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Torfaen 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

18 ward races

40 seats

27 elected below the proportional quota

67.5% 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 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 40 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	28,097	57.4%	30	75.0%	24	60.0%	+6
Independent	12,432	25.4%	10	25.0%	10	25.0%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,231	14.8%	0	0.0%	6	15.0%	-6
Liberal Democrats	455	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
PC	432	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	268	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	47	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	48,962	100.0%	40	100.0%	40	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.

Two Locks · 3 seats · won at 15.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood · 2 seats · won at 24.8% · +8.5 pts below quota
Upper Cwmbran · 2 seats · won at 25.5% · +7.9 pts below quota
Llantarnam · 3 seats · won at 17.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
St. Dials · 2 seats · won at 25.9% · +7.5 pts below quota
New Inn · 3 seats · won at 18.0% · +7.0 pts below quota
Pontnewydd · 3 seats · won at 19.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Blaenavon · 3 seats · won at 19.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
Abersychan · 3 seats · won at 20.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Pontypool Fawr · 3 seats · won at 22.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
Panteg · 3 seats · won at 23.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Croesyceiliog · 2 seats · won at 35.1% · above quota
Fairwater · 2 seats · won at 39.1% · above quota
Trevethin & Penygarn · 2 seats · won at 39.2% · above quota
Greenmeadow · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Llanyrafon · 1 seat · won at 66.6% · above quota
Coed Eva · 1 seat · won at 69.7% · above quota

Race results

Two Locks · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,981

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas C.	Labour Party	781	19.6%	Elected
2	Jones P.	Labour Party	695	17.5%	Elected
3	Burnett R.	Independent	597	15.0%	Elected
4	Evans K.	Labour Party	562	14.1%
5	Fortey K.	Independent	362	9.1%
6	Brown J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	241	6.1%
7	Boyce A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	5.4%
8	Senior R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	189	4.7%
9	Davies M.	Liberal Democrats	165	4.1%
10	Roberts B.	Liberal Democrats	127	3.2%
11	Stamper V.	FREE	47	1.2%

Electorate 4,869 · Ballots cast 3,981 · EC ward code W05001377 · Back to ward index

Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,568

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Best A.	Labour Party	412	26.3%	Elected
2	Simons N.	Labour Party	389	24.8%	Elected
3	Jenkins w.	Independent	347	22.1%
4	Burgess R.	Independent	282	18.0%
5	Clarke M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	138	8.8%

Electorate 3,021 · Ballots cast 1,568 · EC ward code W05001373 · Back to ward index

Upper Cwmbran · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,786

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Evans S.	Labour Party	571	32.0%	Elected
2	Williams L.	Labour Party	455	25.5%	Elected
3	Legge S.	Independent	387	21.7%
4	Kemp R.	Independent	373	20.9%

Electorate 4,459 · Ballots cast 1,786 · EC ward code W05001378 · Back to ward index

Llantarnam · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,425

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas D.	Independent	1,081	19.9%	Elected
2	Slade A.	Independent	996	18.4%	Elected
3	Jones N.	Independent	950	17.5%	Elected
4	Bolton D.	Labour Party	667	12.3%
5	Bird A.	Labour Party	550	10.1%
6	Johnston L.	Labour Party	481	8.9%
7	Woolfall Jones M.	PC	432	8.0%
8	Davies P.	Green Party	268	4.9%

Electorate 5,294 · Ballots cast 5,425 · EC ward code W05001368 · Back to ward index

St. Dials · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,048

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haynes E.	Independent	630	30.8%	Elected
2	Bonera C.	Independent	530	25.9%	Elected
3	Jones F.	Labour Party	437	21.3%
4	Manneh K.	Labour Party	349	17.0%
5	Thomas P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	102	5.0%

Electorate 3,546 · Ballots cast 2,048 · EC ward code W05001375 · Back to ward index

New Inn · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,714

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Byrne N.	Labour Party	906	19.2%	Elected
2	Matthews R.	Labour Party	859	18.2%	Elected
3	James J.	Labour Party	848	18.0%	Elected
4	James K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	780	16.5%
5	Overton R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	677	14.4%
6	Jones N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	644	13.7%

Electorate 4,817 · Ballots cast 4,714 · EC ward code W05001370 · Back to ward index

