The 2017 Caerphilly County Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the national 2017 Welsh local elections. The election was preceded by the 2012 CCBC election and was followed by the 2022 CCBC election.
Overall results Plaid Cymru had achieved tremendous growth in the 1999 Caerphilly County Borough Council election gaining a total of 38 seats, This tremendous growth had declined by the 2012 election to just 20 seats. The Independents in Caerphilly County Borough had also suffered sizable losses in the 2012 election going from 9 in 2008 election to 3 in 2012 election.
The Labour Party won 50 seats achieving a majority, Plaid Cymru obtained 18 seats and 5 seats were won by independent candidates. One seat (Twyn Carno ward) was elected unopposed.
| colspan="2" | Total | align=right | 73 | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | 100.0 | align=right | 100.0 | align=right | 48,418 | align=right | 0.0
Ward results Cwm Aber / Aber Valley +Electorate: 4612, Turnout: 30.81%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesJohn TaylorPlaid Cymru99026.51%ElectedLyndon J BindingPlaid Cymru98426.35%ElectedJohn Eryl RobertsPlaid Cymru94525.30%ElectedDavid Zenati-ParsonsWelsh Labour3078.22% Jo RaoWelsh Labour2977.95% Ryan Graham SmithWelsh Conservative Party2125.68% Aberbargod / Aberbargoed +Electorate: 2593, Turnout: 30.85%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesAlan Gerald HiggsWelsh Labour36224.88%ElectedAlan George CollisWelsh Labour35224.19%ElectedLowri Cerys EdwardsPlaid Cymru32021.99% Ted EdwardsPlaid Cymru30020.62% Keith MillsUKIP1218.32% Abercarn +Electorate: 4059, Turnout: 34.61%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesAndrew WhitcombeWelsh Labour68828.05%ElectedDenver Winston Redman PreeceWelsh Labour66327.03%ElectedJill Elizabeth JonesPlaid Cymru49320.10% Tud JonesPlaid Cymru35814.59% Margaret Elizabeth DennehyWelsh Liberal Democrats25110.23% Argoed +Electorate: 2018, Turnout: 36.77%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesWalter Henry Edgar WilliamsWelsh Labour42757.78%ElectedJohn MooreUKIP16822.73% Roger John MoorePlaid Cymru14419.49% Bargod / Bargoed +Electorate: 4383, Turnout: 30.76%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesTudor DaviesWelsh Labour69219.59%ElectedDianne PriceWelsh Labour61617.44%ElectedCarol Julia AndrewsWelsh Labour58216.47%ElectedKevin Philip VineyPlaid Cymru42311.97% Gill JonesPlaid Cymru40911.58% James KerbyIndependent3229.11% Andrew Thomas NuttPlaid Cymru3178.97% Belinda GingellIndependent1724.87% Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen +Electorate: 7721, Turnout: 37.22%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesLiz AldworthWelsh Labour1,37814.23%ElectedLisa PhippsWelsh Labour1,24112.82%ElectedDerek HavardWelsh Labour1,17812.17%ElectedJune GaleWelsh Labour1,04910.83%ElectedJohn James DewIndependent7417.65% Gareth LlewellynPlaid Cymru7237.47% Janet WalshIndependent6186.38% Daniel LlewellynPlaid Cymru5725.91% Paul StringerPlaid Cymru5315.48% Philip GoodgerWelsh Conservative Party5045.20% Michael RobertsWelsh Conservative Party4945.10% Teresa WiniarskiPlaid Cymru3974.10% Peter Clive GaskellWales Green Party2572.65% Coed Duon / Blackwood +Electorate: 6178, Turnout: 38.02%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesKevin EtheridgeIndependent1,06916.52%ElectedNigel Stuart DixIndependent79112.23%ElectedAndrew David Farina-ChildsIndependent6259.66%ElectedKeith SmallmanIndependent6189.55% Patricia CookWelsh Labour6049.34% Janet GriffithsWelsh Labour5308.19% Matthew SessionsWelsh Labour4767.36% Allan ReesIndependent4276.60% Darren JonesPlaid Cymru3775.83% Andrew ShortPlaid Cymru3555.49% Steven Anthony BlakemanPlaid Cymru3204.95% Paul TaylorUKIP2784.30% Cefn Fforest +Electorate: 2841, Turnout: 35.13%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesTom WilliamsWelsh Labour45325.69%ElectedGraham Derek SimmondsIndependent45025.52%ElectedChristopher HawkerWelsh Labour43724.79% Louise Rachael PhillipsIndependent42323.99% Crosskeys +Electorate: 2436, Turnout: 35.47%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesJulian SimmondsWelsh Labour45053.44%ElectedChristopher Phillip Norman CookPlaid Cymru39246.56% Crymlyn / Crumlin +Electorate: 4319, Turnout: 39.06%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesCarl Jeffrey ThomasWelsh Labour70123.62%ElectedMike DaviesPlaid Cymru61920.86%ElectedAndrew LewisWelsh Labour61220.62% Alwyn Lewis LloydPlaid Cymru50416.98% Philip FowlerIndependent2819.47% Dominic WalkerIndependent2518.46% Cwm Darran / Darren Valley +Electorate: 1803, Turnout: 33.11%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesDavid Thomas HardacreWelsh Labour34959.05%ElectedKeiron David O'HaganIndependent24240.95% Gilfach +Electorate: 1503, Turnout: 36.39%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesLindsey HardingWelsh Labour33562.62%ElectedKen HoustonPlaid Cymru14727.48% Granville HaleWelsh Conservative Party539.91% Hengoed +Electorate: 3897, Turnout: 33.95%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesDonna CushingPlaid Cymru67831.83%ElectedTeresa Elizabeth ParryPlaid Cymru67631.74%ElectedMark Anthony BoylandWelsh Labour47822.44% Graham George WillsUKIP29813.99% Llanbradach +Electorate: 3197, Turnout: 40.29%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesRobert William GoughPlaid Cymru87037.05%ElectedColin Peter MannPlaid Cymru83435.52%ElectedRhydian Dafydd BirkinshawWelsh Labour32413.80% Bethan Louise ThomasWelsh Labour32013.63% Maesycwmmer +Electorate: 1652, Turnout: 38.2%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesVincent Alec JamesWelsh Labour32751.99%ElectedCatrin Sara MossPlaid Cymru17427.66% William Stuart JonesWelsh Conservative Party12820.35% Morgan Jones +Electorate: 5507, Turnout: 39.88%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesJames PritchardWelsh Labour1,05917.82%ElectedPhil BevanPlaid Cymru90915.29%ElectedShayne CookWelsh Labour90015.14%ElectedRoger BidgoodPlaid Cymru82113.81% Mike PrewPlaid Cymru78313.17% Shelly HodderWelsh Labour77513.04% Peter JonesWelsh Conservative Party2564.31% Gerry JonesWelsh Conservative Party2454.12% Wilfred Hugh PhillipsWelsh Conservative Party1963.30%
Moria / Moriah +Electorate: 3128, Turnout: 31.71%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesJohn BevanWelsh Labour56536.83%ElectedDai HarseWelsh Labour53835.07%ElectedNathan Thomas FlanaganPlaid Cymru43128.10% Nelson +Electorate: 3488, Turnout: 40.48%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesSean Iestyn MorganWelsh Labour72528.27%ElectedBrenda Mair MilesWelsh Labour56021.83%ElectedMalcolm TuckerPlaid Cymru39115.24% Anne BlackmanChristian Peoples Alliance37414.58% Marls TuckerPlaid Cymru33212.94% Kay DavidWelsh Liberal Democrats1837.13% Tredegar Newydd / New Tredegar +Electorate: 3343, Turnout: 31.41%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesEluned StennerWelsh Labour68736.78%ElectedMark Anthony EvansWelsh Labour66535.60%ElectedKev RodgersIndependent25713.76% Rachael Joanne DixonPlaid Cymru1377.33% Bethany Adele EdwardsPlaid Cymru1226.53% Trecelyn / Newbridge +Electorate: 4764, Turnout: 36.9%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesGary JohnstonWelsh Labour71915.01%ElectedAdrian Alfred HusseyWelsh Labour67714.13%ElectedLeeroy JeremiahWelsh Labour65513.67%ElectedKath BakerPlaid Cymru65513.67% Wayne Lewis MorriseyPlaid Cymru54311.34% Rhys MillsPlaid Cymru53511.17% Jago LewisWelsh Conservative Party3266.81% Matthew KidnerWelsh Liberal Democrats2735.70% Stuart RobertsonWelsh Conservative Party2064.30% Heather RobertsonWelsh Conservative Party2014.20% Pengam +Electorate: 2702, Turnout: 33.16%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesDavid Vincent PooleWelsh Labour50732.11%ElectedKevin DawsonWelsh Labour50531.98%ElectedNoel Geoffrey TurnerPlaid Cymru35022.17% Chris PaulPlaid Cymru21713.74% Penmaen +Electorate: 4099, Turnout: 42.21%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesRoy SaralisWelsh Labour90328.00%ElectedBen ZaplatynskiWelsh Labour74423.07%ElectedJohn Owen EvansPlaid Cymru50515.66% Kevin JonesPlaid Cymru45013.95% Richard Webb JonesWelsh Conservative Party32410.05% Shawn Patricia SimsWelsh Conservative Party2999.27% Penyrheol +Electorate: 8803, Turnout: 35.59%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesLindsay Geoffrey WhittlePlaid Cymru1,65315.09%ElectedMargaret Eiddwen SargentPlaid Cymru1,34012.23%ElectedJon ScrivenPlaid Cymru1,33712.20%ElectedSteven John SkivensPlaid Cymru1,27011.59%ElectedHuw Rhodri DaviesWelsh Labour9108.31% Sandra JonesWelsh Labour8547.79% Janice Anne DaviesWelsh Labour8477.73% Milena Zenati-ParsonsWelsh Labour7166.54% Gregory ElliotWelsh Conservative Party5144.69% Cameron Muir-JonesWelsh Conservative Party5134.68% Steven John RobertsWelsh Conservative Party3833.50% Lawrence John Frederick AndrewsUKIP3403.10% Ian William GormanUKIP2792.55%
