2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

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The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough election took place on 5 May 2022[1] to elect 75 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous Rhondda Cynon Taf all-council election took place in 2017 and future elections will take place every five years.

Quick facts All 75 seats to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 38 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election
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5 May 2022
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All 75 seats to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Plaid Cymru
Seats won 59 8
Seat change Increase12 Decrease10
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Party Independent Conservative
Seats won 6 2
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Ward results

Statements of persons nominated were published on 6 April.[2] Results were announced and votes were counted on 6 May 2022.[3] Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

Aberaman

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Aberaman (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Cook 1,518 64.3
Labour Tina Williams 1,472 62.3
Labour Sheryl Evans 1,447 61.3
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams 870 36.8
Conservative Andrew Clarke 320 13.5
Turnout 2,362
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Abercynon

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Abercynon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rhys Lewis 918 70.6
Labour Marcia Rees-Jones 851 65.4
Plaid Cymru Matt Skinner 234 18.0
Propel Vicky Jenkins 192 14.8
Conservative Craig Ford 154 11.8
Turnout 1,301
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Aberdare East

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Aberdare East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Bradwick 1,147 68.7
Labour Victoria Dunn 1,000 59.9
Plaid Cymru Geraint Benny 444 26.6
Conservative Andrew Abraham 231 13.8
Turnout 1,669
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Aberdare West & Llwydcoed

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Aberdare West & Llwydcoed (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Crimmings 1,667 67.7
Labour Gareth Jones 1,435 58.3
Labour Sharon Rees 1,413 57.4
Plaid Cymru Elaine Owen 690 28.0
Conservative Davy Barton 519 21.1
Turnout 2,463
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Beddau & Tyn-y-Nant

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Beddau & Tyn-y-Nant (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Barton 1,168 73.9
Labour Ricky Yeo 900 56.9
Plaid Cymru Rhys Gronow 277 17.5
Conservative Paul Thomas 257 16.3
Conservative Stephanie Trask 257 16.3
Turnout 1,581
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Brynna and Llanharan

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Brynna and Llanharan (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Evans 1,105 49.9
Labour Geraint Hopkins 1,011 45.7
Labour Janine Turner 965 43.6
Plaid Cymru Helen Jane Donnan 616 27.8
Conservative Parmindra Pannu 297 13.4
Liberal Democrats Lee Nigel Thacker 219 9.9
Britain First Carl Burgess 191 8.6
Turnout 2,213
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Church Village

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Church Village (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stacey 807 46.9
Labour Lesley Gaynor Warren 720 41.9
Plaid Cymru Emma Thompson 459 26.7
Plaid Cymru Ioan Rhys Bellin 396 23.0
Independent Sally Gillard 413 24.0
Conservative Simon Schofield 345 20.1
Turnout 1,719
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Cilfynydd

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Cilfynydd (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Hywel Gronow 354 41.2
Labour Barrie Morgan 306 35.6
Independent Stephen Belzak 134 15.6
Independent Stephen Powell 65 7.6
Turnout 859
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Cwm Clydach

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Cwm Clydach (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Alan Norris 424 67.8
Plaid Cymru Kyle William Robert Luckwell 201 32.2
Turnout 625
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Cwmbach

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Cwmbach (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Alan Elliott 663 54.9
Labour Mustapha Maohoub 513 42.5
Plaid Cymru Dot Jones 375 31.1
Independent Kevin Jeremy Waddingham 371 30.7
Green John Matthews 177 14.7
Turnout 1,207
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Cymer

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Cymer (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Caple 995 72.8
Labour Ryan Evens 836 61.2
Plaid Cymru Nicole Griffiths 385 28.2
Plaid Cymru Owen George Cutler 314 23.0
Turnout 1,366
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Ferndale & Maerdy

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Ferndale & Maerdy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Morgans 1,368 62.4
Labour Jayne Smith 878 40.0
Independent Phil Howe 820 37.4
Conservative Lloyd Griffiths 127 5.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Butler 80 3.6
Turnout 2,193
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Gilfach-Goch

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Gilfach-Goch (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aurfron Roberts 734 92.2
Conservative Pauline Price 62 7.8
Turnout 796
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Glyn-Coch

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Glyn-Coch (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doug Williams 291 67.2
Plaid Cymru Daniel Anthony Baish 71 16.4
Gwlad Aled Maughan 71 16.4
Turnout 433
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Graig & Pontypridd West

