It was a successful election day for Labour in Rhondda Cynon Taf as they regained control of the council. The shock of the day was long-standing Plaid Cymru councillor Pauline Jarman, who has been a councillor for 46 years, losing her seat.
Changes to the ward boundaries in the council area meant she was directly facing Labour's leader in the council Andrew Morgan. Cllr Morgan, and colleague Wendy Treeby were successful, ending a long political career for Ms Jarman.
Cllr Morgan and Cllr Treeby were both elected with 1,547 and 1,016 votes respectively. However, Ms Jarman missed out, winning only 897 votes. After losing her seat, Ms Jarman said that she had "loved every minute" of being a councillor but was now looking forward to "wallowing in the luxury of her family".
