2017 Denbighshire County Council election
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 took place in 2022.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Overview
[edit]The Conservatives became the largest group on the council again, after taking seats largely from the Labour Party.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 16 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 9,797 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 27.6 | 21.9 | 6,786 | -7.3 | |
| Independent | 8 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 17.0 | 26.4 | 8,181 | +1.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 9 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 19.1 | 12.8 | 3,959 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 1,964 | +1.3 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 263 | -0.2 | |||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 92 | -0.1 | |||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | -0.3 | |||
Ward results
[edit]* = 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Huw Jones * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,852 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Central (one seat)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mark Young | 936 | 47.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys Thomas | 730 | 37.0 | ||
| Independent | Roy Tickle | 554 | |||
| Conservative | Mari Jackson-Jones | 309 | 15.6 | ||
| Conservative | Lara Pritchard | 308 | |||
| Majority | 176 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,555 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Geraint Lloyd-Williams * | 317 | 33.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Glenn Swingler | 261 | 27.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Bellis | 244 | 25.6 | ||
| Labour | Gillian Audley | 198 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Smith | 176 | |||
| Independent | Keith Stevens | 132 | 13.8 | ||
| Independent | Richard Crowther | 87 | |||
| Independent | Colin Hughes * | 87 | |||
| Majority | 17 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,349 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Colin Hughes had been elected for Labour in 2012.
Dyserth (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Williams | 412 | 62.0 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Owen * | 156 | 23.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Thomas | 97 | 14.6 | ||
| Majority | 256 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,909 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Efenechtyd (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Eryl Williams * | 407 | 53.2 | ||
| Independent | Sharon Newell | 358 | 46.8 | ||
| Majority | 49 | ||||
| Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,339 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martyn Holland * | 884 | 85.5 | +35.3 | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert English | 92 | 8.9 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | Robert Barton | 58 | 5.6 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 792 | +550 | |||
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,016 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Huw Williams * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llandrillo (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Rhodri ap Gwynfor | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 956 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyrnog (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Parry * | 655 | 74.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Williams | 226 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 429 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,718 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Welch * | 403 | 51.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Cheow-Lay Wee | 197 | 25.0 | ||
| Conservative | David Murfitt | 188 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 206 | ||||
| Turnout | 53.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,490 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn Central (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Irving * | 544 | 37.2 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Jones | 484 | |||
| Independent | Peter Duffy * | 469 | 32.1 | ||
| Independent | Michael German | 395 | |||
| Labour | Sonia Penlington | 376 | 25.7 | ||
| Labour | David Lloyd | 374 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Kirwan | 74 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 15 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,878 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Peter Duffy was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.[5]
Prestatyn East (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthon Sampson | 676 | 45.6 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Julian Thompson-Hill * | 621 | |||
| Labour | Caroline Holliday | 486 | 32.8 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Scott | 320 | 21.6 | +21.6 | |
| Majority | 135 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,205 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Evans * | 308 | 53.6 | +9.4 | |
| Conservative | Gerald Frobisher | 221 | 38.4 | +9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Prydderch | 46 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Majority | 90 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,528 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn North (three seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Flynn | 940 | 53.6 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Flynn | 892 | |||
| Labour | Paul Penlington * | 814 | 46.4 | ||
| Labour | Jason McLellan * | 812 | |||
| Conservative | Angelina Muraca | 746 | |||
| Labour | Janet Szabo | 733 | |||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,751 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn South West (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Davies | 505 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | Robert Murray * | 498 | 40.6 | ||
| Labour | Gareth Sandilands * | 482 | |||
| Conservative | William Davies | 427 | |||
| Independent | David Cooper | 225 | 18.3 | ||
| Independent | Allan Pennington | 156 | |||
| Majority | 16 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,834 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rhuddlan (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Davies * | 808 | 48.5 | +5.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Arwel Roberts * | 577 | 34.6 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Heather Ellis | 385 | |||
| Labour | Jacqueline McAlpine | 281 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
| Majority | 192 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,896 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Rhyl East (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry Mellor * | 658 | 47.7 | 0 | |
| Conservative | Tony Thomas | 579 | 42.0 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | David Simmons * | 542 | |||
| Conservative | Stewart Harris | 524 | |||
| Independent | Diana Hannam | 143 | 10.4 | −8.7 | |
| Majority | 57 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,716 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Rhyl South (two seats)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeanette Chamberlain-Jones * | 684 | 54.1 | ||
| Labour | Ellie Chard | 601 | |||
| Conservative | Justine Evans | 580 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel Murray | 570 | |||
| Majority | 21 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,941 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rhyl South East (three seats)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Butterfield * | unopposed | |||
| Labour | Alan James | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,473 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ruthin (three seats)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine 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 | ||||
By-elections 2017 to 2021
[edit]Corwen
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Alan Hughes | 480 | 65.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Gordon Hughes | 148 | 20.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Davies | 104 | 14.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 332 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called after the death of Plaid Cymru councillor, Huw "Chick" Jones. He had died in early 2020 but the by-election was delayed considerably because of the Covid-19 pandemic.[8]
Llandrillo
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gwyneth Ellis | 179 | 44.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Robinson | 140 | 34.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Julian Sampson | 88 | 21.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 407 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Latest news from the 2008 council elections". Wales Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b Shane Brennan (4 May 2017). "North Wales local elections 2017: Denbighshire constituency profile". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b Suzanne Jordan (25 April 2017). "Countdown begins for Denbighshire County Council elections". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2017: Denbighshire". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Election results by Wards". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - Corwen Ward — Denbighshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Corwen By-election: Search for successor to Cllr Huw 'Chick' Jones who died last year". Denbighshire Free Press. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
