2017 Powys County Council election

The sixth election to the Powys County Council since local government reorganization in Wales in 1995 was held on 4 May 2017, along with other local government elections.^[1] It was preceded by the 2012 election and was followed by the 2022 election.

2017 Powys County Council election

← 2012 4 May 2017 2022 →
All 72 seats to Powys County Council 36 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rosemarie Harris Aled Davies James Gibson-Watt Party Independents Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Llangynidr Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin Glasbury Last election 48 seats, 51.9% 10 seats, 18.8% 9 seats, 19.1% Seats before 48 9 10 Seats won 30 19 13 Seat change 18 9 4 Popular vote 11,974 12,971 7,398 Percentage 31.2% 33.8% 19.3% Swing 20.7% 15.0% 0.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Matthew Dorrance Party Labour Plaid Cymru Green Leader's seat St. John Last election 6 seats, 9.1% 0 seats, 0.3% 0 seats Seats before 6 0 0 Seats won 7 2 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 2,377 1,730 1,706 Percentage 6.2% 4.5% 4.5% Swing 2.9% 4.2% 4.5%
Map of the results of the 2017 Powys County Council election. Yscir (in black) initially received no nominations and was therefore vacant after the election, it was later won by the Conservatives.
Council control before election Independents Council control after election Independent & Conservative Coalition

Results overview

Powys County Council election result 2017

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	30			–18		31.5	12,222	–20.4
	Conservative	19			+9		33.9	13,136	+15.1
	Liberal Democrats	13			+4		19.1	7,398	±0.0
	Labour	7			+1		6.1	2,377	–3.0
	Plaid Cymru	2			+2		4.7	1,831	+4.4
	Green	1			+1		4.6	1,706	+4.6
	Christian	0			0		0.5	196	+0.2

Sixteen seats were uncontested and, in another seat, Yscir, no one initially stood at all for the seat (the only ward in Wales where this happened). Nine Independent seats, out of the thirty won, were due to only one candidate standing for election. Five of the seven Labour seats and one each of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat seats were also uncontested.^[2]

Ward results (Brecknockshire)

Aber-craf

Aber-craf 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Louise Williams*	unopposed	N/A	−69.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Bronllys

Bronllys 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karen Elizabeth Laurie-Parry	248	44.4	+13.7
	Independent	Stephen Davies*	227	40.6	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Roberts	84	15.0	+4.5
Majority			21	3.8
Turnout			561	54%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Builth

Builth 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jeremy David Pugh	432	53.5	N/A
	Labour	Ashley Vivian Offa	375	46.5	N/A
Majority			57	7.0
Turnout			811	43%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Bwlch

Bwlch 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathryn Susan Silk*	unopposed	N/A	−80.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crickhowell

Crickhowell 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Gerwyn Morris*	601	54.2	+54.2
	Independent	Sam Games	507	45.8	N/A
Majority			94	8.4
Turnout			1,114	48%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cwmtwrch

Cwmtwrch 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Christine Davies*	unopposed	N/A	−
	Labour hold		Swing

Felinfach

Felinfach 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Hugh Williams	377	58.8	N/A
	Conservative	Martin Robert Like	206	32.1	−5.5
	Independent	James Pryce	58	9.0	N/A
Majority			171	26.7
Turnout			641	60%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Gwernyfed

Gwernyfed 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Evans	414	68.2	+28.2
	Independent	Geraint George Hopkins*	193	31.8	−13.0
Majority			221	36.4
Turnout			616	51%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Hay

The sitting member had previously stood as a Conservative. His change is shown from when he stood as a Conservative in 2012.