Pontllanfraith +Electorate: 6241, Turnout: 36.5%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesMichael AdamsWelsh Labour1,10718.27%ElectedColin John GordonWelsh Labour1,03917.15%ElectedGez KirbyWelsh Labour96615.95%ElectedJim CriddlePlaid Cymru77312.76% Zoe Alexandra HammondPlaid Cymru5899.72% Andrew WilliamsonWelsh Conservative Party5448.98% Wendy PhillipsWelsh Conservative Party5338.80% Mike JacksonPlaid Cymru5078.37% Pontlotyn / Pontlottyn +Electorate: 1429, Turnout: 37.23%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesGaynor Denise OliverWelsh Labour23945.01%ElectedMervyn Dorian DiggleIndependent23544.26% David Adam ReesPlaid Cymru5710.73% Dwyrain Rhisga / Risca East +Electorate: 4681, Turnout: 28.09%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesNigel GeorgeWelsh Labour72820.89%ElectedArianna Krystina PassmoreWelsh Labour70920.34%ElectedPhilippa LeonardWelsh Labour69019.80%ElectedJames JonesWelsh Conservative Party2878.24% Graham JonesWelsh Conservative Party2798.01% James MallindineWelsh Conservative Party2276.51% Alexander OwenPlaid Cymru2106.03% Gareth MacleurPlaid Cymru1905.45% Luke SmithPlaid Cymru1654.73% Gorllewin Rhisga / Risca West +Electorate: 3892, Turnout: 38.59%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesBob OwenIndependent64025.15%ElectedRoss Anthony WhitingWelsh Labour62024.36%ElectedCeri Marina WrightWelsh Labour52520.63% Anthony SimsWelsh Conservative Party27010.61% Brian HancockPlaid Cymru26510.41% Matthew Robert FarrellPlaid Cymru2258.84% Catwg Sant / St. Cattwg +Electorate: 5583, Turnout: 32.2%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesWynne DavidWelsh Labour1,07723.26%ElectedAnn GairWelsh Labour86718.73%ElectedCarmen Marie BezzinaWelsh Labour78216.89%ElectedWyndham MatthewsPlaid Cymru75616.33% Robledo Jessica AlfonsoPlaid Cymru59712.89% Richard Euan OsbornePlaid Cymru55111.90% Sant Iago / St. James +Electorate: 4247, Turnout: 38.07%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesChristine ForeheadWelsh Labour61513.75%ElectedElaine ForeheadWelsh Labour56112.54%ElectedBarbara Avril JonesWelsh Labour54312.14%ElectedPaul Michael BradburyPlaid Cymru53411.94% Jayne Elizabeth GarlandPlaid Cymru51711.56% John Anthony LeekPlaid Cymru4409.84% John EvansWelsh Conservative Party2886.44% Ian ChiversWelsh Conservative Party2796.24% Dennis MorganWelsh Conservative Party2615.84% Sam GouldUKIP1824.07% David OwersUKIP1383.09% Andrew ShakespeareUKIP1142.55% Martin Sant / St. Martins +Electorate: 6383, Turnout: 46.75%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesColin ElsburyPlaid Cymru1,28415.41%ElectedJames Emmanuel FussellPlaid Cymru1,25015.00%ElectedSteve KentPlaid Cymru1,21114.53%ElectedAnne Olivia Broughton-PettitWelsh Labour7178.60% Tony GrahamWelsh Labour7148.57% Judith Elizabeth ChildWelsh Conservative Party6657.98% Robert Stanley LeaWelsh Conservative Party6387.66% John Harry PettitWelsh Labour6147.37% Elizabeth Jane EvansWelsh Conservative Party6037.24% Richard WilliamsUKIP2833.40% Hazel NorrisUKIP2533.04% Megan Hannah ChurchlandTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1011.21% Twyn Carno +Electorate: 1665CandidatePartyVotes%NotesCarl CussWelsh LabourUnopposed–Elected
Ynysddu +Electorate: 2914, Turnout: 34.21%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesPhillippa MarsdenWelsh Labour72039.37%ElectedJohn Philip RidgewellWelsh Labour63834.88%ElectedLyn AckermanPlaid Cymru24413.34% Terry BirkettPlaid Cymru22712.41%
Ystrad Mynach +Electorate: 3979, Turnout: 39.31%CandidatePartyVotes%NotesMartyn Paul JamesPlaid Cymru91933.49%ElectedAlan Patrick AngelPlaid Cymru88532.25%ElectedKerry JonesWelsh Labour50518.40% Alan DowlerWelsh Labour43515.85%
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