2008 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election

The fourth election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held in May 2008.^[1] It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales as well as community councils.

Boundary Changes

There were no boundary changes at this election.

Overview

All 75 council seats were up for election. Labour maintained control of the authority.

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election result 2004^[2]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Labour	57	+31
Plaid Cymru	13	-25
Liberal Democrats	2	-2
Independent	2	-4
Independent Labour	1	0
Conservative	0		0.0
Green	0		0.0

Ward Results

Aberaman North (two seats)

Aberaman North 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Christopher*	1,006
	Labour	Linda De Vet*	940
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Nicholls-Jones	521
Turnout				41.6	−6.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberaman South (two seats)

Aberaman South 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Howard Davies	819
	Plaid Cymru	H. Williams	775
	Labour	Anita Calvert*	738
	Labour	R. Dalley	724
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Abercynon (two seats)

Abercynon 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Albert L. Davies*	1,006
	Independent	Stuart G. Gregory*	818
	Labour	T. Luke	487
	Green	John Matthews	371
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent Labour		Swing

Aberdare East (two seats)

Aberdare East 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Steve Bradwick*	1,172
	Labour	Michael Forey*	1,152
	Plaid Cymru	David Alun Walters	951
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed (three seats)

Aberdare West, Llwydcoed 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	W. John Daniel*	1,319
	Labour	Ann Crimmings*	1,276
	Plaid Cymru	Elizabeth Walters	1,270
	Labour	P. David*	1,121
	Plaid Cymru	M. Lloyd	1,114
	Labour	J. Davies	1,002
Turnout				36.9	+1.6
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Beddau (one seat)

Beddau 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Assirati	437	50.2
	Labour	Richard Yeo	433	49.8
Majority			4	0.4
Turnout
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Brynna (one seat)

Brynna 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roger Turner*	Unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Church Village (one seat)

Church Village 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Graham Stacey*	600	58.6
	Plaid Cymru	R. Watkins	424	42.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cilfynydd (one seat)

Cilfynydd 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	S. Logan	438
	Labour	Barrie Morgan	318
	Plaid Cymru	R. Davies	71
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cwmbach (one seat)

Cwmbach 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Jeff Elliot	757
	Plaid Cymru	A. Jarman	436
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cwm Clydach (one seat)

Cwm Clydach 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mark Norris*	339	42.0
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Roberts	285
	Plaid Cymru	Heidi Whitter	219
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Cymmer (two seats)

Cymmer 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Davies*	721
	Labour	Margaret Tegg	658
	Plaid Cymru	H. Fisher	652
	Plaid Cymru	T. Richards	622
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ferndale (two seats)

Ferndale 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Annette Davies*	895
	Labour	Ceri Jones*	794
	Plaid Cymru	V. Thomas	493
Turnout				40.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gilfach Goch (one seat)

Gilfach Goch 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Aurfron Roberts*	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Glyncoch (one seat)

Glyncoch 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doug Williams	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Graig (one seat)

Graig 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joyce Cass*	339	59.2
	Independent	R.G. Fox	140	24.4
	Plaid Cymru	J. Hughes	65	11.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Summers	21	3.7
	TUSC	Glyn Matthews	8	1.4
Majority
Turnout				33,1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hawthorn (one seat)

Hawthorn 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Teressa Bates*	434	46.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Denton	263	28,2
	Plaid Cymru	S. Fisher	234	25.1
Majority
Turnout				34.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Hirwaun (one seat)

Hirwaun 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Karen Roberts	804	62.6
	Labour	W.A. Myring*	441	34.3	+15.0
	Communist	C. Griffiths	40	3.1	41.7
Majority
Turnout				41.7
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Llanharan (one seat)

Llanharan 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geraint Hopkins*	389	39.0	−12.0
	Independent	D. Davies	377	37.8	+9.3
	Plaid Cymru	J. Dilworth	232	23.2
Majority
Turnout				34.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Llanharry (one seat)

Llanharry 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	V. Williams	474	53.1
	Labour	N. Evans	419	46.9
Majority
Turnout				34.1
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Llantrisant (one seat)

Llantrisant 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Glynne Holmes	823	60.1
	Plaid Cymru	C. Willis	547	39.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Llantwit Fardre (two seats)

One of the councillors elected for Plaid in 2004 had defected to Labour.

