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As voters took to the polling stations last week, many were faced with two ballots – one for the Caerphilly County Borough Council elections and the other to elect councillors to sit on their local town or community council.
Not every area in Caerphilly County Borough has a community or town council. Meanwhile, not every town or community council even had a vote – many of the seats had already been won by candidates who stood unopposed.
But who was elected to the town and community councils across the borough?
Who was elected to Caerphilly County Borough Council?
Bargoed Town Council
Bargoed ward
Josie Bissex (Lab): 545
Dianne Price (Lab): 513
Sue Hamer-Thomas (Lab): 504
Dawn Ingram-Jones (Lab): 488
Tich Williams (Lab): 482
Kevin Viney (PC): 466
Ken Houston (PC): 445
Joshua McCarthy (PC): 418
Jacky Davies (Ind): 231
Gilfach ward
Carol Andrews (Lab): 340
Howard Llewellyn (Lab): 261
Elaine Meredith (PC): 141
Dafydd Jones (PC): 116
Park ward
Reg Carroll (Lab): 94
Rhyanon Price (Lab): 74
Gill Jones (PC): 64
Elected unopposed
Aberbargoed
Alan Collis – Labour
Paul Edwards – Plaid Cymru
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Community Council
Bedwas ward
Lisa Phipps (Lab): 855
Emma Phipps-Magill (Lab): 640
Jill Winslade (Lab): 622
Dave Davies (Lab): 597
Daniel Llewellyn (PC): 353
Marlene Tucker (PC): 349
Ellis Smith (Con): 213
Elected unopposed
Machen
Steve Aicheler – Liberal Democrats
Derek Havard – Labour
Amanda McConnell – Labour
Chris Morgan – Labour
Phil Rosser – Labour
Trethomas
Liz Aldworth – Labour
Nigel Peter Bull – Labour
Kev Ingram – Labour
Caerphilly Town Council
Bryncenydd ward
John Pettit (Lab): 193
Mark Robotham (PC): 152
Castle ward
Stephen Kent (PC): 400
Paula Reed (PC): 357
Robert Lea (Con): 157
Parcyfelin ward
Anne Broughton-Pettit (Lab): 706
Phil Bevan (PC): 618
Martin Downes (PC): 471
Steve Mears (PC): 460
Tonyfelin ward
Mike Prew (PC): 287
Alan Jones (Lab): 198
Twyn ward
Jeff Grenfell (PC): 415
Cath Lewis (Lab): 348
Huw Jackson (PC): 345
Elected unopposed
Cwrt Rawlin
James Emanuel Fussell – Plaid Cymru
David Wyn Roberts – Plaid Cymru
Watford
Colin Elsbury – Plaid Cymru
Gelligaer Community Council
Cascade ward
Haydn Pritchard (PC): 552
Judith Pritchard (PC): 452
John Toner (Lab): 431
Ann Gair (Lab): 429
Greenhill ward
Roger Bevan (PC): 283
Wyndham Matthews (PC): 282
Catrin Moss (PC): 257
Carmen Bezzina (Lab): 239
Thomas Matthews (Lab): 220
Mathew Cook (Lab): 218
Tir y Berth ward
Rhiannon Stone (Lab): 158
Adrienne Wood (PC): 106
Elected unopposed
Cefn Hengoed
Gaynor Bruford – Plaid Cymru
Donna Cushing – Plaid Cymru
Hengoed
Rhianwen Callison – Plaid Cymru
Teresa Parry – Plaid Cymru
Ystrad Mynach
Alan Angel – Plaid Cymru
Martyn James – Plaid Cymru
Mandy McCarthy – Plaid Cymru
Nelson Community Council
Llanfabon ward
Sean Morgan (Lab): 206
Gillian Davies (Ind): 194
Eifion Dafydd (PC): 187
Joy Morgan (Lab): 165
Llwyncelyn ward
Laura Dufty (Lab): 555
Brenda Miles (Lab): 416
Ann Gray (Lab): 402
Rod Powell (Ind): 397
Brett Jenkins (Ind): 394
Aled John (PC): 342
Phil Johansson (Lab): 248
Rhymney Community Council
Moriah ward
Dawn Bradley (Lab): 221
Leonard Dykes (Lab): 177
Malcolm Thomas (Lab): 162
Rhodri Morgan (PC): 105
Alyn Davies (PC): 73
Elected unopposed
Abertysswg
Elizabeth Gronow – Labour
Lee Harrison – Independent
David Harse – Labour
Pontlottyn
Gaynor Oliver – Labour
Mansel Powell – Labour
St Davids
*No candidates stood
Twyn Carno
Carl Cuss – Labour
John Hughes – Labour
Lesley Pulsford – Labour
David Williams – Labour
Hilda Williams – Labour
Van Community Council
Brynau ward
Matthew Ferris (PC): 238
John Pettit (Lab): 139
Luisa Pettit (Lab): 132
Porset ward
Christine Forehead (Lab): 303
Lynne Hughes (PC): 263
Sheila Jones (Lab): 231
Sheila Newbury (Lab): 228
