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.
See main article: 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election.
Labour | 50 | 0 | |
Plaid Cymru | 18 | -2 | |
Independent | 5 | -2 |
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]
The results for each ward were:[6]