Hay 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth William Ratcliffe*	488	71.3	+71.3
	Conservative	Robert Golesworthy	196	28.7	+28.7
Majority			292	42.6
Turnout			686	56%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llanafanfawr

Llanafanfawr 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Rowland Price*	unopposed	N/A	−
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangattock

Llangattock 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Charlton	230	51.8	+20.5
	Conservative	Harry Russell Legge-Bourke	183	41.2	+20.4
	Independent	Nicolas Alan Shugar	31	7.0	N/A
Majority			47	10.6
Turnout			444	58%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llangors

Llangors 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Emily Victoria Durrant	173	35.7	N/A
	Conservative	Clancy Jane Brett	157	32.4	N/A
	Independent	Melanie Jade Brookes Davies*	155	32.0	−31.4
Majority			16	3.3
Turnout			485	54%
	Green gain from Independent		Swing

Llangynidr

Llangynidr 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rosemarie Harris*	unopposed	N/A	−80.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwrtyd Wells

Llanwrtyd Wells 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Timothy John Van-Rees*	unopposed	N/A	−72.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Maescar / Llywel

Maescar / Llywel 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edwin Roderick	unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

St David Within

St David Within 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	David William Meredith*	312	47.5	+3.7
	Independent	Martin Weale	182	27.7	−11.3
	Independent	Steve Morgans	153	23.3	N/A
	Green	Frances Elizabeth Christley	10	1.5	N/A
Majority			130	19.8
Turnout			666	52%
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

St John

St John 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Matthew James Dorrance*	1,008	74.1	+2.7
	Conservative	Iain Charles McIntosh	302	22.2	N/A
	Green	Alexandra Helen Ham	51	3.7	N/A
Majority			706	51.9
Turnout			1,368	57%
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

St Mary

St Mary 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Rachel Lewis	485	41.4	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Bennett	321	27.4	−11.5
	Labour	Ieuan Williams	246	21.0	−7.6
	Green	Gren Ham	119	10.2	N/A
Majority			164	14.0
Turnout			1,182	54%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Talgarth

Talgarth 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	William Denston Powell*	520	84.6	+84.6
	Labour	Ryan Dixon	95	15.4	N/A
Majority			425	69.2
Turnout			627	47%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Talybont-on-Usk

Talybont-on-Usk 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Liam Fitzpatrick*	unopposed	N/A	−47.4
	Independent hold		Swing

Tawe Uchaf

Tawe Uchaf 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Arnold Thomas*	unopposed	N/A	−60.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Ynyscedwyn

Ynyscedwyn 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan McNicholas*	unopposed	N/A	−
	Labour hold		Swing

Yscir

No nominations received.^[3]

The postponed poll took place on 22 June 2017 and was won by the Conservative Iain McIntosh.^[4]

Yscir 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Iain McIntosh	165	33.4	N/A
	Independent	Chris Davies	144	29.1	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Kate Heneghan	101	20.4	N/A
	Green	Bethan Irwin	80	16.2	N/A
	Independent	Daniel Evans	2	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Steve Davies	2	0.4	N/A
Majority			21	4.3
Turnout			544	62%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Ystradgynlais

Ystradgynlais 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Huw Williams	unopposed	N/A	−38.4
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

Ward results (Montgomeryshire)

Banwy

Banwy 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Myfanwy Catherine Alexander*	257	60.2	+60.2
	Plaid Cymru	Dafydd Morgan Lewis	170	39.8	N/A
Majority			37	20.4
Turnout			428	52%
	Independent hold		Swing

Berriew

Berriew 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Edward Davies*	327	55.5	+55.5
	Conservative	Phil Bettley	228	38.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Roger Burch	34	5.8	N/A
Majority			99	16.8
Turnout			592	53%
	Independent hold		Swing

Blaen Hafren

Blaen Hafren 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phyl Davies	443	52.6	+52.6
	Liberal Democrats	Marion Ilyd Brench	185	22.0	N/A
	Independent	Andrew David Capel	128	15.2	N/A
	Green	Pam Williams	86	10.2	N/A
Majority			258	30.6
Turnout			847	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Caersws

Caersws 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les George	673	65.5	+28.6
	Green	Pippa Pemberton	217	21.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David John Collington	137	13.3	N/A
Majority			456	44.4
Turnout			1,029	57%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Churchstoke

Churchstoke 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael John Jones*	unopposed	N/A	−55.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Dolforwyn

