 123
Turnout 34.0
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Others

Cenarth (one seat)

Hazel Evans had captured the seat in a by-election following the death of the previous Independent member, Haydn Jones.

Cenarth 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Hazel Anna Louise Evans* 670
Conservative Henrietta Elizabeth Hensher 97
Majority 573
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Cilycwm (one seat)

Tom Theophilus, who had represented the area for decades narrowly held the seat against one of the most prominent opponents of the previous administration and a leading critic of Mark James, the Chief Executive of the Council.

Cilycwm 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Theophilus* 307
Independent Jacqui Thomapson 264
Conservative Matthew Graham Paul 136
Independent hold Swing

Cynwyl Elfed (one seat)

Irfon Jones had represented Newchurch from 1995 until 1999 but was defeated by Dorrien Thomas when the enlarged Cynwyl Elfed ward was created following boundary changes. Thomas retired at this election and Jones won a narrow victory over Plaid Cymru.

Cynwyl Elfed 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Irfon Jones 678
Plaid Cymru Glyn Evans 631
Independent John Clarke Atkinson 149
Independent hold Swing

Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat)

Eirwyn Williams, a member of the authority since 1995, was comfortably re-elected.

Cynwyl Gaeo 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru James Eirwyn Williams* 502
Conservative Syed Murtaza Hasan 117
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Dafen (one seat)

Labour won by a large majority although Plaid Cymru's vote may have been affected by the decision of their former candidate, Clem Thomas, to stand for People First.

Dafen 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tegwen Devichand* 513
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Alam Choudry 178
People First Clem Thomas 131
Independent Dai Hughes 90
Majority 130
Labour hold Swing

Elli (one seat)

One-time Conservative John Paul Jenkins was returned with a much increased majority in a seat which has traditionally changed hands on a regular basis. The Liberal Democrats who once held the seat failed to field a candidate.

Elli 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Paul Jenkins* 503
Plaid Cymru Ruth Ferris Price 203
Labour Lilian Helen Rees 192
Conservative Janine Edana Phillips 56
Majority 300
Independent hold Swing

Felinfoel (one seat)

The sitting member, first elected in 2004, held his seat against the former Labour member who was elected in 1995 and 1999.

Felinfoel 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Hugh Richards* 258
Labour Henry John Evans 215
Plaid Cymru Malcolm Cotterell 82
Majority 43
Independent hold Swing

Garnant (one seat)

Labour's leader on the authority increased his majority.

Garnant 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Madge* 520
Plaid Cymru Emyr Williams 149
Labour hold Swing

Glanamman (one seat)

The sitting Plaid member, who gained the seat in 2008, increased his majority.

Glanamman 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru David Jenkins 478
Labour Shahid Hussain 248
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Glanymor (two seats)

In a ward that returned only Labour councillors from 1995 until 2008, Winston Lemon held his seat for Plaid Cymru and Labour regaied the second seat from the Independents. David Tucker, a Labour councillor before 2008 and Keith Skivington, who stood in 2008 for Plaid Cymru, both contested the election as Independents which made the contest more unpredictable.

Glanymor 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Winston James Lemon* 571
Labour Louvain Roberts 520
Labour Joanne Yeo 485
Plaid Cymru John David Martin 342
Independent John Evan Jones* 298
Independent David Allan Tucker 240
Independent Keith Skivington 108
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Glyn (one seat)

Jim Jones, the representative since 1999, won by a large margin.

Glyn 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas James Jones* 520
Labour Shahana Najmi 126
Conservative Tomos Lloyd-Evans 97
Majority 394
Independent hold Swing

Gorslas (two seats)

Terry Davies, the member since 2004, held one seat but the second seat was captured by Pliad Cymru, their first success in the ward. Clive Scourfield, the sitting Independent, stood down and there were press reports that Rupert Moon, former Llanelli and wales scrum-half was his chosen successor. Scourfield denied this to be the case and Moon was unsuccessful as the Independent vote was fragmented.

Gorslas 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Davies* 850
Plaid Cymru Darren Price 762
Independent Rupert Moon 508
Independent Ellis Davies 486
Independent Andrew John Lewis 253
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Hendy (one seat)

Labour had gained this seat against the tide in 2008 and the result was now reversed.

Hendy 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Gareth Beynon Thomas 422
Labour Steve Lloyd-Janes* 411
Independent David Davies 198
Majority 11
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Hengoed (two seats)

Sian Caiach, who took a seat for Plaid Cymru, subsequently left the party and joined People First following an internal dispute. Plaid also lost the second seat to Labour in a closely fought contest.

Hengoed 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Edwards 338
People's Voice Sian Mair Caiach* 337
Plaid Cymru Martin Vaughan Davies 315
Plaid Cymru Mike Evans 271
Labour Sue Lewis 253
Independent Fred Roberts 213
Heidi Lewis 89
People First hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Kidwelly (one seat)

Labour strengthened thie hold on a seat won against the tide in 2008.

