Trevethin and Penygarn

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51°42′50″N 3°02′13″W / 51.714°N 3.037°W / 51.714; -3.037 Trevethin and Penygarn is an electoral ward in the county borough of Torfaen in south east Wales. Created in 2022, it is coterminous with the community of Trevethin.

Description

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Trevethin and Penygarn was created by a 2021 boundary review and The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021, coming into effect from the 2022 Torfaen County Borough Council election in May 2022. The ward elects two councillors to Torfaen County Borough Council.[1]

The ward includes the villages of Trevethin and Penygarn. Trevethin is ranked the 40th most deprived community in Wales, and the most deprived in Torfaen.[2]

Representatives

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Sue Malson volunteered as Torfaen Council's 'Gypsy Traveller Champion'. However, in January 2024 the council was made aware of a "sweary video" by Malson on social media, made in response to comments from male trolls.[3] Malson was given advice by the council's monitoring officer. In November 2024 it was announced she had stood down from the council "for her personal wellbeing".[3]

At a by-election in February 2025, Trevethin and Penygarn elected a Reform UK councillor, Stuart Keyte, the first Reform UK councillor elected in Wales.[4]

Elections

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2022

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Torfaen County Borough Council, 5 May 2022[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Malson o 676 N/A
Labour Jon Horler 574 N/A
Conservative Andrew White 215 N/A
Turnout 23
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

o existing councillor, though because of boundary changes not for the same ward

2025 by-election

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The by-election was caused by the resignation of one of the ward's Labour councillors. Stuart Keyte was the first Reform UK councillor elected in Wales, though Torfaen already had three Reform UK councillors who had originally been elected as Independents.[4]

Trevethin and Penygarn by-election, 13 February 2025[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Stuart Keyte 457 47.0 N/A
Labour Toniann Phillips 259 26.6
Independent Catherine Howells 117 12.0 N/A
Independent Louise Shepphard 114 11.7 N/A
Green Tony Clark 25 2.6 N/A
Majority 198 N/A
Turnout 24.7 +1.7
Reform UK gain from Labour

References

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  1. ^ "The County Borough of Torfaen (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2021/1139, retrieved 26 September 2025
  2. ^ Twm Owen (6 February 2025). "The issues facing Torfaen voters before they go to the polls". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Twm Owen (26 November 2024). "Cllr Sue Malson has resigned from Torfaen Borough Council". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b Twm Owen (14 February 2025). "First Reform councillor says no Labour seat safe". BBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Torfaen County Borough Council Election Results". Torfaen County Borough Council. Retrieved 26 September 2025.