Dolforwyn 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Michael Pugh	553	69.5	+29.8
	Independent	Leon Karl Shearer	243	30.5	N/A
Majority			310	39.0
Turnout			802	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Forden

Forden 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Linda Veronica Corfield*	286	51.8	+1.5
	Conservative	Gwyneth Bird	266	48.2	−1.5
Majority			20	3.6
Turnout			555	48%
	Independent hold		Swing

Glantwymyn

Glantwymyn 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Elwyn Graham Vaughan	458	54.7	N/A
	Conservative	Calum Tudor James Davies	380	45.3	N/A
Majority			78	9.4
Turnout			844	52%
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Guilsfield

Guilsfield 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Richard Jones*	413	48.9	+48.9
	Conservative	Ian Harrison	360	42.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Susan Pratt	71	8.4	N/A
Majority			53	6.2
Turnout			846	45%
	Independent hold		Swing

Kerry

Kerry 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kathryn Mary Roberts-Jones*	406	57.2	+5.2
	Conservative	Paul David Martin	304	42.8	−5.2
Majority			102	14.4
Turnout			712	45%
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbrynmair

Llanbrynmair 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diane Jones-Poston	218	47.8	+28.0
	Plaid Cymru	Angharad Mair Butler	144	31.6	N/A
	Independent	Dai Charles Jones*	94	20.6	−23.5
Majority			74	16.2
Turnout			457	59%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llandinam

Llandinam 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Karl Lewis	277	44.5	N/A
	Independent	Mike Harris	261	42.0	N/A
	Green	David Christopher Williams	43	6.9	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	William Anthony McAllister-Lovatt	41	6.6	N/A
Majority			16	2.5
Turnout			624	55%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llandrinio

Llandrinio 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucy Margaret Roberts	573	74.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Edwards	198	25.7	N/A
Majority			375	48.6
Turnout			772	45%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llandysilio

Llandysilio 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Arwel Jones*	367	65.0	−5.9
	Conservative	Mat Edwards	198	35.0	+17.3
Majority			169	30.0
Turnout			563	39%
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair Caereinion

Llanfair Caereinion 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gareth David Jones	502	88.7	N/A
	Green	Jenifer Margaret Elizabeth Trythall	64	11.3	N/A
Majority			438	77.4
Turnout			567	43%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Llanfihangel

Llanfihangel 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Emyr Jones	228	42.3	N/A
	Independent	Pamela Jane James	130	24.1	N/A
	Conservative	Nick Powell	118	21.9	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Gary Adrian Northeast	63	11.7	N/A
Majority			98	18.2
Turnout			541	60%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Llanfyllin

Llanfyllin 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Edward Lewis*	312	66.2	+66.2
	Green	Richard Howard Chaloner	159	33.8	N/A
Majority			153	32.4
Turnout			472	39%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanidloes

The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His change is shown from his performance as an Independent in 2012.

Llanidloes 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Morgan*	608	61.4	−7.0
	Conservative	Pam Smith	229	23.1	−8.5
	Green	Graham Frederick Brand	87	8.8	N/A
	Independent	Graham John McArthur	67	6.8	N/A
Majority			379	38.3
Turnout			993	45%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aled Wyn Davies*	625	78.3	+78.3
	Green	Steve Jones	173	21.7	N/A
Majority			452	56.6
Turnout			800	44%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llansantffraid

Llansantffraid 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gwynfor Thomas*	476	61.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Richards	180	23.3	N/A
	Independent	Berwyn Davies	116	15.0	N/A
Majority			296	38.4
Turnout			775	49%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Llanwddyn

Llanwddyn 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Bryn Peryddon Davies	192	48.1	N/A
	Conservative	Simon Robert Maurice Baynes	159	39.8	N/A
	Green	Jenny Matthews	31	7.8	N/A
	Independent	Darren Mayor*	17	4.3	+4.3
Majority			33	8.3
Turnout			401	44%
	Plaid Cymru gain from Independent		Swing

