Blaenau Gwent Council - Wards and Councillors

Welsh council · Wales · 33 seats in 14 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Blaenau Gwent Council. The council has 33 councillors in 14 wards. Seats by party: Labour 19, Other 13, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

33 seats - 17 for a majority

Labour 19Green 1Other 13

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Green +1 Other +1 Labour −2

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (33 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other59.3%12

Labour35.6%21

Plaid Cymru3.5%0

Conservative1.2%0

Green0.5%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 33 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

Labour 19

majority of 5; 17 needed

Closest result

Ebbw Vale North

Independent won the last seat by 14 votes over Labour, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Ebbw Vale South

Independent gain from Labour, 10 February 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

62%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 14 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abertillery and Six Bells Julie Holt, Keith Chaplin, Ross Leadbeater	5 May 2022 Labour 27.5% lead 4.1 pts
Beaufort Chris Smith, Dean Woods, Godfrey Thomas	5 May 2022 Labour 30.8% lead 2.0 pts
Blaina John Morgan, Lisa Winnett	5 May 2022 Labour 42.6% lead 2.7 pts
Brynmawr John Hill, Wayne Hodgins, Jules Gardner	5 May 2022 Independent 38.1% lead 19.2 pts
Cwm George Humphreys, Derrick Bevan	5 May 2022 Independent 34.6% lead 1.4 pts
Cwmtillery Malcolm Day, Joanna Wilkins	5 May 2022 Independent 33.6% lead 0.7 pts
Ebbw Vale North Jen Morgan, Dai Davies	5 May 2022 Labour 34.9% lead 3.4 pts
Ebbw Vale South Sue Edmunds, Jonathan Millard	5 May 2022 Independent 27.0% lead 2.2 pts
Georgetown Jacqueline Thomas, John Morgan	5 May 2022 Labour 65.4% lead 30.8 pts
Llanhilleth Helen Cunningham, Lee Parsons	5 May 2022 Labour 33.3% lead 3.3 pts
Nantyglo Peter Baldwin, Sonia Behr	5 May 2022 Labour 61.2% lead 22.4 pts
Rassau and Garnlydan David Wilkshire, Gareth Davies	5 May 2022 Labour 38.0% lead 1.2 pts
Sirhowy Malcolm Cross, Diane Rowberry, Tommy Smith	5 May 2022 Labour 51.9% lead 26.4 pts
Tredegar Stephen Thomas, Haydn Trollope, Ellen Jones	5 May 2022 Labour 51.0% lead 30.2 pts

Abertillery and Six Bells

Julie Holt IndependentKeith Chaplin LabourRoss Leadbeater Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour27.5%

Independent23.4%

Independent22.6%

Independent16.9%

Independent9.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keith Gerald Chaplin Elected	Labour	867
Ross Thomas Leadbeater Elected	Labour	835
Julie Holt Elected	Independent	737
Nigel John Daniels	Independent	712
Martin John Cook	Independent	532
Joshua James Rawcliffe	Independent	303

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Beaufort

Chris Smith LabourDean Woods LabourGodfrey Thomas Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour30.8%

Independent28.8%

Independent21.9%

Independent18.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dean Woods Elected	Labour	906
Godfrey Rhys Thomas Elected	Independent	845
Chris Smith Elected	Labour	842
Stewart Healy	Independent	645
Greg Paulsen	Independent	543

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blaina

John Morgan IndependentLisa Winnett Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour42.6%

Independent39.9%

Independent17.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Catherine Winnett Elected	Labour	770
John Patrick Morgan Elected	Independent	722
Des Hillman	Independent	317

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brynmawr

John Hill IndependentJules Gardner LabourWayne Hodgins Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Independent38.1%

Labour18.9%

Independent15.9%

Independent14.6%

Independent12.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Wayne Kevin Hodgins Elected	Independent	1,207
Jules Gardner Elected	Labour	600
John Hill Elected	Independent	504
Lyn Elias	Independent	463
David Cook	Independent	397

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cwm

Derrick Bevan LabourGeorge Humphreys Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent34.6%