Kidwelly 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Davies* 571
People First Huw Gilasbey 300
Independent Fran Lloyd-Burke 238
Ray Davies 177
Majority 271
Labour hold Swing

Laugharne Township (one seat)

Jane Tremlett had held the seat since 2004 and held on by a large majority as there was no Conservative candidate as was the case in 2008.

Laugharne Township 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jane Tremlett 714
Labour Jean Myers 228
Majority 486
Independent hold Swing

Llanboidy (one seat)

Roy Llewellyn had been a county councillor since 1989 on the Dyfed and Carmarthenshire authorities. He was unopposed in 2008 but was run close on this occasion by an Independent, as had been the case in 2004.

Llanboidy 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Daniel James Roy Llewellyn* 444
Independent Mark Davies 393
Majority 51
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanddarog (one seat)

On a relatively high turnout, Wyn Evans was challenged for the first time for many years.

Llanddarog 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William John Wyn Evans* 516
Plaid Cymru Simon David Martin 444
Majority 72
Turnout 54.9
Independent hold Swing

Llandeilo (one seat)

A close contest followed the retirement of Ieuan Jones, the member since 1999. The Conservative vote was much less than that achieved by Juliana Hughes in 2008.

Llandeilo 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Gwynne Thomas 476
Independent Mike Williams 436
Plaid Cymru David Williams 299
Conservative Anthony Howard Frost 66
Majority 40
Turnout 56.1
Independent hold Swing

Llandovery Town (one seat)

Ivor Jackson had been unopposed in 2008 but held the seat comfortably against three opponents.

Llandovery Town 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ivor John Jackson* 518
Conservative Andrew David Morgan 208
Plaid Cymru Patricia Ann Dodd Racher 167
Independent Gill Wright 164
Majority 310
Turnout 50.1
Independent hold Swing

Llandybie (two seats)

The two sitting members were returned.

Llandybie 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Davies* 909
Labour Anthony Wyn Jones* 658
Plaid Cymru Karen Denise Lawrence Davies 489
Independent Nigel John Humphreys 188
Independent Clifford Roy Johnson 140
Conservative Sandra May Morgan 110
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Llanegwad (one seat)

Mansel Charles had stood as an Independent candidate at the previous election but had subsequently won the seat for Plaid Cymru at a by-election following the resignation of Independent councillor Dillwyn Williams.

Llanegwad and Llanfynydd 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru John Mansel Charles* 612
Independent Clive Pugh 508
Majority 104
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat)

The sitting member, Rhys Davies stood down and the seat was won by Cefin Campbell, former director of Welsh language initiative, Mentrau Iaith Myrddin.

Llanfihangel Aberbythych 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Cefin Arthur Campbell 468
Independent Winston Kenneth Griffiths 221
Conservative Tony Jukes 63
Majority 247
Turnout 52.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat)

Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Linda Evans* 1,074
Conservative Douglas Mearns Spragg 137
Majority
Turnout 55.4
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangadog (one seat)

Llangadog 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew James 475
Independent D. Huw Morgan* 439
Plaid Cymru Andre Jacob 89
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Llangeler (one seat)

Llangeler 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ken Howell 793
Independent John Wigley 606
Majority 187
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangennech (two seats)

Llangenench 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Thomas* 889
Plaid Cymru William Gwyn Hopkins* 757
Labour David Llewelyn Darkin 535
Labour Fozia Akhtar 439
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llangunnor (one seat)

Llangunnor 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Dewi Elwyn Williams 573
Independent David John Watson 395
Majority 178
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Llangyndeyrn (one seat)

Llangyndeyrn 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru William Tyssul Evans* 863
Independent Mark Brown 162
Independent Robert Michael Beynon 91
Majority 701
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llannon (two seats)

Llannon 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Emlyn Dole* 630
Labour Margaret Kim Thomas 588
Labour Alan John Heneberry 548
Plaid Cymru Philip Meredith Williams* 499
Independent Alun George Owens 474
Independent Keith Thomas 230
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llansteffan (one seat)

Llansteffan 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daff Davies* 543
Plaid Cymru Carys Jones 538
Majority 5
Independent hold Swing

Llanybydder (one seat)

Ieuan Davies comfortably regained the seat he lost in 2008.