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Graig & Pontypridd West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jayne Brencher 921 55.3
Labour Tina Leyshon 896 53.8
Plaid Cymru Richard Michael Reast 439 26.4
Plaid Cymru Alaw Griffiths 354 21.2
Independent Ashley Lloyd Evans 207 12.4
Conservative Beth Price 176 10.6
TUSC Mariam Victoria Kamish 38 2.3
Turnout 1,666
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Hawthorn & Lower Rhydfelen

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Hawthorn & Lower Rhydfelen (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cathy Lisles 503 63.2
Labour Carl Andrew Thomas 293 36.8
Turnout 796
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Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos

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Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Karen Morgan 1,012 62.0
Plaid Cymru Adam Owain Rogers 811 49.7
Labour Rhian Grundy 471 28.9
Labour Richard Jones 464 28.4
Conservative Tara Robinson 164 10.1
Turnout 1,631
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Llanharry

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Llanharry (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Stephens 401 46.1
Independent Sian Assiratti 296 34.0
Plaid Cymru Lindsay Hugh Doyle 76 8.7
Conservative Chris Oakes 60 6.9
Independent Paul Beach 23 2.6
Independent Paula Beach 14 1.6
Turnout 870
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Llantrisant & Talbot Green

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Llantrisant & Talbot Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glynne Holmes 927 39.3
Labour Sarah Jane Davies 882 37.4
Independent Kate Libby Jones 800 33.9
Conservative Adam Joseph Leo Robinson 619 26.2
Independent Paul Baccara 498 21.1
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Rhys Roberts 445 18.8
Turnout 2,361
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Llantwit Fardre

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Llantwit Fardre (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sam Trask 966 47.7
Conservative Karl Johnson 944 46.6
Labour Mal Davies 687 33.9
Labour Rob McCracken 658 32.5
Plaid Cymru Haydn Owen 321 15.8
Plaid Cymru Scott Bevan 314 15.5
Turnout 2,026
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Llwyn-y-Pia

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Llwyn-y-Pia (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wendy Lewis 534 67.6
Plaid Cymru Cerys Walker 152 19.2
Propel Jeffrey Gregory 104 13.2
Turnout 790
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Mountain Ash

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Mountain Ash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Morgan 1,547 73.6
Labour Elizabeth Wendy Treeby 1,016 48.3
Plaid Cymru Pauline Jarman 897 42.7
Conservative Kurt Thomson 168 8.0
TUSC Mia Hollsing 107 5.1
Turnout 2,102
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Jarman had been a councillor for 46 years, but lost her seat at this electio, partly as a result of the ward boundary changes.[3]

Penrhiw-Ceibr

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Penrhiw-ceibr (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ross Williams* 960 77.6
Labour Adam Fox* 934 75.5
Plaid Cymru Lea Michael Dempsey 255 20.6
Turnout 1,237
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Pentre

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Pentre (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgina Elizabeth Williams 870 55.8
Labour Norman Howell Morgan 822 52.8
Plaid Cymru Geoff Rees 589 37.8
Plaid Cymru Lucy Purrington 509 32.7
Conservative Rob Green 113 7.3
Turnout 1,558
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Pen-y-Graig

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Pen-y-Graig (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lisa Ellis 660 53.8
Labour Craig Middle 638 52.0
Plaid Cymru Joshua Rhys Davies 357 29.1
Plaid Cymru Christine Margaret Karadeniz 258 21.0
Independent Shawn Anthony Stevens 109 8.9
Conservative Jerry Cobb 79 6.4
Turnout 1,227
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Pen-y-Waun

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Pen-y-Waun (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louisa Addiscott 391 77.3
Plaid Cymru Laura Anne Owen 63 12.5
Conservative James Daniel 52 10.3
Turnout 506
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Pontyclun Central

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Pontyclun Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Douglas Ashford 346 31.1
Conservative Jamie Ethan Daniel 331 29.7
Independent Susan Owen 300 27.0
Plaid Cymru James Williams 108 9.7
Liberal Democrats Jade Smith 28 2.5
Turnout 1,113
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Pontyclun East

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Pontyclun East (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Binning 240 23.8
Conservative Lewis Hooper 239 23.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Rajam 212 21.0
Labour Lewis Matthew 177 17.5
Plaid Cymru Ann Carole Willis 141 14.0
Turnout 1,009
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Pontyclun West

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Pontyclun West (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wayne Owen 727 58.2
Labour David Lloyd Francis 299 23.9
Conservative Stefania Milani 182 14.6
Liberal Democrats David Richard Payne 41 3.3
Turnout 1,249
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Pontypridd Town

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Pontypridd Town (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Dawn Susan Wood 565 53.9
Labour Steve Carter 380 36.2
Conservative Cheryl Lavington 104 9.9
Turnout 1,049
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Porth

