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The full list of candidates who will be standing in May’s council elections in Caerphilly County Borough has been confirmed.
Most residents will receive two voting cards when they reach the polling station. One vote will be for candidates standing for election to Caerphilly County Borough Council, while the other will be for candidates standing in the various community councils and town councils across the borough.
Community councils are broken up into wards, with community councillors elected to represent a ward. The number of seats in each ward can vary.
If the number of candidates standing in a ward is the same or less than the number of vacancies in that ward, they will be elected unopposed. Candidates elected unopposed are marked below with an asterisk.
- What exactly are community and town councils and what do they do?
- Who are the candidates standing for election to Caerphilly County Borough Council?
Who is standing in the community council elections?
Aber Valley Community Council
Abertridwr
Charlotte Jane Bishop* – Plaid Cymru
Dylan Bishop* – Plaid Cymru
Richard Gater* – Plaid Cymru
Betty Prendergast* – Plaid Cymru
John Eryl Roberts* – Plaid Cymru
John Taylor* – Plaid Cymru
Senghenydd
Dale Berry* – Plaid Cymru
Paul Cole* – Plaid Cymru
Debby Daniels* – Plaid Cymru
Christian Francis James Page* – Plaid Cymru
Mark Stretch* – Plaid Cymru
Argoed Community Council
Argoed
Garry Lewis* – (No party stated)
Hollybush
Andy Bould* – (No party stated)
Manmoel
Katherine Jayne Naylor* – (No party stated)
Markham
John Mullen* – Independent
Dawn Mary Parkes* – (No party stated)
Emma Williams* – (No party stated)
Walter Henry Edgar Williams* – (No party stated)
Bargoed Town Council
Aberbargoed
Alan George Collis* – Labour
Paul Ted Edwards* – Plaid Cymru
Bargoed
Josie Bissex – Labour
Jacky Davies – (No party stated)
Sue Hamer-Thomas – Labour
Ken Houston – Plaid Cymru
Dawn Ingram-Jones – Labour
Joshua Declan McCarthy – Plaid Cymru
Dianne Price – Labour
Kevin Philip Viney – Plaid Cymru
Tich Williams – Labour
Gilfach
Carol Julia Andrews – Labour
Dafydd Jones – Plaid Cymru
Howard Lyndon Llewellyn – Labour
Elaine Meredith – Plaid Cymru
Park
Reg Carroll – Labour
Gill Jones – Plaid Cymru
Rhyanon Price – Labour
Blackwood Town Council
Blackwood Central
Stephen Thomas Brookman* – Independent
Pat Cook* – Labour
Kevin Jones* – Plaid Cymru
Andrew Short* – Plaid Cymru
Blackwood North
Arthur Bradfield* – Independent
George Edwards* – Independent
Carol Anne Erasmus* – Plaid Cymru
Blackwood South
Donna Marie Box* – Independent
Cefn Fforest East
Delwyn Davies* – Independent
Gerwyn James* – Independent
Louise Phillips* – Independent
Roy Williams* – Independent
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen Community Council
Bedwas
Dave Davies – Labour
Daniel David Tudor Llewellyn – Plaid Cymru
Lisa Phipps – Labour
Emma Angela Phipps-Magill – Labour
Ellis Michael Smith – Conservatives
Marlene Tucker – Plaid Cymru
Jill Winslade – Labour
Machen
Steve Aicheler – Liberal Democrats
Derek Havard – Labour
Amanda McConnell – Labour
Chris Morgan – Labour
Phil Rosser – Labour
Trethomas
Liz Aldworth – Labour
Nigel Peter Bull – Labour
Kev Ingram – Labour
Caerphilly Town Council
Bryncenydd
John Pettit – Labour
Mark Andrew Robotham – Plaid Cymru
Castle
Stephen Kent – Plaid Cymru
Robert Stanley Lea – Conservatives
Paula Jane Reed – Plaid Cymru
Cwrt Rawlin
James Emanuel Fussell* – Plaid Cymru
David Wyn Roberts* – Plaid Cymru
Parcyfelin
Phil Bevan – Plaid Cymru
Anne Broughton-Pettit – Labour
Martin John Downes – Plaid Cymru
Steve Mears – Plaid Cymru
Tonyfelin
Alan Owen Jones – Labour
Mike Prew – Plaid Cymru
Twyn
Jeff Grenfell – Plaid Cymru
Huw Vaughan Jackson – Plaid Cymru
Cath Lewis – Labour
Watford
Colin Elsbury* – Plaid Cymru
Darran Valley Community Council
Deri
Blake Edwards* – Labour
David Nicholas* – Labour
Fochriw
Eddy Blanche – Independent
Robert Edward Chapman – Labour
David Thomas Hardacre – Labour
Duncan Johnson – Independent
Draethen, Waterloo and Rudry Community Council
Llanfedw
Mike Garland* – Independent
Rob Heaton-Jones* – Independent
Rhydygwern
Sarah Jane Parks-Jones* – (No party stated)