Pontnewydd · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Daniels D.	Labour Party	984	22.3%	Elected
2	Morgan S.	Labour Party	949	21.5%	Elected
3	Ashley S.	Labour Party	863	19.5%	Elected
4	Campbell D.	Independent	507	11.5%
5	Brankley M.	Independent	481	10.9%
6	Edmunds D.	Independent	472	10.7%
7	Richards R.	Liberal Democrats	163	3.7%

Electorate 5,636 · Ballots cast 4,419 · EC ward code W05001372 · Back to ward index

Blaenavon · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,671

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones J.	Independent	843	23.0%	Elected
2	Horler N.	Independent	818	22.3%	Elected
3	Cowles L.	Labour Party	726	19.8%	Elected
4	Evans L.	Labour Party	606	16.5%
5	Hunt J.	Labour Party	443	12.1%
6	Senior A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	235	6.4%

Electorate 4,758 · Ballots cast 3,671 · EC ward code W05001362 · Back to ward index

Abersychan · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,854

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tew C.	Independent	1,027	26.6%	Elected
2	Davies G.	Labour Party	935	24.3%	Elected
3	Clarkson L.	Labour Party	772	20.0%	Elected
4	Tomlinson W.	Independent	481	12.5%
5	Rogers B.	Labour Party	380	9.9%
6	Millard A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	259	6.7%

Electorate 5,124 · Ballots cast 3,854 · EC ward code W05001361 · Back to ward index

Pontypool Fawr · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones M.	Independent	940	26.2%	Elected
2	Price C.	Labour Party	838	23.4%	Elected
3	James G.	Labour Party	812	22.7%	Elected
4	Stephens P.	Labour Party	639	17.8%
5	Bishop L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	355	9.9%

Electorate 5,750 · Ballots cast 3,584 · EC ward code W05001374 · Back to ward index

Panteg · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,282

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hunt A.	Labour Party	1,480	28.0%	Elected
2	Parrish N.	Labour Party	1,253	23.7%	Elected
3	Yeowell N.	Labour Party	1,230	23.3%	Elected
4	Senior S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	501	9.5%
5	Martin J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	415	7.9%
6	Lang A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	403	7.6%

Electorate 5,952 · Ballots cast 5,282 · EC ward code W05001371 · Back to ward index

Llanfrechfa and Ponthir · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 769

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gauden K.	Labour Party	389	50.6%	Elected
2	Bevan H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	380	49.4%

Electorate 1,787 · Ballots cast 769 · EC ward code W05001367 · Back to ward index

Croesyceiliog · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,699

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clark R.	Labour Party	950	35.2%	Elected
2	Gauden J.	Labour Party	948	35.1%	Elected
3	Bubela A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	421	15.6%
4	Morgan R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	380	14.1%

Electorate 4,274 · Ballots cast 2,699 · EC ward code W05001364 · Back to ward index

Fairwater · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 1,686

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Seabourne R.	Labour Party	697	41.3%	Elected
2	Watkins J.	Labour Party	660	39.1%	Elected
3	Leaves A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	329	19.5%

Electorate 3,934 · Ballots cast 1,686 · EC ward code W05001365 · Back to ward index

Trevethin & Penygarn · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 1,465

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Malson S.	Labour Party	676	46.1%	Elected
2	Horlor J.	Labour Party	574	39.2%	Elected
3	White A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	14.7%

Electorate 3,901 · Ballots cast 1,465 · EC ward code W05001376 · Back to ward index

Greenmeadow · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 683

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Owen M.	Labour Party	427	62.5%	Elected
2	O'Connell J.	Independent	256	37.5%

Electorate 2,103 · Ballots cast 683 · EC ward code W05001366 · Back to ward index

Llanyrafon · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.6 pts Valid ballots 704

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams D.	Labour Party	469	66.6%	Elected
2	Scriven C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	235	33.4%

Electorate 1,962 · Ballots cast 704 · EC ward code W05001369 · Back to ward index

Coed Eva · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.7 pts Valid ballots 624

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cross F.	Labour Party	435	69.7%	Elected
2	Edmunds N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	117	18.8%
3	Clarke S.	Independent	72	11.5%

Electorate 1,937 · Ballots cast 624 · EC ward code W05001363 · Back to ward index