Labour has retained its majority in Caerphilly County Borough Council's local elections. The local authority is also set to have a new leader after current leader Philippa Marsden was defeated.
The Labour councillor won just 213 votes in her ward of Ynysddu this year compared to 720 at the last election in 2017. The two independent candidates now elected instead each have more than 1100 votes each.
Deputy council leader Jamie Pritchard told Caerphilly Observer Philippa Marsden was an "exceptional leader" who will "bounce back". Ms Marsden has declined to comment at this stage.