Martyn Graham Rich* – Independent
Rudry
Terence William Hall* – (No party stated)
Kevin Myles Stanworth* – Independent
Gelligaer Community Council
Cascade
Ann Gair – Labour
Haydn Pritchard – Plaid Cymru
Judith Ann Pritchard – Plaid Cymru
John Tully Toner – Labour
Cefn Hengoed
Gaynor Bruford* – Plaid Cymru
Donna Cushing* – Plaid Cymru
Greenhill
Roger Ronald Bevan – Plaid Cymru
Carmen Marie Bezzina – Labour
Mathew Cook – Labour
Thomas Herbert Matthews – Labour
Wyndham Matthews – Plaid Cymru
Catrin Sara Moss – Plaid Cymru
Hengoed
Rhianwen Callison* – Plaid Cymru
Teresa Parry* – Plaid Cymru
Tir y Berth
Rhiannon Stone – Labour
Adrienne Wood – Plaid Cymru
Ystrad Mynach
Alan Angel* – Plaid Cymru
Martyn James* – Plaid Cymru
Mandy McCarthy* – Plaid Cymru
Llanbradach and Pwllypant Community Council
Llanbradach
Adam Birkinshaw-Bird – Labour
Rhydian Dafydd Birkinshaw-Bird – Labour
Norma Alice Cabble – Plaid Cymru
Beci Newton – Plaid Cymru
Matt Newton – Plaid Cymru
Ann West – Plaid Cymru
Pwllypant
Adrian Clifford Stone* – Plaid Cymru
Wingfield
David Edwards* – Plaid Cymru
Gary Enright* – Plaid Cymru
Colin Peter Mann* – Plaid Cymru
Valerie Ann Noble* – Plaid Cymru
Maesycwmmer Community Council
Maesycwmmer
Dave Cocks* – (No party stated)
Garin Rhys Davies* – Plaid Cymru
Maureen Harries* – (No party stated)
Ann Jones* – Plaid Cymru
Tony Joynes* – Independent
Jo Rao* – Labour
Nelson Community Council
Llanfabon
Eifion Dafydd – Plaid Cymru
Gillian Mary Davies – Independent
Joy Morgan – Labour
Sean Morgan – Labour
Llwyncelyn
Laura Dufty – Labour
Ann Gray – Labour
Brett George Jenkins – Independent
Phil Johansson – Labour
Aled John – Plaid Cymru
Brenda Miles – Labour
Rod Powell – Independent
New Tredegar Community Council
Brithdir
Belinda Gingell – Independent
Stephanie Mills – Labour
Cwmsyfiog
*No candidates standing
New Tredegar
David Phillips – Labour
Lillian Roderick – Labour
Phillipstown
Mark Anthony Evans – Labour
Patricia Jones – Labour
Eluned Stenner – Labour
Tirphil
Angharad White – Independent
Edward White – Independent
Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn Community Council
Energlyn
Gregory James Ead* – Plaid Cymru
Sian Llinos Skivens* – Plaid Cymru
Penyrheol
Bill Allen* – Plaid Cymru
Susan Sian Dickens* – Plaid Cymru
Mark Watts* – Plaid Cymru
Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle* – Plaid Cymru
Trecenydd
Rachel Barry* – Plaid Cymru
Jayne Irene Davies-Ellis* – Plaid Cymru
Emma Llewellyn* – Plaid Cymru
Jon Scriven* – Plaid Cymru
Steven John Skivens* – Plaid Cymru
Rhymney Community Council
Abertysswg
Elizabeth Lorraine Gronow – Labour
Lee Harrison – Independent
David Harse – Labour
Moriah
Dawn Bradley – Labour
Alyn Davies – Plaid Cymru
Leonard John Dykes – Plaid Cymru
Rhodri Morgan – Plaid Cymru
Malcolm Lynn Thomas – Labour
Pontlottyn
Gaynor Denise Oliver – Labour
Mansel Powell – Labour
St Davids
*No candidates standing
Twyn Carno
Carl Cuss – Labour
John Hughes – Labour
Lesley Pulsford – Labour
David Thomas Williams – Labour
Hilda Marion Williams – Labour
Risca East Community Council
Pontymister Ty-Sign
Amy Billings* – (No party stated)
Zoe Davies* – (No party stated)
Brandon John Ham* – Plaid Cymru
Arianna Leonard* – (No party stated)
Pontymister Upper
Nigel George* – (No party stated)
Trenewydd
Philippa Leonard* – (No party stated)
Bernadette Martin* – (No party stated)
Chris Thomas* – (No party stated)
Risca Town Council
Danygraig
*No candidates standing
Pontymister Lower
Ffion Angharad Green* – (No party stated)
Risca Town and Fernlea
Anthony Davies* – (No party stated)
Sally Ann Davies* – (No party stated)
Joy Parsons* – (No party stated)
Ty-Isaf Fields Road
Brian Trevor Davies* – (No party stated)
Clare Evans-Powell – (No party stated)
Louise Stephens* – (No party stated)
Van Community Council
Brynau
Matthew Richard Ferris – Plaid Cymru
John Pettit – Labour
Luisa Pettit – Labour
Lansbury
Anne Broughton-Pettit* – Labour
Elaine Forehead* – Labour
Jeff Grenfell* – Plaid Cymru
John Anthony Leek* – Plaid Cymru
Porset
Christine Forehead* – Labour
Lynne Hughes* – Plaid Cymru
Sheila Jones* – Labour
Pam Nelder* – Independent
Sheila Newbury* – Labour
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