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. It was preceded by the 2012 election and was followed by the 2022 election.

2017 Powys County Council election
4 May 2017
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

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