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Council by election result September 3rd

Caerphilly, Bedwas, Trethomas & Machen - Labour hold

Party   2015 votes     2015 share   since 2012 "top"since 2012 "average"since 2008 "top"since 2008 "average"
Labour       1,002       46.8%         -6.8%              -6.8%       +14.2%            +16.3%
Plaid Cymru **            509       23.8%         +4.6%              +7.0%         +0.9%              -1.3%
UKIP *          223       10.4%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent Dew            184         8.6%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Conservative          119         5.6%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independent Davies            106         4.9%  from nowhere     from nowhere  from nowhere     from nowhere
Independents (4)  

       -14.7%            -15.1%

Independents (3)  

       -12.6%            -14.6%

Independents (2)  



       -44.6%            -44.5%
Total votes       2,143
          62%               78%          56%                62%

* Bobby Douglas stood as an Independent in 2012, nominated as UKIP for by-election and then disowned by the party but remains UKIP on ballot paper
** Ron Davies elected as Independent in 2008 but failed to be elected as  Plaid Cymru in 2012 and 2015

Swing Labour to Plaid Cymru ~6 % / 7% since 2012 otherwise not meaningful

Council now 50 Labour, 20 Plaid Cymru, 3 Independent