Llanybydder 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ieuan Wyn Davies 755
Plaid Cymru Fiona Hughes* 309
Majority 446
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Lliedi (two seats)

Lliedi 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William George Thomas 653
Labour Jan Williams 653
Plaid Cymru Tony Urqhuart 379
Plaid Cymru Tom McPhillips 356
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Denver Rees* 252
Independent William Edward Skinner 236
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Llwynhendy (two seats)

Llwynhendy 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sharen Davies 479
Labour Theresa Bowen 455
Independent Lindy Butler 332
Plaid Cymru Meilyr Bowen Hughes* 281
Plaid Cymru Ian Williams 255
Independent Carol Rees 91
People First John Willock 86
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Manordeilo and Salem (one seat)

Manordeilo and Salem 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph Davies 560
Plaid Cymru Peter Eyre 227
Conservative Owen Williams 96
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Pembrey (two seats)

Pembrey 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Barrie Shepardson* 738
Labour Shirley Matthews 612
Plaid Cymru David Malcolm Davies* 449
Plaid Cymru Joanna Mary Davies 376
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Penygroes (one seat)

Penygroes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Siân Elisabeth Thomas* 344
Labour Bob Gunstone 338
Independent Aled Rees 139
Conservative Susan Freda Webb 92
Majority 6

Pontamman (one seat)

Pontamman 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Colin Evans 652
Plaid Cymru Marie Binney* 321
Majority 331
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Pontyberem (one seat)

Pontyberem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Joy Williams* 576
Labour Raymond Jones 184
Independent Andrea Karen Gravell 152
Conservative Keith John Evans 142
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Quarter Bach (one seat)

Quarter Bach
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Glynog Davies 619
Labour Elwyn Williams 452
Majority
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

St Clears (one seat)

St Clears
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Morris Hughes* 682
Independent William Edmund Vincent John Davies 292
Liberal Democrat Selwyn John Runnett 273
Majority
Independent hold Swing

St Ishmaels (one seat)

St Ishmaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lydia Mair Stephens* 587
Plaid Cymru Delme Bowen 496
Independent hold Swing

Saron (two seats)

Saron 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Peter Cooper* 720
Plaid Cymru Alun Davies 616
Plaid Cymru Nigel Henry Evans 524
Independent Stephen Jeacock 365
Conservative David Hayes Webb 95
Labour hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Swiss Valley (one seat)

Swiss Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Giles Morgan* 430
Labour Bill Thomas 276
Plaid Cymru Rhydwyn Ifan 207
Majority
Independent hold Swing

Trelech (one seat)

Trelech 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William David Thomas* 471
Plaid Cymru Anthony Thomas 321
Liberal Democrat Lindsay Jane Runnett 133
Independent hold Swing

Trimsaran (one seat)

Trimsaran 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Meryl Gravell* 323
Plaid Cymru Mark James 222
Labour Ryan Thomas 152
Conservative Lynn Jones 92
People First Dennis Simon Terrance Warwick 17
Majority 101
Independent hold Swing

Tycroes (one seat)

Tycroes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Calum Higgins 384
Plaid Cymru Rhian Higgins 319
Majority 65
Labour hold Swing

Tyisha (two seats)

Tyisha 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Jeff Owen 483
Labour Keri Peter Thomas* 480
Plaid Cymru Roger Thomas Price* 432
Labour David Griffiths 248
Conservative Anthony Leslie Aubrey 71
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Whitland (one seat)

Whitland 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sue Allen* 514
Plaid Cymru Diane Evans 230
Labour Steve Morris 81
Liberal Democrat Huw Llewelyn Jones 17
Majority
Independent hold Swing

By-Elections 2012-2017

Trelech by-election 2014

A by-election was held in Trelech on 11 December 2014 following the retirement of long-serving Independent councillor Dai Thomas.[4] Plaid Cymru captured the seat for the first time.[5]

Trelech 2014 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Jean Lewis 598 68.3 +33.6
Independent Hugh Phillips 181 20.7
Liberal Democrat Selwyn Runnett 96 11.0 -3.4
Majority 417 47.7
Turnout 52.1 -3.8
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Hengoed by-election 2015

A by-election was held in Hengoed on 19 February 2015 following the death of Labour councillor George Edwards.[6] Labour held the seat by a small majority (but note that the percentage changes refer to the contest in the two-member ward in 2012.[7]

Hengoed by-election 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Penelope Margaret Edwards 335 33.2 +7.0
Plaid Cymru Martin Vaughan Davies 313 31.0 +6.6
UKIP Bramwell Gordon Richards 152 15.0 +15.0
People's Voice Wynford John Samuel 80 7.9 -18.2
Independent William Edward Skinner 76 7.5 +7.5
Conservative Stephen Andrew Davies 54 5.3 +5.3
Majority 22 2.2
Turnout 35.3 -2.6
Labour hold Swing

Kidwelly by-election 2015

A by-election was held in Kidwelly on 19 November 2015 following the death of Labour councillor Keith Davies.[8]

Kidwelly by-election 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ryan Thomas 288 33.8 -10.6
Plaid Cymru Dilwyn Jones 248 29.1 +29.1
Independent Fran Lloyd-Burke 177 20.8 +2.3
People First Stephen Bowen 58 6.8 -16.5
Conservative Stephen Andrew Davies 53 6.2 +6.2
Independent Vivian Summers 28 3.3 +3.3
Majority 40 4.7
Turnout 31.1 -17.7
Labour hold Swing

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