2017 Monmouthshire County Council election

Election to all seats of the non-metropolitan county council of Monmouthshire in May 2017.

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4 May 2017

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All 43 seats to Monmouthshire County Council
22 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Peter Fox
Party	Conservative	Labour
Leader's seat	Portskewett
Last election	19 seats	11 seats
Seats won	25	10
Seat change	6	1
Swing

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Independent	Liberal Democrats
Last election	10 seats	3 seats
Seats won	5	3
Seat change	5	0
Swing

An election to Monmouthshire County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 Welsh local elections. 43 councillors were to be elected from both single-member and dual-member electoral divisions by first-past-the-post for a five-year term of office. The elections were preceded by the 2012 elections and followed by the 2022 elections.

Results

Following the election, the Conservative Party regained control of the council, with 25 seats (an increase of six). Labour finished on 10 seats (down from 11) while five Independents and three Liberal Democrats also won seats.

The Liberal Democrat deputy council leader lost his seat in the Larkfield ward after 13 years as a councillor. In the Priory ward there were three recounts before Labour candidate, Tudor Thomas, was declared winner over the sitting Conservative councillor by three votes.

References

Wales local council elections 2017: All you need to know BBC News, 3 April 2017
^ Niall Griffiths (5 May 2017). "LOCAL ELECTIONS: Tories take control of Monmouthshire". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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