2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
Country:Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2027 Caerphilly County Borough Council election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:All 69 seats for Caerphilly County Borough Council
Majority Seats:35
Election Date:5 May 2022
Party1:Welsh Labour
Last Election1:50
Seats After1:45
Popular Vote1:41,013
Percentage1:43.38%
Party2:Plaid Cymru
Last Election2:18
Seats After2:18
Popular Vote2:34,235
Percentage2:36.21%
Party3:Independent
Last Election3:5
Seats After3:6
Popular Vote3:14,656
Percentage3:15.5%
Map Size:275px

The 2022 Caerphilly County Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2022. It was part of a broader round of local elections held on the same day across Great Britain included to every local authority in Wales. The election saw the Labour Party maintain their majority in the council with little change between the parties in overall seat numbers.

Background

Previous election

See main article: 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election.

Results of the 2017 Caerphilly council election[1] !Party!Seats!Change
Labour500
Plaid Cymru18-2
Independent5-2

Process

The Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 made changes to the election system enabling 16 year olds to vote.[2] Caerphilly County Borough launched a pilot scheme to increase voter participation, this will include being able to vote on the weekend before 5 May.[3] A boundary review reduced the number of seats in the council from 73 to 69. Boundaries and member numbers were changed in all but six wards, Crosskeys, Hengoed, Llanbradach, St Cattwg, Ynysddu and Ystrad Mynach. [4]

Election results

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Ward results

The results for each ward were:[6]

Ystrad Mynach

References

  1. Web site: Caerphilly County Borough Council . 2022-05-07 . BBC News . en-GB.
  2. News: 3 March 2022 . Aged 16 or 17? Register now to be eligible to vote in May's elections . Cwmbranlife . 17 March 2022.
  3. News: Craig . Ian . 31 January 2022 . Advanced voting pilot being run in Caerphilly County Borough . South Wales Argus . 17 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Caerphilly Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed LDBCW . 2023-02-11 . www.ldbc.gov.wales . en-GB.
  5. News: Caerphilly result - Local Elections 2022 . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-05-07.
  6. Web site: Caerphilly County Borough Council Elections 2022 . Caerphilly County Borough Council . 8 July 2023.