Machynlleth

Machynlleth 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Michael Williams*	unopposed	N/A	−
	Independent hold		Swing

Meifod

Meifod 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jonathan Wilkinson	unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Montgomery

Montgomery 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Murray Hayes*	327	70.3	−13.7
	Green	Jeremy David Thorp	138	29.7	N/A
Majority			189	40.6
Turnout			465	42%
	Independent hold		Swing

Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North

Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Mark Rowlands	449	59.9	+33.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Hough	213	28.4	−45.1
	Plaid Cymru	Roy Allan Norris	87	11.6	N/A
Majority			236	31.5
Turnout			752	42%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West

Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Antony Barnes	311	45.5	+45.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Leslie Hough	247	36.1	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Emyr Sean Poole	87	12.7	N/A
	Independent	Richard John White	39	5.7	N/A
Majority			64	9.4
Turnout			688	47%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newtown Central

Newtown Central 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Mark Selby	369	54.4	N/A
	Conservative	Rupert James Taylor	309	45.6	+45.6
Majority			60	8.8
Turnout			679	30%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Newtown East

The sitting member had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat. Her change is shown from her performance as a Liberal Democrat in 2012.

Newtown East 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joy Rachel Jones*	unopposed	N/A	−58.3
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Newtown South

Newtown South 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Neil Morrison	203	54.9	+46.7
	Plaid Cymru	Richard Gerard Edwards	109	29.5	N/A
	Independent	Sharon Evans	58	15.7	N/A
Majority			94	25.4
Turnout			371	29%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Rhiwcynon

Rhiwcynon 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Heulwen Doreen Hulme	343	35.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ann Lewis	324	33.1	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Stella Ann Jones	313	31.9	N/A
Majority			19	1.9
Turnout			986	58%
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Trewern

Trewern 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Jenner	227	55.1	+19.7
	Independent	Jessica Bradley	185	44.9	+9.5
Majority			42	10.2
Turnout			418	38%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Welshpool Castle

Welshpool Castle 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Charles Pritchard*	160	42.0	−12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Wilfred Church	143	37.5	N/A
	Conservative	Desmond Parkinson	78	20.5	+3.1
Majority			17	4.5
Turnout			383	36%
	Independent hold		Swing

Welshpool Gungrog

Welshpool Gungrog 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francesca Helen Jump*	240	37.1	−27.7
	Conservative	Ruth Marian Canning	197	30.4	−4.8
	Independent	Stephen Thomas Kaye	144	22.3	−12.9
	Plaid Cymru	David Hugh Senior	66	10.2	N/A
Majority			43	6.7
Turnout			650	33%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Welshpool Llanerchyddol

Welshpool Llanerchyddol 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Graham Charles Breeze*	536	82.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Folkert Ferdinand Veenstra	117	17.9	−31.9
Majority			419	64.2
Turnout			659	37%
	Independent hold		Swing

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

Ward results (Radnorshire)

Beguildy

Beguildy 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rachel Powell	353	58.3	N/A
	Independent	Alan Cecil Watson	252	41.7	+12.8
Majority			101	16.6
Turnout			616	54
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Disserth and Trecoed

Disserth and Trecoed 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gwilym Ioan Snead Williams*	377	64.6	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Newton	157	26.9	−13.0
	Green	Dorienne Julia Robinson	50	8.6	N/A
Majority			220	37.7
Turnout			588	56
	Conservative hold		Swing

Glasbury

Glasbury 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Gibson-Watt*	725	66.9	N/A
	Conservative	Alan Hood	358	33.1	−18.1
Majority			367	33.8
Turnout			1,087	59
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Knighton

The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His changes are shown from his performance as an independent in 2012.

