Before (end of 2011) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 19 · Labour 9 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 2012) (33 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 23 · Other 10 · Liberal Democrats 0 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 0 · Conservative 0
Ward results
Bedlinog2 seats
| Leighton Smart | Independent | 534 ✓ |
| Gareth Jones | Independent | 517 ✓ |
| Helen Olivia Thomas | Labour | 292 |
| Ian Thomas | Labour | 224 |
| Beth Setters | Liberal Democrats | 92 |
| Catrin Ashton | COMM | 56 |
| Johnny Pappas | Liberal Democrats | 33 |
Cyfarthfa3 seats
| Les Elliott | Merthyr | 797 ✓ |
| Paul Brown | Merthyr | 760 ✓ |
| Tony Chaplin | Labour | 683 ✓ |
| Margaret Davies | Labour | 640 |
| David Chaplin | Labour | 601 |
| Mark Evans | PC | 318 |
Dowlais4 seats
| Phillip Williams | Labour | 971 ✓ |
| Raymond Thomas | Labour | 948 ✓ |
| Simon Wiliams | Labour | 863 ✓ |
| Trystan Lewis | Labour | 806 ✓ |
| Tony Rogers | Independent | 703 |
| Julian Amos | Independent | 591 |
Gurnos4 seats
| Rhonda Mary Braithwaite | Labour | 591 ✓ |
| Bill Smith | Labour | 586 ✓ |
| Clive Tovey | Independent | 500 ✓ |
| David Jarrett | Labour | 496 ✓ |
| Sian Bevan | Labour | 492 |
| Rose Llewellyn | Independent | 419 |
| Gregory Canavan | Independent | 417 |
| Adam Gregory Brown | Independent | 408 |
Merthyr Vale2 seats
| Brian Mansbridge | Labour | 905 ✓ |
| Darren Roberts | Labour | 770 ✓ |
| Jeff Edwards | Independent | 516 |
Park3 seats
| Brendan Toomey | Labour | 913 ✓ |
| Clive Jones | Labour | 888 ✓ |
| Christopher Barry | Labour | 822 ✓ |
| Stephen David | Independent | 532 |
| Glenda Price | Independent | 482 |
Penydarren3 seats
| Salty Jones | Independent | 656 ✓ |
| Jock Greer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 588 ✓ |
| David Isaac | Labour | 569 ✓ |
| Clive Barsi | Independent | 438 |
| John McCarthy | Labour | 435 |
| Jaz Johal | Labour | 337 |
| Kerry Baker | Independent | 315 |
| Maria Regan | Independent | 230 |
Plymouth3 seats
| Harvey Russell Jones | Labour | 949 ✓ |
| Brent Carter | Labour | 830 ✓ |
| Gareth Lewis | Labour | 803 ✓ |
| Derek Games | Independent | 738 |
| Philip Watkins | Independent | 523 |
| Scott Thomas | Independent | 414 |
| Kevin O'Connor | Liberal Democrats | 247 |
| Andy Sims | Liberal Democrats | 117 |
| Craig Lambourne | Liberal Democrats | 112 |
| Harish Kumar | Conservative | 50 |
Town4 seats
| Debra Jones | Labour | 1,192 ✓ |
| David Davies | Labour | 986 ✓ |
| George Adam Davies | Labour | 926 ✓ |
| Lisa Matthews | Labour | 907 ✓ |
| Amy Kitcher | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| Ian Clark | Independent | 458 |
| Vivian Pugh | PC | 385 |
| Bob Griffin | Liberal Democrats | 363 |
| David Griffiths | PC | 356 |
| Alyston Austin | Liberal Democrats | 324 |
| Maria Thomas | Independent | 323 |
| Steve Taylor | Independent | 316 |
| Gareth Powles | Independent | 305 |
| Lynn Heritage | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
| Tommy Roberts | COMM | 261 |
Treharris3 seats
| Kate Moran | Labour | 829 ✓ |
| Richard Thomas | Independent | 821 ✓ |
| Ernie Galsworthy | Labour | 808 ✓ |
| Gareth Watkins | Labour | 782 |
| Glenn Price | Independent | 611 |
| Paul Smithers | Independent | 583 |
Vaynor2 seats
| Lisa Mytton | Independent | 885 ✓ |
| Howard Barrett | Independent | 883 ✓ |
| Tracy Reid | Labour | 251 |
| Andrew Barry | Labour | 222 |
| Roy Evans | COMM | 66 |