Local elections 2012
Aber Valley
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Lyndon John Binding - Winner |  Plaid Cymru |
734 |
| Luke John Crothers |  Labour |
568 |
| Paul Mitchell | Labour |
669 |
| Istvan Racz |  Independent |
176 |
| John Eryl Roberts - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
814 |
| John Taylor - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
848 |
| Bethan Thomas | Labour |
513 |
Aberbargoed - Uncontested
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Alan Higgs - Winner | Labour |
0 |
| Keith Reynolds - Winner | Labour |
0 |
Abercarn
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Helen Hill |  Conservative |
145 |
| Ken James - Winner | Labour |
850 |
| Jill Jones | Plaid Cymru |
329 |
| Jeff Knock | Plaid Cymru |
309 |
| Denver Preece - Winner | Labour |
771 |
Argoed
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Leon Gardiner - Winner | Labour |
410 |
| Helen James | Conservative |
31 |
| Roger Moore | Plaid Cymru |
147 |
| Paul Taylor | Independent |
88 |
Bargoed
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| David Carter - Winner | Labour |
973 |
| Tudor Davies - Winner | Labour |
1026 |
| Ken Houston | Plaid Cymru |
353 |
| Gill Jones | Plaid Cymru |
397 |
| Dianne Price - Winner | Labour |
895 |
| Kevin Viney | Plaid Cymru |
436 |
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Liz Aldworth - Winner | Labour |
1574 |
| Denis Barry | Independent |
508 |
| John Raymond Davies | Independent |
484 |
| Ray Davies - Winner | Labour |
1854 |
| Ron Davies | Plaid Cymru |
664 |
| Bobby Douglas | Independent |
409 |
| June Gale - Winner | Labour |
1181 |
| Derek Havard - Winner | Labour |
1282 |
| Colin Hobbs | Independent |
438 |
| Malcolm Innes | Independent |
254 |
| Ceri Ann James | Independent |
389 |
| Clayton Francis Jones | Plaid Cymru |
258 |
| Bill Thomas | Independent |
378 |
Blackwood
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Patricia Cook - Winner | Labour |
966 |
| Nigel Dix - Winner | Labour |
1115 |
| Diana Ellis - Winner | Labour |
946 |
| Carol Erasmus | Plaid Cymru |
253 |
| Andrew Farina-Childs | Plaid Cymru |
352 |
| Granville Hale | Conservative |
148 |
| Mike Jackson | Plaid Cymru |
235 |
| Kay Presley | Independent |
719 |
| Stuart Jones | Conservative |
144 |
| Pat Morris | Conservative |
182 |
| Keith Smallman | Independent |
833 |
Cefn Fforest
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Delwyn Davies | Plaid Cymru |
118 |
| Robert Dimond | Plaid Cymru |
110 |
| Neal Elstone | Independent |
208 |
| Chris Hawker - Winner | Labour |
719 |
| Tom Williams - Winner | Labour |
792 |
Crosskeys
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Christopher Cook | Plaid Cymru |
126 |
| Lindsay Charles Evans | Independent |
281 |
| Michael Gray - Winner | Labour |
543 |
| Wendy Phillips | Conservative |
39 |
Crumlin
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Joanna Chivers | Conservative |
136 |
| Vera Jenkins | Plaid Cymru |
682 |
| Andrew Lewis - Winner | Labour |
877 |
| Keith Lloyd - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
807 |
| Julie Robertson | Conservative |
78 |
Darren Valley - Uncontested
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| David Hardacre - Winner | Labour |
0 |
Gilfach
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Harry Andrews - Winner | Labour |
553 |
| Marian Viney | Plaid Cymru |
91 |
Hengoed
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Dennis Bolter - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
586 |
| Bill Griffiths | Labour |
503 |
| Judith Ann Pritchard - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
575 |
| Nicola Quarry | Labour |
471 |
Llanbradach
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mary Callanan | Labour |
343 |
| Stephen Collins | Conservative |
53 |
| Robert William Gough - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
756 |
| Terry Jones | Independent |
94 |
| Colin Peter Mann - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
715 |
| Cameron Muir-Jones | Conservative |
42 |
| Jo Rao | Labour |
307 |
Maesycwmmer - Uncontested
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Robin Woodyatt - Winner | Labour |
0 |
Morgan Jones
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Phil Bevan - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
852 |
| Ann Birkinshaw | Conservative |
161 |
| Anne Olivia Broughton-Pettit | Labour |
673 |
| Neville Goward | Conservative |
140 |
| Mark Newman | Plaid Cymru |
688 |
| Mike Prew - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
695 |
| James Pritchard - Winner | Labour |
732 |
| Barrie Williams | Conservative |
173 |
Moriah
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Gina Bevan - Winner | Labour |
543 |
| John Bevan - Winner | Labour |
698 |
| Nathan Flanagan | Plaid Cymru |
698 |
| Lynn Jones | Independent |
363 |
Nelson
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Pam Baldwin | Labour |
