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Merthyr Tydfil 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

11 ward races

30 seats

24 elected below the proportional quota

80.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	19,642	49.2%	15	50.0%	15	50.0%	0
Independent	17,145	42.9%	15	50.0%	13	43.3%	+2
PC	2,592	6.5%	0	0.0%	2	6.7%	-2
Conservative and Unionist Party	237	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	174	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	136	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	39,926	100.0%	30	100.0%	30	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Bedlinog & Trelewis · 2 seats · won at 21.6% · +11.7 pts below quota
Cyfarthfa · 3 seats · won at 14.1% · +10.9 pts below quota
Gurnos · 3 seats · won at 14.2% · +10.8 pts below quota
Town · 4 seats · won at 10.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Penydarren · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · +7.7 pts below quota
Dowlais & Pant · 3 seats · won at 17.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
Treharris · 3 seats · won at 18.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Vaynor · 2 seats · won at 27.4% · +6.0 pts below quota
Park · 2 seats · won at 30.3% · +3.1 pts below quota
Plymouth · 3 seats · won at 23.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Merthyr Vale · 2 seats · won at 38.0% · above quota

Race results

Bedlinog & Trelewis · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,887

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Colbran M.	Independent	581	30.8%	Elected
2	Symonds M.	Independent	408	21.6%	Elected
3	Matthews V.	Labour Party	362	19.2%
4	Beard J.	Labour Party	343	18.2%
5	Searl R.	ND	136	7.2%
6	Dawson E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	57	3.0%

Electorate 2,697 · Ballots cast 1,887 · EC ward code W05001616 · Back to ward index

Cyfarthfa · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,969

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas G.	Independent	1,031	20.7%	Elected
2	Jones M.	Independent	836	16.8%	Elected
3	Jones C.	Independent	701	14.1%	Elected
4	Chaplin D.	Labour Party	696	14.0%
5	Amaro K.	Labour Party	654	13.2%
6	Cremin A.	Labour Party	477	9.6%
7	McLean L.	PC	394	7.9%
8	Phillips S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	180	3.6%

Electorate 5,484 · Ballots cast 4,969 · EC ward code W05001617 · Back to ward index

Gurnos · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,531

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies J.	Independent	519	20.5%	Elected
2	Davies L.	Independent	514	20.3%	Elected
3	Smith B.	Labour Party	359	14.2%	Elected
4	Griffiths P.	Independent	306	12.1%
5	Williams T.	Independent	283	11.2%
6	Patman S.	Labour Party	281	11.1%
7	Galleozzie G.	Labour Party	269	10.6%

Electorate 3,707 · Ballots cast 2,531 · EC ward code W05001619 · Back to ward index

Town · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.5% Proportional quota 20.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,832

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones D.	Labour Party	995	12.7%	Elected
2	Thomas J.	Independent	943	12.0%	Elected
3	Barry A.	Independent	873	11.1%	Elected
4	Jenkins J.	Independent	826	10.5%	Elected
5	O'Neill K.	Independent	807	10.3%
6	McCarthy K.	Labour Party	716	9.1%
7	Maycock R.	Labour Party	707	9.0%
8	Eaglestone M.	Labour Party	659	8.4%
9	O'Malley S.	PC	368	4.7%
10	Pugh V.	PC	320	4.1%
11	Gwynne I.	PC	312	4.0%
12	Evans L.	PC	306	3.9%

Electorate 6,212 · Ballots cast 7,832 · EC ward code W05001624 · Back to ward index

Penydarren · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,934

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Isaac D.	Labour Party	650	22.2%	Elected
2	Gibbs K.	Labour Party	523	17.8%	Elected
3	Scriven J.	Labour Party	508	17.3%	Elected
4	Davies C.	Independent	454	15.5%
5	Thomas P.	Independent	272	9.3%
6	Amos J.	Independent	194	6.6%
7	Sullivan S.	PC	190	6.5%
8	Ryan S.	Independent	143	4.9%

Electorate 3,957 · Ballots cast 2,934 · EC ward code W05001622 · Back to ward index

Dowlais & Pant · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,582

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sammon D.	Independent	1,120	24.4%	Elected
2	Layton P.	Independent	851	18.6%	Elected
3	Hughes D.	Independent	803	17.5%	Elected
4	Owen R.	Labour Party	485	10.6%
5	Beard S.	Labour Party	480	10.5%
6	Williams S.	Labour Party	470	10.3%
7	Plowright J.	Independent	226	4.9%
8	Cushen J.	PC	147	3.2%

Electorate 5,198 · Ballots cast 4,582 · EC ward code W05001618 · Back to ward index

Treharris · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,308

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Richards G.	Labour Party	1,635	30.8%	Elected
2	Thomas I.	Labour Party	966	18.2%	Elected
3	Galsworthy E.	Labour Party	963	18.1%	Elected
4	Whitefoot F.	PC	555	10.5%
5	Andrews C.	Independent	527	9.9%
6	Hughes J.	Independent	488	9.2%
7	Clayton T.	Green Party	174	3.3%

Electorate 5,171 · Ballots cast 5,308 · EC ward code W05001625 · Back to ward index

Vaynor · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,945

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mytton L.	Independent	655	33.7%	Elected
2	Tovey C.	Independent	532	27.4%	Elected
3	Jones S.	Independent	386	19.8%
4	Bish R.	Labour Party	372	19.1%

Electorate 2,818 · Ballots cast 1,945 · EC ward code W05001626 · Back to ward index

Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,263

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones C.	Labour Party	701	31.0%	Elected
2	Minett Vokes L.	Labour Party	685	30.3%	Elected
3	Launchbury J.	Independent	479	21.2%
4	Morgan J.	Independent	398	17.6%

Electorate 3,333 · Ballots cast 2,263 · EC ward code W05001621 · Back to ward index

Plymouth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,791

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lewis G.	Labour Party	1,138	30.0%	Elected
2	Carter B.	Labour Party	1,061	28.0%	Elected
3	Williams-Price A.	Labour Party	879	23.2%	Elected
4	John L.	Independent	364	9.6%
5	Evans N.	Independent	349	9.2%

Electorate 4,096 · Ballots cast 3,791 · EC ward code W05001623 · Back to ward index

Merthyr Vale · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 38.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 1,884

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roberts D.	Labour Party	892	47.3%	Elected
2	Thomas S.	Labour Party	716	38.0%	Elected
3	Colston L.	Independent	276	14.6%

Electorate 2,693 · Ballots cast 1,884 · EC ward code W05001620 · Back to ward index