Before (end of 2003) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 15 · Other 14 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 4 · Conservative 0 · Liberal Democrats 0
After (end of 2004) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · Other 16 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bedlinog2 seats · turnout 35.0%
| Leighton Smart | Independent | 753 ✓ |
| Helen Olivia Thomas | Labour | 388 ✓ |
| Tony Murphy | Independent | 243 |
| Robert Hughes | PC | 174 |
| Ian Thomas | Labour | 135 |
| Julie Richards | PC | 110 |
Cyfarthfa3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| Lesley Elliott | — | 1,174 ✓ |
| Stephen Brown | — | 942 ✓ |
| Jason Taylor | — | 830 ✓ |
| Stephen Carr | Labour | 468 |
| Sheila Davies | Labour | 453 |
| Lynda Williams | Independent | 444 |
| Vincent Davies | Independent | 326 |
Dowlais4 seats · turnout 31.5%
| William Rogers | — | 846 ✓ |
| Raymond Thomas | Labour | 837 ✓ |
| Phillip Williams | Labour | 738 ✓ |
| Julian Amos | — | 706 ✓ |
| William Humphries | Labour | 692 |
| Trystan Lewis | Labour | 625 |
| John Pritchard | Independent | 540 |
| Phillip Owens | Independent | 498 |
| Harry Hargreaves | Independent | 494 |
| William Randle | PC | 357 |
Gurnos4 seats · turnout 27.9%
| David Phillips | Labour | 567 ✓ |
| Wayne Smith | Labour | 530 ✓ |
| Allan Davies | Labour | 491 ✓ |
| David Jarrett | Labour | 457 ✓ |
| Adam Brown | — | 432 |
| Selwyn Auger | — | 430 |
| Rachel Connolly | — | 418 |
| Morgan Howells | — | 372 |
| Bernard Driscoll | Independent | 253 |
Merthyr Vale2 seats · turnout 31.1%
| Jeffrey Edwards | Independent | 798 ✓ |
| David Robert Watkin Lewis | Labour | 560 ✓ |
| Maureen Hughes | Independent | 441 |
Park3 seats
| Brendan Toomey | Labour | 972 ✓ |
| B. Toomey | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Clive Jones | Labour | 808 ✓ |
| C. Jones | Labour | 807 ✓ |
| Christopher Barry | Labour | 750 ✓ |
| Ceirion Rees | Liberal Democrats | 476 |
| Rees C. | Liberal Democrats | 473 |
| Louise Gracia | — | 467 |
| L. Gracia | PBP | 465 |
| Gaynor Jones | — | 457 |
| Ralph Hadley | — | 457 |
| R Hadley | PBP | 455 |
| G. Jones | PBP | 453 |
| Graham Tuck | Independent | 225 |
| G Tuck | Independent | 224 |
Penydarren3 seats · turnout 36.1%
| Aeron Maldwyn Jones | Independent | 874 ✓ |
| Clive Barsi | — | 601 ✓ |
| David James | Independent | 599 ✓ |
| Neil Greer | — | 517 |
| Annie Morgan | Labour | 472 |
| Leane Saunders | — | 461 |
| Jillian Richards | Labour | 374 |
| Richard Thomas | Labour | 353 |
Plymouth3 seats
| H. Jones | Labour | 1,172 ✓ |
| R. Clark | Labour | 1,139 ✓ |
| D. Games | Labour | 979 ✓ |
| Charlotte Connolly | PBP | 692 |
Town4 seats · turnout 38.1%
| Mark Elliott | — | 823 ✓ |
| Andrew Barry | — | 813 ✓ |
| Ian Clark | Labour | 739 ✓ |
| Steve Morgan | — | 712 ✓ |
| Richard Pendry | Labour | 671 |
| Lyndon Powell | — | 664 |
| Pamela Watkins | Labour | 626 |
| William Lynford Thomas | PC | 557 |
| Vivienne Hadley | Independent | 541 |
| Shirley Pengelly | Labour | 476 |
| Vivian Pugh | PC | 460 |
| David Griffiths | PC | 390 |
| John Keith Lewis | Independent | 323 |
| Tudor Griffiths | PC | 319 |
Treharris3 seats · turnout 31.5%
| Ian Tuck | Independent | 1,054 ✓ |
| Glenn Price | Independent | 882 ✓ |
| Gareth Watkins | Labour | 764 ✓ |
| Ernest Galsworthy | Labour | 734 |
| Brian Mansbridge | Labour | 614 |
| Daniel Davies | — | 490 |
Vaynor2 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Clive Tovey | Labour | 611 ✓ |
| Alan Baynham | Independent | 596 ✓ |
| Michael Vaughan | Independent | 496 |
| Mavis Grant | — | 376 |
| Richard Evans | COMM | 128 |