Llantwit Fardre 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joel James	539
	Independent	Margaret Burtonwood	500
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	491
	Plaid Cymru	D.R. Watkins*	466
	Labour	B.P. Channon*	440
	Labour	D.F. Stone	404
Turnout				35.3	−1.0
	Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Llwynypia (one seat)

Llwynypia 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Sylvia Jones*	312
	Plaid Cymru	T. Coombe	146
	Independent	J. Gregory	142
	Independent	J. Davies	100
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Maerdy (one seat)

Maerdy 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Gerwyn Evans	545
	Labour	K. Williams*	517
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Mountain Ash East (one seat)

Mountain Ash East 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Pauline Jarman*	745
	Labour	J. Eliot	263
Majority
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Mountain Ash West (two seats)

Mountain Ash West 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Andrew Morgan*	882
	Labour	Simon Lloyd	723
	Plaid Cymru	M. Davies	466
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Penrhiwceiber (two seats)

Penrhiwceiber 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Adam Fox	971
	Labour	Jane Ward*	870
	Plaid Cymru	L. Warner	642
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pentre (two seats)

Pentre 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Jenkins*	1,001
	Labour	J. Jenkins*	809
	Plaid Cymru	Maureen Weaver	770
Turnout				40.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Penygraig (two seats)

Penygraig 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ken Privett*	763
	Labour	Dennis Weeks*	757
	Plaid Cymru	Alison Jones	693
Turnout				33.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Penywaun (one seat)

Penywaun 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G. Roberts	409
	Plaid Cymru	Paul James*	331
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Pontyclun (two seats)

Pontyclun 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Plaid Cymru	Jonathan Huish*	1,013
	Plaid Cymru	Merfyn Rea*	841
	Independent	Gordon Norman	665
	Labour	M. Hayes	515
	UKIP	David Bevan	354
	Labour	C. Williams	303
Turnout
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Pontypridd (one seat)

Pontypridd 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Farr	397
	Plaid Cymru	D. O'Farrell	379	.2
	Labour	Steve Carter*	353
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Porth (two seats)

Porth 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Margaret Davies*	838
	Plaid Cymru	Julie Williams*	819
	Labour	G. Abbott	796
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Cox	793
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Rhigos (one seat)

The sitting Plaid Cymru member had been returned unopposed in 1999.

Rhigos 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Thomas	329	51.9	+51.9
	Plaid Cymru	R. Moses*	305	48.1	+48.1
Majority			24	3.8
Turnout				51.4
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Rhondda (two seats)

Rhondda 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Leyshon*	721
	Labour	R. Smith	632
	Plaid Cymru	W. Daniel	379
	Plaid Cymru	S. Fisher	353
	Liberal Democrats	S. Powell-Agar	214
Turnout				39.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan (one seat)

Rhydfelen Central / Ilan 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Webber	491	69.8	+27.9
	Plaid Cymru	R. Humphreys	212	30.2	+1.0
Majority				39.6
Turnout				26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Taffs Well (one seat)

Taffs Well 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	A. Hobson*	551	54.6	−7.6
	Labour	T. Williams	425	42.1	+3.4
Majority				12.5	−8.1
Turnout				40.2	−6.8
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Talbot Green (one seat)

Talbot Green 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Baccara	684	75.5
	Labour	J. Bishop	116	12.8	−3.3
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones	106	11.7	−10.2
Majority				62.7
Turnout				49.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Tonteg (two seats)

Tonteg 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Butler	831
	Labour	W.J. David*	807
	Plaid Cymru	J. Bunn*	537
	Plaid Cymru	C. Jones	396
Turnout				42.7
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonypandy (one seat)

The retiring member had defected from Plaid Cymru to the Liberal Democrats since 1999.

