2012 Powys County Council election
The fourth election to the Powys County Council since local government reorganization in Wales in 1995 was held on 1 May 2012.[1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and will be followed by the 2017 election. The Indewpendent group retained a majority on the authority
Results Overview
Independent Retain
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 6 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |||||
Conservative | 10 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 6 | -5 | |||||
Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 48 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ward Results (Brecknockshire)
Aber-craf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sarah Louise Williams | 387 | |||
Independent | Alun Thomas | 87 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Aubrey Jenkins | 80 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bronllys (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Davies | 174 | |||
Independent | Karen Laurie-Parry | 173 | |||
Independent | Sue Richards | 94 | |||
Conservative | Liz Davies | 64 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Terry Hurford | 59 | |||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Builth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Avril York* | 362 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Megan Jane Lloyd | 211 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Bwlch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Susan Silk* | 301 | |||
Conservative | Mary Fellowes | 72 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Crickhowell (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Gerwyn Morris* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cwmtwrch (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Christine Davies* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Felin-fach (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tony Thomas* | 274 | |||
Conservative | John Pratt | 194 | |||
Labour | Tim Ashcroft | 48 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Gwernyfed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Geraint George Hopkins* | 209 | |||
Conservative | Robert Golesworthy | 205 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Debra Helen Williams | 52 | |||
Majority | 4 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Hay (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gareth William Ratcliffe* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanafanfawr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Rowland Price* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangattock (one seat)
Jeff Holmes was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jeff Holmes* | 215 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Charlton | 140 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Stuart Lennox | 93 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangors (one seat)
The sitting member was previously a Liberal Democrat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Melanie Jade Brookes Davies* | 313 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Kenneth Jones | 181 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llangynidr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Rosemarie Harris | 368 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Sharman | 87 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Timothy John Van Rees* | 563 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bernice Benton | 210 | |||
Majority | 353 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Maescar / Llywel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Thomas Morgan* | 571 | |||
Conservative | Edward Lewis | 212 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
St Davids Within (one seat)
The successful candidate had been elected as an Independent councilor for St John Ward in 2008 but now captured this ward from the Independents
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David William Meredith* | 218 | |||
Independent | Andrew Martin Charles Weale* | 194 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
St John (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew James Dorrance | 778 | |||
Independent | Gareth Geoffrey Phillips | 158 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Morgan | 154 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
St Mary (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul James Ashton* | 361 | |||
Conservative | Mary Phillips | 301 | |||
Labour | Ieuan Williams | 265 | |||
Majority | 60 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Talgarth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | William Denston Powell* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)
The sitting member was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Liam Fitzpatrick* | 331 | |||
Conservative | Jan Harris | 240 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas | 128 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Tawe Uchaf (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Arnold Thomas | 506 | |||
Independent | Krish Pathak* | 336 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Ynyscedwyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan McNicholas* | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Yscir (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dorothy Gillian Thomas* | 255 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Williams | 241 | |||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ystradgynlais (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hugo Williams | 606 | |||
Labour | John Steadman* | 378 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)
Banwy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Myfanwy Catherine Alexander | unoppsed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Berriew (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Edward Davies* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Blaen Hafren (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Maurice Jones | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Caersws (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Elizabeth Rachel Davies* | 528 | |||
Conservative | Ann Lewis | 309 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Churchstoke (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael John Jones* | 333 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rob Harper | 273 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Dolforwyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wynne Thomas Jones* | 405 | |||
Conservative | Ian Christopher Harrison | 308 | |||
Independent | John Rowland | 63 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Forden (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Linda Veronica Corfield* | 257 | |||
Conservative | Jan Chilton | 254 | |||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Glantwymyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gwilym Pughe Vaughan* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Guilsfield (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Richard Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Kerry (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Kathryn Mary Roberts-Jones* | 334 | |||
Conservative | Benjamin John Breeze | 308 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanbrynmair (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dai Jones | 181 | |||
Independent | Sarah Reast | 148 | |||
Conservative | Harry Hughes | 81 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandinam (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Leonard Roche Elvet Davies* | 404 | |||
Independent | Philip Anthony Freeman | 219 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandrinio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Graham Brown* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandysilio (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Arwel Jones* | 348 | |||
