2017 Denbighshire County Council election
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Welsh local 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.
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.
| 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
* = 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)
| 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)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Huw Jones * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,852 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Central (one seat)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Huw Williams * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llandrillo (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Rhodri ap Gwynfor | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 956 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyrnog (one seat)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Butterfield * | unopposed | |||
| Labour | Alan James | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,473 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Ruthin (three seats)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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
Corwen
| 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
| 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
- ↑ "Latest news from the 2008 council elections". Wales Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- 1 2 Shane Brennan (4 May 2017). "North Wales local elections 2017: Denbighshire constituency profile". Daily Post. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- 1 2 Suzanne Jordan (25 April 2017). "Countdown begins for Denbighshire County Council elections". Denbighshire Free Press. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2017: Denbighshire". Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "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.