Tonypandy 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Middle	594	53.2	+17.6
	Plaid Cymru	C. Ludlow	228	20.4	−31.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Jones*	188	12.0	+4.8
	RRP	K. Dickenson	107	9.6	+9.6
Majority				32.8
Turnout				46.1
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tonyrefail East (two seats)

Tonyrefail East 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. B. McDonald*	783
	Labour	R. Roberts*	769
	Plaid Cymru	P. Doyle	548
	Plaid Cymru	Danny Grehan	509
Turnout				36.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Tonyrefail West (one seat)

Tonyrefail West 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Hanagan*	808	74.7	−5.6
	Plaid Cymru	D. Watkins	274	25.3	+25.3
Majority				49.4	−11.2
Turnout				28.8	−5.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Trallwn (one seat)

Trallwn 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Powell	597	51.4	−1.8
	Labour	A.W. Bevan	339	29.2	−1.1
	Plaid Cymru	C. Gregory	225	16.5	+2.9
Majority				22.2	−0.7
Turnout				42.1	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Trealaw (one seat)

Trealaw 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Carnell	636	50.0	+11.3
	Plaid Cymru	R. Winter*	414	33.1	−8.0
	RRP	J. Gregory	211	16.9	+16.9
Majority				16.9
Turnout				46.4	+2.1
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Treforest (one seat)

Treforest 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Day	246	36.6	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Southgate	228	33.9	+10.0
	Labour	J. Brookman	198	29.5	−6.0
Majority				2.7
Turnout				29.2	−6.3
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing

Treherbert (two seats)

Treherbert 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Morgan	1.074
	Labour	D. Williams	1.065
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Rhys Davies*	1,063
	Plaid Cymru	L. Jones*	965
Turnout				54.3
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Treorchy (three seats)

Treorchy 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Plaid Cymru	Cennard Davies*	1,519
	Plaid Cymru	E. Hancock*	1,463
	Labour	T. Haskins	1,335
	Labour	M. Williams	1,290
	Plaid Cymru	R. Knape	1,222
	Labour	D.M. Lewis	1,136
Turnout				51.5
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tylorstown (two seats)

Tylorstown 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.R. Bevan*	1,038
	Labour	L. Adams	859
	Plaid Cymru	M. Brittain*	380
	Independent	J. Lewis	317
Turnout				48.6	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

Tyn-y-Nant (one seat)

Tyn-y-Nant 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.J. Willis*	675	75.5	−0.2
	Plaid Cymru	M. Richards	219	24.5	+0.2
Majority				51.0	−0.5
Turnout				38.5	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynyshir (one seat)

Ynyshir 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Langford	747	67.0	+4.9
	Plaid Cymru	M. Lush	368	33.0	−4.9
Majority				34.0	+9.7
Turnout				48.9	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynysybwl (one seat)

Ynysybwl 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	D. Arnold	508	38.9	−6.8
	Labour	G. Crocker	339	26.0	−4.6
	Independent	D.S. Breeze	254	19.4	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Smith	205	15.7	+15.7
Majority				12.9	−1.9
Turnout				39.4	−5.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Ystrad (two seats)

Ystrad 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Cannon	1,140
	Labour	M. Watts	958
	Plaid Cymru	Syd Morgan*	740
	Plaid Cymru	J. Jones*	589
	Independent	R. Davey	257
Turnout				47.4	−3.9
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing
	Labour gain from Plaid Cymru		Swing

References

^ "Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^ "Rhondda Cynon Taff council". 11 June 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[PlymouthDataRCT-1] "Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Cente, Plymouth University. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[2] "Rhondda Cynon Taff council". 11 June 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

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