Knighton 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ange Williams	659	68.6	N/A
	Conservative	Peter James Medlicott*	302	31.4	−20.2
Majority			357	37.2
Turnout			967	42
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr

Llanbadarn Fawr 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martin Jonathan Weale	274	52.9	N/A
	Independent	John Powell*	192	37.1	+37.1
	Labour	Mike Sivier	52	10.0	N/A
Majority			82	15.8
Turnout			523	57
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Llandrindod East/West

Llandrindod East/West 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jon Williams	123	29.1	N/A
	Independent	Keith Francis Tampin*	95	22.5	−23.7
	Green	Chris Carmichael	91	21.6	N/A
	Conservative	Christopher John Hartley	73	17.3	N/A
	Independent	David Dennis Markinson	21	5.0	N/A
	Christian	Brian Makusha	19	4.5	−8.7
Majority			28	6.6
Turnout			424	44
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Llandrindod North

The sitting member had previously stood as an independent. His changes are shown from when he stood as an independent in 2012.

Llandrindod North 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary David Price*	360	53.8	−1.8
	Green	Benjamin Fredrick Webb	177	26.5	N/A
	Labour	John Francis Mason	132	19.7	+7.4
Majority			183	27.3
Turnout			676	44
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llandrindod South

Llandrindod South 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter David Roberts	272	34.1	+1.9
	Conservative	Tom Turner*	248	31.1	−13.8
	Christian	Jeff Green	177	22.2	N/A
	Labour	Grace Kathleen Davis	100	12.5	N/A
Majority			24	3.0
Turnout			802	50
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Llanelwedd

Llanelwedd 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Mackenzie*	326	66.5	+66.5
	Conservative	Andrew Charles Stuart Baker	164	33.5	N/A
Majority			162	33.0
Turnout			491	50
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llangunllo

Llangunllo 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hywel Lewis*	350	60.3	+60.3
	Conservative	Edmund Richard Hayward	230	39.7	N/A
Majority			120	20.6
Turnout			586	54
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanyre

Llanyre 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claire Victoria Mills	291	53.6	N/A
	Independent	Les Davies	125	23.0	N/A
	Labour	Elspeth Madeleine Parris	57	10.5	N/A
	Green	Jane Elizabeth Fey Cooke	37	6.8	N/A
	Independent	Geraint Evans	33	6.1	N/A
Majority			166	30.6
Turnout			543	55
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Nantmel

Nantmel 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Owen Evans*	434	75.7	+23.7
	Independent	Donald Wilfred Jenkins	139	24.3	N/A
Majority			295	51.4
Turnout			578	48
	Independent hold		Swing

Old Radnor

Old Radnor 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Michael Jones*	unopposed	N/A	−45.3
	Independent hold		Swing

Presteigne

The sitting member had previously stood as a Liberal Democrat, but was elected as an independent in 2012.

Presteigne 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Beverley Jayne Baynham	785	65.2	N/A
	Independent	Wendy Anne Toomey	219	18.2	N/A
	Independent	Garry Richard Banks*	200	16.6	−24.5
Majority			566	47.0
Turnout			1227	56
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Rhayader

Rhayader 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kelvyn Watson Curry*	555	80.4	+18.3
	Conservative	Catrin Minshull	135	19.6	+6.9
Majority			420	60.8
Turnout			693	43
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

By-elections

Llandrindod North

Llandrindod North, 24 October 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jake Berriman	226	47.2	N/A
	Conservative	Tom Turner	164	34.2	−19.6
	Labour	Rosie McConnell	89	18.6	−1.1
Majority			62	13.0
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Newtown South

Newtown South, 24 October 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Skilton	134	43.5	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kelly Healy	110	35.7	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Richard Edwards	64	20.8	−8.7
Majority			24	7.8
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary

St Mary, 14 November 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Rijnenberg	344	37.4	+16.4
	Conservative	Alan Roberts	244	26.5	−14.9
	Plaid Cymru	Grenville Ham	130	14.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Roberts	102	11.1	−16.3
	Independent	Gareth Phillips	101	11.0	N/A
Majority			100	10.9
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

See also

• List of electoral wards in Powys

Sources

• "County Council Elections 2017 - Brecknockshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
• "County Council Elections 2017 - Montgomeryshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
• "County Council Elections 2017 - Radnorshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.