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2017 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations

The 2017 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire, Wales, on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Denbighshire Council.[1] This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place in 2012 and the next all-council elections is due to take place in 2022.

Background

Though the Labour Party had ended up as the largest group, following the previous elections in 2012, they had chosen not to lead the council.[2] The leading coalition of Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and Independents were faced with making big cost savings and there were battles over potential closure of rural schools, as well as a proposed merger between Denbighshire and Conwy county councils.[2]

Contests took place in all except three of the 30 electoral wards.[3]

Results

Overview

The Conservatives became the largest group on the council again, after taking seats largely from the Labour Party.

Denbighshire Council election 2017 [4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 +9 34.0 31.6 9,797 +4.4%
  Labour 13 -5 27.6 21.9 6,786 -7.3%
  Independent 8 -5 17.0 26.4 8,181 +1.0%
  Plaid Cymru 9 +1 19.1 12.8 3,959 +1.3%
  Liberal Democrats 1 +1 2.1 6.3 1,964 +1.3%
  Green 0 0 0.8 263 -0.2%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0.3 92 -0.1%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 -0.3%

Ward results

* = denotes councillor elected to this ward at the 2012 elections[5]

(a) Election Centre/Andrew Teale source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward

(b) Denbighshire Council results per ward also give the % turnout and numbers of registered electors

Bodelwyddan (one seat)

Bodelwyddan 2017 [4](a)[6](b)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mainon 244 40.9 +26.9
Labour Jo Hall 150 25.1 −12.0
Independent Raymond Beech 146 24.5 −24.4
Plaid Cymru David Wyatt 57 9.5 +9.5
Majority 94
Turnout 38.0
Registered electors 1,592
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Corwen (one seat)

Corwen 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Huw Jones * unopposed
Registered electors 1,852
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Denbigh Central (one seat)

Denbigh Central 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Kensler * 378 70.3
Independent Paul Smith 160 29.7
Majority 218
Turnout 35.0
Registered electors 1,560
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Denbigh Lower (two seats)

Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)

Dyserth (one seat)

Efenechtyd (one seat)

Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd (one seat)

Llandrillo (one seat)

Llandyrnog (one seat)

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Evans * 725 79.5
Conservative Barbara Hughes 187 20.5
Turnout 51.0
Registered electors 1,807
Independent hold Swing

Llangollen (two seats)

Llangollen 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Timms 659 41.7
Independent Thomas Mile 658 41.6
Independent Stuart Davies * 657
Green Robert Spalding 263 16.6
Majority 1
Turnout 43.0
Registered electors 3,317
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat)

Prestatyn Central (two seats)

Prestatyn East (two seats)

Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)

Prestatyn North (three seats)

Prestatyn South West (two seats)

Rhuddlan (two seats)

Rhyl East (two seats)

Rhyl South (two seats)

Rhyl South East (three seats)

Rhyl South East 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Blakeley * 1,160 47.8
Labour Cheryl Williams 743
Conservative Brian Jones 722 29.8
Labour Stephen Ellison 715
Conservative Ellie Jones 650
Conservative Curtis Shea 578
Independent Winifred Mullen-James * 438 18.1
Independent William Tasker * 264
Independent Hugh Jones 250
Liberal Democrats David Dear 105 4.3
Majority 7
Turnout 36.0
Registered electors 6,092
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Win Mullen-James and Bill Tasker had been sitting Labour councillors, but Mullen-James was deselected by her party prior to the election.[3]

Rhyl South West (two seats)

Rhyl South West 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Jones * 703 65.7
Labour Peter Prendergast 559
Conservative Dawn Butters 367 34.3
Majority 192
Turnout 28.0
Registered electors 3,763
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rhyl West (two seats)

Rhyl West 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Butterfield * unopposed
Labour Alan James unopposed
Registered electors 3,473
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ruthin (three seats)

Ruthin 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Huw Hilditch-Roberts * 1,237 33.7
Plaid Cymru Emrys Wynne 1,089 29.6
Liberal Democrats Robina Feeley * 832 22.6
Plaid Cymru Hywel Richards 783
Independent Patricia Astbury 655
Conservative John Hughes 516 14.0
Independent Geraint Woolford 397
Independent Ian Lewney 247
Conservative Aileen Wynn 190
Majority 49
Turnout 54.0
Registered electors 4,327
Independent hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Asaph East (one seat)

St Asaph East 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Thomas 391 60.3
Liberal Democrats Heather Prydderch 173 30.7
Majority 92
Turnout 39.0
Registered electors 1,445
Conservative hold Swing

St Asaph West (one seat)

St Asaph West 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Scott 201 47.6
Independent John Wynne-Jones 171 40.5
Independent Peter Morton 50 11.8
Majority 30
Turnout 33.0
Registered electors 1,288
Independent hold Swing

Trefnant (one seat)

Trefnant 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Meirick Davies * 263 36.3
Conservative Terence Mendies 242 33.4
Independent Dennis Williams 219 30.2
Majority 21
Turnout 47.0
Registered electors 1,545
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Tremeirchion (one seat)

Tremeirchion 2017 [4][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Marston 293 44.3 −1.5
Independent Barbara Smith * 184 27.8 −26.6
Independent Peter Scott 94 14.2
Liberal Democrats Penelope Mawdsley 91 13.7 +13.7
Majority 109
Turnout 50.0
Registered electors 1,338
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Latest news from the 2008 council elections". Wales Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Shane Brennan (4 May 2017). "North Wales local elections 2017: Denbighshire constituency profile". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Suzanne Jordan (25 April 2017). "Countdown begins for Denbighshire County Council elections". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2017: Denbighshire". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Election results by Wards". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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