Pam Nelder (Ind): 161
Elected unopposed
Lansbury
Anne Broughton-Pettit – Labour
Elaine Forehead – Labour
Jeff Grenfell – Plaid Cymru
John Leek – Plaid Cymru
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Other community council results
The following community councillors were all elected unopposed:
Aber Valley Community Council
Abertridwr
Charlotte Jane Bishop – Plaid Cymru
Dylan Bishop – Plaid Cymru
Richard Gater – Plaid Cymru
Betty Prendergast – Plaid Cymru
John Eryl Roberts – Plaid Cymru
John Taylor – Plaid Cymru
Senghenydd
Dale Berry – Plaid Cymru
Paul Cole – Plaid Cymru
Debby Daniels – Plaid Cymru
Christian Francis James Page – Plaid Cymru
Mark Stretch – Plaid Cymru
Argoed Community Council
Argoed
Garry Lewis – no party stated
Hollybush
Andy Bould – no party stated
Manmoel
Katherine Naylor – no party stated
Markham
John Mullen – Independent
Dawn Parkes – no party stated
Emma Williams – no party stated
Walter Williams – Labour
Blackwood Town Council
Blackwood Central
Stephen Thomas Brookman – Independent
Pat Cook – Labour
Kevin Jones – Plaid Cymru
Andrew Short – Plaid Cymru
Blackwood North
Arthur Bradfield – Independent
George Edwards – Independent
Carol Anne Erasmus – Plaid Cymru
Blackwood South
Donna Marie Box – Independent
Cefn Fforest East
Delwyn Davies – Independent
Gerwyn James – Independent
Louise Phillips – Independent
Roy Williams – Independent
Darran Valley Community Council
Deri
Blake Edwards – Labour
David Nicholas – Labour
Fochriw
Eddy Blanche – Independent
Robert Chapman – Labour
David Hardacre – Labour
Duncan Johnson – Independeny
Draethen, Waterloo and Rudry Community Council
Rudry
Terence Hall – no party stated
Kevin Stanworth – Independent
Rhydygwern
Sarah Parks-Jones – no party stated
Martin Rich – Independent
Llanfedw
Mike Garland – Independent
Rob Jones-Heaton – Independent
Llanbradach and Pwllypant Community Council
Wingfield
David Edwards – Plaid Cymru
Gary Enright – Plaid Cymru
Colin Mann – Plaid Cymru
Valerie Noble – Plaid Cymru
Pwllypant
Adrian Stone – Plaid Cymru
Llanbradach
Norma Cabble – Plaid Cymru
Beci Newton – Plaid Cymru
Matt Newton – Plaid Cymru
Ann West – Plaid Cymru
Maesycwmmer Community Council
Maesycwmmer
Dave Cocks – no party stated
Garin Davies – Plaid Cymru
Maureen Harries – no party stated
Ann Jones – Plaid Cymru
Tony Joynes – Independent
Jo Rao – Labour
New Tredegar Community Council
Brithdir
Belinda Gingell – Independent
Stephanie Mills – Labour
Cwmsyfiog
*No candidates standing
New Tredegar
David Phillips – Labour
Lillian Roderick – Labour
Phillipstown
Mark Evans – Labour
Patricia Jones – Labour
Eluned Stenner – Labour
Tirphil
Angharad White – Independent
Edward White – Independent
Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Community Council
Energlyn
Gregory James Ead – Plaid Cymru
Sian Llinos Skivens – Plaid Cymru
Penyrheol
Bill Allen – Plaid Cymru
Susan Sian Dickens – Plaid Cymru
Mark Watts – Plaid Cymru
Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle – Plaid Cymru
Trecenydd
Rachel Barry – Plaid Cymru
Jayne Irene Davies-Ellis – Plaid Cymru
Emma Llewellyn – Plaid Cymru
Jon Scriven – Plaid Cymru
Steven John Skivens – Plaid Cymru
Risca East Community Council
Pontymister Ty Sign
Amy Billings – no party stated
Zoe Davies – no party stated
Brandon Ham – Plaid Cymru
Arianna Leonard – Labour
Trenewydd
Philippa Leonard – Labour
Bernadette Martin – no party stated
Chris Thomas – no party stated
Pontymister Upper
Nigel George – Labour
Risca Town Council
Risca Town and Fernlea
Anthony Davies – no party stated
Sally Davies – no party stated
Joy Parsons – no party stated
Pontymister Lower
Ffion Green – no party stated
Ty Isaf Fields Road
Brian Davies – no party stated
Clare Evans-Powell – no party stated
Louise Stephens – no party stated
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