Labour33.2%

Independent18.8%

Green7.8%

Conservative5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
George Humpreys Elected	Independent	544
Derrick Bevan Elected	Labour	521
Nicola Jane Williams	Labour	442
Gareth Leslie Davies	Independent	295
Anne Price	Green	122
Lucinda Mary Field	Conservative	89

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cwmtillery

Joanna Wilkins IndependentMalcolm Day Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent33.6%

Independent32.9%

Labour26.0%

Independent7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Malcolm Day Elected	Independent	537
Joanna Wilkins Elected	Independent	525
Liam Owen Anstey	Labour	416
Sonia Wright	Labour	400
Andrew Boulton	Independent	120

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ebbw Vale North

Dai Davies IndependentJen Morgan Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour34.9%

Independent31.5%

Independent20.5%

Independent13.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jen Morgan Elected	Labour	488
Dai Davies Elected	Independent	441
Gemma Diane Badham	Labour	427
Suzanne Jones	Independent	286
Bob Summers	Independent	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ebbw Vale South

Jonathan Millard IndependentSue Edmunds Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent27.0%

Labour24.8%

Independent22.5%

Independent18.9%

Conservative6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carl Derek Bainton Elected	Independent	385
Sue Edmunds Elected	Labour	354
Jonathan David Millard	Independent	320
Adam King	Labour	296
Keith Clark Pritchard	Independent	269
Georgia Palfrey	Conservative	97

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 8 February 2024

Independent60.4%

Labour31.3%

Green8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan David Millard Elected	Independent	239	60.4%
Amy Smith	Labour	124	31.3%
Jonathan Powell	Green	33	8.3%

Georgetown

Jacqueline Thomas LabourJohn Morgan Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour65.4%

Plaid Cymru34.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Morgan Elected	Labour	765
Jacqueline Thomas Elected	Labour	645
Andrew Benjamin Davies	Plaid Cymru	404

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llanhilleth

Helen Cunningham IndependentLee Parsons Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour33.3%

Independent30.0%

Independent22.1%

Plaid Cymru14.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helen Cunningham Elected	Labour	472
Lee Parsons Elected	Independent	425
Cheryl Hucker	Labour	407
Gill Clark	Independent	313
Ben Owen-Jones	Plaid Cymru	207
Barrie Page	Plaid Cymru	119

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Nantyglo

Peter Baldwin LabourSonia Behr Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour61.2%

Independent38.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter John Baldwin Elected	Labour	639
Sonia Behr Elected	Labour	547
Keri Rowson	Independent	405

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rassau and Garnlydan

David Wilkshire LabourGareth Davies Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour38.0%

Independent36.8%

Independent25.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Hendry Wilkshire Elected	Labour	597
Gareth Alban Davies Elected	Independent	578
Phil Edwards	Independent	394

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sirhowy

Diane Rowberry LabourMalcolm Cross LabourTommy Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour51.9%

Independent25.5%

Independent22.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tommy Smith Elected	Labour	1,001
Malcolm Cross Elected	Labour	904
Diane Rowberry Elected	Labour	879
Steve Gough	Independent	491
Brian Thomas	Independent	436

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tredegar

Ellen Jones LabourHaydn Trollope LabourStephen Thomas Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour51.0%

Plaid Cymru20.8%

Independent19.7%

Conservative8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Thomas Elected	Labour	691
Haydn Leslie Trollope Elected	Labour	661
Ellen Louise Jones Elected	Labour	608
Gail Davies	Plaid Cymru	282
Mandy Moore	Independent	267
Richard Sheehy	Plaid Cymru	248
Matt Rees	Plaid Cymru	220
Phillip Tolley	Conservative	114

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Llanhilleth	Helen Cunningham	Labour 2022	Independent
Nantyglo	Sonia Behr	Labour 2022	Green

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
10 February 2024	Ebbw Vale South	Independent gain from Labour

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney	100%	Labour	Labour 33%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Blaenau Gwent

66,901 residents in 30,346 households

Voted Leave in 2016

62% 10 above GB

Degree or higher

22% 12 below GB

No qualifications

28% 10 above GB

Own their home

60% 1 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

24% 7 above GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

24% 2 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.