668 |
| Anne Blackman - Winner | Independent |
671 |
| Kay David |  Liberal Democrat |
121 |
| Sean Morgan - Winner | Labour |
828 |
| Huw Price | Liberal Democrat |
36 |
| Marlene Ann Tucker | Independent |
307 |
New Tredegar
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Gerald Jones - Winner | Labour |
965 |
| Morgan Jones | Independent |
362 |
| Les Rees | Labour |
744 |
Newbridge
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Lyn Ackerman - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
854 |
| Kath Baker - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
696 |
| Mike Davies | Plaid Cymru |
650 |
| Gary Johnston - Winner | Labour |
932 |
| Terri-Anne Matthews | Conservative |
226 |
| Andrew Williams | Conservative |
148 |
Pengam
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Kevin Dawson - Winner | Labour |
541 |
| Darren Jones | Plaid Cymru |
181 |
| David Poole - Winner | Labour |
578 |
| Noel Turner | Plaid Cymru |
238 |
| Martine Weston | Conservative |
43 |
| Luke Williams | Conservative |
36 |
| Jonathan Wilson | Independent |
261 |
Penmaen
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| John Evans | Plaid Cymru |
501 |
| Richard Webb Jones | Conservative |
149 |
| Allan Pritchard | Plaid Cymru |
512 |
| Steven Roberts | Conservative |
137 |
| Roy Saralis - Winner | Labour |
877 |
| Jean Summers - Winner | Labour |
874 |
Penyrheol
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Anne Collins - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
1196 |
| Huw Rhodri Davies - Winner | Labour |
1074 |
| Peter Fitzgerald | Labour |
917 |
| Lloyd Ian James |  Trade Unionists & Socialists Against Cuts |
174 |
| Reg Phillips | Labour |
871 |
| Steve Skivens | Plaid Cymru |
992 |
| Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
1361 |
| Paul Nicholas Williams | Independent |
398 |
| William David Johns | Labour |
851 |
| Margaret Eiddwen Sargent - Winner | Labour |
1110 |
Pontllanfraith
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mike Adams - Winner | Labour |
1300 |
| Jim Criddle | Plaid Cymru |
563 |
| John Evans | Conservative |
227 |
| Colin Gordon - Winner | Labour |
1250 |
| Zoe Hammond | Plaid Cymru |
429 |
| Winifred Jones | Conservative |
203 |
| Gez Kirby - Winner | Labour |
1158 |
| Anna Lewis | Independent |
309 |
| Jane McClain | Conservative |
205 |
| Malcolm Parker | Plaid Cymru |
535 |
Pontlottyn
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Gerald Howells | Plaid Cymru |
105 |
| Gaynor Oliver - Winner | Labour |
386 |
Risca East
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ian Ackerman | Plaid Cymru |
186 |
| Rob Derraven | Independent |
399 |
| Matthew Farrell | Plaid Cymru |
312 |
| Nigel George - Winner | Labour |
789 |
| Brian Hancock | Plaid Cymru |
275 |
| Stan Jenkins - Winner | Labour |
953 |
| Rhianon Passmore - Winner | Labour |
769 |
Risca West
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ian Chivers | Conservative |
103 |
| Phyllis Griffiths - Winner | Independent |
825 |
| Mary James | Labour |
608 |
| Dave Rees - Winner | Independent |
864 |
| Julian Simmonds | Labour |
566 |
St Cattwg
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Hefin David - Winner | Labour |
1201 |
| Wynne David - Winner | Labour |
1211 |
| Graham Hughes - Winner | Labour |
1129 |
| Wyndham Matthews | Plaid Cymru |
550 |
St James
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Jenna Beynon | Conservative |
241 |
| Roger Anthony Bidgood | Plaid Cymru |
621 |
| Christine Forehead - Winner | Labour |
738 |
| Elaine Forehead - Winner | Labour |
659 |
| Barbara Avril Jones - Winner | Labour |
656 |
| Meredith Michael | Conservative |
227 |
| Linda Theresa Williams | Plaid Cymru |
540 |
| Monica Lynne Hughes | Plaid Cymru |
549 |
St Martins
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Colin Elsbury - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
1057 |
| James Fussell - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
1203 |
| Steve Kent - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
1023 |
| John Pettit | Labour |
766 |
| Gareth Lloyd Pratt | Labour |
739 |
| Eddie Talbot | Independent |
880 |
| Richard Williams | Independent |
697 |
Twyn Carno
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Peter Bailie | Independent |
211 |
| Carl John Cuss - Winner | Labour |
460 |
Ynysddu
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Donald Cullen | Plaid Cymru |
382 |
| Sylvia Davies | Conservative |
57 |
| Colin Durham - Winner | Labour |
559 |
| Mark Howells | Conservative |
70 |
| Jan Jones - Winner | Labour |
719 |
| Marina Pritchard | Plaid Cymru |
224 |
Ystrad Mynach
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Alan Patrick Angel - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
686 |
| Martyn Paul James - Winner | Plaid Cymru |
737 |
| David Edward Murray | Labour |
488 |
| Don Roberts | Labour |
525 |