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Porth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Hickman 835 49.9
Labour Ros Davis 791 47.2
Plaid Cymru Julie Williams 706 42.1
Plaid Cymru Alun Cox 661 39.5
Green Rachel Pedley 71 4.2
Propel Melanie Hill 49 2.9
Turnout 1,675
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Rhydfelen Central

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Rhydfelen Central (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Webber 450 76.4
Plaid Cymru Brooke Webb 139 23.6
Turnout 589
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Taff’s Well

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Taff's Well (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jill Bonetto 604 56.5
Plaid Cymru Christopher Edwards 329 30.1
Conservative Joyce Burbidge 135 12.6
Turnout 1,068
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Ton-Teg

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Ton-Teg (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cai Preedy 445 39.1
Independent Clive Johnson 439 38.6
Conservative Lauren Bowen 253 22.3
Turnout 1,137
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Tonypandy

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Tonypandy (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Hughes 618 64.3
Plaid Cymru Wendy Allsop 280 29.1
Conservative Dan Jones 37 3.9
Independent Kevin Thomas 26 2.7
Turnout 961
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Tonyrefail East

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Tonyrefail East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Danny Grehan 870 53.7
Labour Dan Owen-Jones 838 51.7
Labour Linda Michel 667 41.1
Plaid Cymru Geraint Day 346 21.3
Conservative Natalie Bowen 139 8.6
Turnout 1,621
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Tonyrefail West

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Tonyrefail West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Parkin 773 50.7
Labour Karen Webb 650 42.7
Independent Martin Barron 371 24.3
Plaid Cymru Richard Grabham 368 24.1
Plaid Cymru Matthew Enticott 304 19.9
Conservative Emyr Wilkinson 119 7.8
Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis 77 5.1
Turnout 1,524
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Trallwng

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Trallwng (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mike Powell 646 51.2
Labour Ann Davies 468 37.1
Plaid Cymru Kevin Harry 112 8.9
Conservative Adam Porter 36 2.9
Turnout 1,262
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Trealaw

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Trealaw (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wyn Hughes 805 80.1
Plaid Cymru Kevin Harry 200 19.9
Turnout 1,005
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Treforest

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Treforest (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Powderhill 405 67.3
Plaid Cymru Richard Martin 95 15.8
Conservative Norma Edwards 58 9.6
Green Jeffrey Baxter 43 7.1
Turnout 601
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Treherbert

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Treherbert (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Will Jones 1,148 59.5
Labour Scott Emanuel 1,029 53.3
Labour Celia Villa-Landa 422 21.9
Plaid Cymru Percy Jones 405 21.0
Plaid Cymru Trish Denning 251 13.0
Turnout 1,930
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Treorchy

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Treorchy (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Harris 1,407 57.6
Plaid Cymru Sera Evans 1,004 41.1
Plaid Cymru Emyr Webster 998 40.9
Labour James Watt-Rees 978 40.0
Conservative Huw Padgett 139 5.7
Turnout 2,442
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Tylorstown & Ynyshir

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Tylorstown & Ynyshir (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Edwards 1,254 69.9
Labour Rob Bevan 1,186 66.1
Plaid Cymru Philip Lewis 476 26.5
Conservative Merfyn Rea 151 8.4
Turnout 1,794
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Upper Rhydfelen & Glyn-Taf

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Upper Rhydfelen & Glyn-Taf (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Loretta Tomkinson 389 74.6
Independent Ellis Thomas 132 25.3
Turnout 521
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Ynysybwl

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Ynysybwl (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Amanda Ellis 629 51.2
Plaid Cymru Tony Burnell 581 47.3
Labour Richard Flowerdew 392 31.9
Labour Mark Adams 372 30.3
Gwlad Clayton Jones 112 9.1
Gwlad Jessica O’Donovan 92 7.5
Conservative Andrew Williams-Jones 70 5.7
Turnout 1,229
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Ystrad

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Ystrad (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Dunning 973 61.0
Labour Geraint Jones 865 54.2
Plaid Cymru Larraine Jones 663 41.5
Plaid Cymru Louise Evans 532 33.3
Turnout 1,596
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By-elections between 2022 and 2027

Pontypridd Town (2025)

A by-election took place on 17 July 2025 following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor, Dawn Wood, on health grounds. The seat was held by Plaid Cymru.[5]

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Pontypridd Town 2025[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Wiliam Jac Rees 540 51.6 −2.3
Reform Martin William Roberts 253 24.2 N/A
Labour Elin Mair Brown 203 19.4 −16.8
Conservative Cerys Walker 27 2.6 −7.3
Green Jeffrey Lee Baxter 23 2.2 N/A
Turnout 1,046 44.31
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