Conservative | Leigh Kellaway | 87 | |||
Independent | Nick Savage | 56 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Viola Elizabeth Evans* | 300 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Callery | 122 | |||
UKIP | Christine Williams | 108 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfihangel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Barry Thomas* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanfyllin (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Edward Lewis* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanidloes (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gareth Morgan* | 661 | |||
Conservative | John Whittal-Williams | 306 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanwddyn (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Darren Mayor | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Aled Wyn Davies* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llansantffraid (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gwynfor Thomas | 441 | |||
Independent | Digby Davies | 244 | |||
UKIP | Nick Powell | 65 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Machynlleth (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Michael Williams* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Meifod (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eldrydd Mary Jones* | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Montgomery (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Stephen Muray Hayes* | 374 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas John Bardsley | 71 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gemma-Jane Bowker | 524 | |||
Conservative | Francis Alexander Torrens* | 189 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Harris* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newtown Central(one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Russell Ian George* | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newtown East (one seat)
The sitting member had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008 but subsequently joined the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joy Jones | 266 | |||
Conservative | Richard John White* | 103 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Richard Gerrard Edwards | 87 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Newtown South (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Robert Henry Mills | 177 | |||
Labour | Matt Tisdale | 85 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Bowell Watkins | 42 | |||
Conservative | Rex Shayler | 27 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Rhiwcynon (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joyce Gethin Shearer* | 487 | |||
Independent | David Lyn Oliver | 447 | |||
Majority | 40 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Trewern (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dawn Bailey* | 290 | |||
Conservative | Jessica Bradley | 159 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Welshpool Castle (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip Charles Pritchard* | 192 | |||
Independent | Estelle Blevais | 98 | |||
Conservative | Ian David Bradley | 61 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Francesca Helen Jump* | 445 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Thomas Kaye | 242 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ann Florence Holloway* | 358 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Morgan | 355 | |||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Ward Results (Radnorshire)
Beguildy (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Harold Brunt* | 281 | |||
Independent | Alan Cecil Watson | 181 | |||
Independent | Geoff Morgan | 164 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gwilym Williams | 346 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Gwyn Davies* | 230 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Glasbury (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Paul Davies | 502 | |||
Independent | Margaret Elizabeth Morris* | 299 | |||
Independent | David Roger Hood | 180 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Knighton (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter James Medlicott | 496 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Albert Harris* | 274 | |||
Independent | Penny Nicholson | 134 | |||
Independent | John Llewellyn Morgan | 57 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Powell
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unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandrindod East/West (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Keith Francis Tampin | 172 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Arthur Lopez | 151 | |||
Christian Party (Wales) | Nathan Edward Charles Casey | 49 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llandrindod North (one seat)
Gary Price previously represented a different ward as an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Gary David Price* | 393 | |||
Conservative | Mike Hodges* | 215 | |||
Labour | Mike Sivier | 88 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Marion Lopez | 21 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Llandrindod South (one seat)
The previous Conservative councilor stood as an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Turner | 356 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Shirley Ann Gitoes | 255 | |||
Independent | Sarah Jayne Millington* | 181 | |||
Majority | 101 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Llanelwedd (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Mackenzie* | unopposed | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Llangunllo (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Hywel Lewis | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Llanyre (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Evans* | 286 | |||
Independent | Geraint Owain Rees | 213 | |||
Christian Party (Wales) | Jefrey David Green | 44 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Forbes Neil Lopez | 8 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Nantmel (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Owen Evans* | 351 | |||
Conservative | Catrin Edwards | 277 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter David Roberts | 36 | |||
Christian Party (Wales) | Adam Bridgman | 11 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Old Radnor (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Evan Michael Jones* | 305 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Stuart Milsom | 264 | |||
Independent | Bob Simcock | 104 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Presteigne (one seat)
The sitting member had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Garry Richard Banks* | 492 | |||
Independent | John Edward Wilding | 462 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nat Green | 244 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Rhayader (one seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kelvyn Watson Curry* | 481 | |||
Labour | Bryan the Blacksmith | 203 | |||
Conservative | Gemma Morris | 91 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
By-Elections 2012-2017
Glasbury by-election 2015
A by-election was held in Glasbury on 13 August 2015 following the resignation of Chris Davies, who was elected MP for Brecon and Radnor at the 2015 General Election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Gibson-Watt | 457 | 44.4 | +44.4 | |
Conservative | David Evans | 415 | 40.3 | −10.9 | |
Independent | David Roger Hood | 106 | 10.3 | −8.0 | |
Green | Louise Davies | 52 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 42 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 56.5 | +1.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ^ "Election Results 2012". Powys County Council. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Elections". Retrieved 1 February 2016.