As part of the 2017 local elections in Wales on 4 May 2017, the 40 seats of

Torfaen County Borough Council Torfaen County Borough Council () is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History The borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as a lower-tier district council with borough status ...

were up for election. There were 113 candidates. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Background

In the previous election in 2012, Labour took overall control of the council.

Results

Results by ward

Councillors were elected in 24

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

Abersychan

Abersychan Abersychan is a town and community (Wales), community north of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, and lies within the boundaries of the Monmouthshire (historic), historic county of Monmouthshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county o ...

(3) Independent gains from Labour

Blaenafon

Blaenavon Blaenavon ( cy, Blaenafon) is a town and community (Wales), community in Torfaen county borough, Wales, high on a hillside on the source of the Afon Lwyd. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshi ...

(3) Independent gain from Lab

Brynwern

Brynwern (1)

Coed Eva

Coed Eva (1) abour gain from Plaid Cymru

Croesyceiliog North

Croesyceiliog Croesyceiliog (, ''Cockerel's Cross'') is a suburb of Cwmbran, Wales. Housing Croesyceiliog is primarily a residential district and contains a wide variety of housing from Victorian terraces and even older Welsh cottages to property built betw ...

North (2)

Croesyceiliog South

South (1)

Cwmyniscoy

Cwmyniscoy (1)

Fairwater

Fairwater (2) Labour gain from PC

Greenmeadow

Greenmeadow Greenmeadow is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire, southern Wales, United Kingdom. Not to be confused with Green Meadow Golf Club, which is on the other side of Cwmbran ...

(2) Ind gain from Lab

Llantarnam

Llantarnam Llantarnam ( cy, Llanfihangel Llantarnam) is a suburban village of Cwmbran, and is a community and electoral ward in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. The ward covers the same area as the community, but also includes Southville. ...

(2) Lab gain from Ind

Llanyrafon East and Ponthir

Llanyrafon East and

Ponthir Ponthir ( cy, Pont-hir) is a village and Community (Wales), community at the south-west of the county borough of Torfaen on the boundary of the counties of Monmouthshire and Newport, Wales, Newport. It is approximately six miles from Newport city ...

ew division (boundary changes)

Llanyrafon West

Llanyrafon West ew division (boundary changes)

New Inn

New Inn New Inn - ( cy, Y Dafarn Newydd) - is a village and community directly south east of Pontypool, within the County Borough of Torfaen in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It had a population of 5,986 at the 2011 Census. L ...

(3)

Panteg

Panteg Panteg ( cy, Pant-teg) is a large village and community in the county borough of Torfaen, Wales. It is adjacent to Griffithstown, between the towns of Cwmbran and Pontypool. The village is best known for Panteg Steel Works, which closed in 2004. ...

(3)

Pontnewydd

Pontnewydd Pontnewydd is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, south-east Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewynydd in nearby Pontypool. An 18th century settlement within the historical parish of Llanfrechfa Upper, Pontnewydd bec ...

(3)

Pontnewynydd

Pontnewynydd Pontnewynydd is a predominantly working class suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen, in Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewydd in nearby Cwmbran. Location It lies in between Pontypool to the south and Snatchwood to the north. The area of Torf ...

(1) ab gain from Ind

Pontypool

Pontypool Pontypool ( cy, Pont-y-pŵl ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. It has a population of 28,970. Location It is situated on the Afon Lwyd ri ...

(1) ab gain from Ind

St Cadocs and Penygarn

St Dials

St Dials St Dials is a suburb of Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales. History Nothing is known about the Saint after which the suburb is named. There was another chapel dedicated to them near Monmouth and belonging to Monmouth Pr ...

(2)

Snatchwood

Snatchwood Snatchwood is a small suburb to the north of Pontypool, Torfaen in Wales. It is situated between Abersychan and PontnewynyddONS Geographical data about Snatchwood http://statistics.data.gov.uk/id/statistical-geography/W05000786 (not to be confuse ...

(1) nd gain from Lab

Trevethin

Trevethin Trevethin ( cy, Trefddyn) is a suburb of Pontypool and a community in Torfaen, Wales. It includes two electoral wards (Trevethin and St Cadocs and Penygarn) for Torfaen County Borough Council. It is in the historic county of Monmouthshire. His ...

(2) Ind gain from Lab

Two Locks

Two Locks (3)

Upper Cwmbran

Upper Cwmbran Upper Cwmbran ( cy, Cwmbrân Uchaf) is a suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen in Wales. It lies in between the suburbs of Pontnewydd and Thornhill. It is a community and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council. History & Amenities The area ...

(3)

Wainfelin

Wainfelin Wainfelin is a suburb of Pontypool in the county borough of Torfaen, in south-east Wales. Demographics At the United Kingdom Census 2001 demographics showed: *Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area ...

(1)

References

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Torfaen Torfaen (; cy, Torfaen ) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south ...

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