2022 Conwy County Borough Council election
2022 Welsh local election
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The 2022 Conwy County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect all 55 members of Conwy County Borough Council. It was held on the same day as all other councils in Wales, as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.
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5 May 2022
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 Results of the 2022 election by ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 55 seats across 30 wards were contested, an increase from the 2017 Conwy County Borough Council election, which saw 6 wards return councillors unopposed.
Ward review
The election saw the number of councillors elected to Conwy County Borough Council reduced - from 59 to 55 - and the number of wards reduced from 38 to 30, as part of boundary changes to the county borough carried out by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.[1] 18 wards remained unaffected - namely Betws yn Rhos, Bryn, Colwyn, Conwy, Craig-y-Don, Deganwy, Eirias, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llansanffraid, Llansannan, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pandy, Penrhyn, Towyn, Tudno and Uwch Conwy.[1]
Election summary
| Conwy County Borough Council election result 2022[2] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Independent | 42 | 22 |  4 |
40.0 | 33.5 | 23,093 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 55 | 10 |  6 |
18.2 | 31.5 | 21,726 | -5.5 | ||||||||
| Labour | 22 | 11 | 4 |
20.0 | 16.5 | 11,419 | +4.5 | ||||||||
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 7 | 3 |
12.7 | 9.6 | 6,626 | +1.6 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 4 |  |
7.3 | 6.1 | 4,176 | -2.9 | ||||||||
| Green | 6 | 1 | 1 |
1.8 | 2.9 | 1,974 | New | ||||||||
Ward results
* = denotes sitting councillor in the same ward prior to the elections
o = existing councillor prior to the election, for a different or predecessor ward
The percentage shown for each candidate in multi-member wards is a percentage of the vote against the turnout of the election, as due to the nature of multi member wards, electors each have a number of votes equal to the number of seats available, however each elector does not have to use all their available votes.[3]
Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Liz Roberts o | 495 | 67.8 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Mike Bird | 133 | 18.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ann Williamson | 102 | 14.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 362 | 49.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 732 | 45.4 | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Betws-yn-Rhos
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ifor Glyn Lloyd * | 600 | 86.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas Rye | 96 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 504 | 72.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 701 | 43.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Bryn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jacob Williams | 230 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Hinchcliff * | 223 | 32.7 | ||
| Independent | Laura Fielding | 115 | 16.9 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Elgan Owen | 63 | 9.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leena Farhat | 50 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 7 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 687 | 51.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Caerhun
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Goronwy Edwards o | 458 | 41.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Craig Jones | 419 | 37.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Meredic Hallett | 237 | 21.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,117 | 56.4 | N/A | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Colwyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cheryl Carlisle * | 575 | 46.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | David Carr | 448 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sandra McAllister | 393 | 31.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Andy Jones | 261 | 20.9 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Sibani Roy | 240 | 19.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Higgins | 193 | 15.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Cheryl Kersey-Brown | 175 | 14.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,254 | 36.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Conwy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emily Owen | 573 | 41.1 | ||
| Independent | Sian Grady | 505 | 36.2 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Craven | 470 | 33.7 | ||
| Independent | Emma Leighton-Jones * | 434 | 31.3 | ||
| Green | Petra Haig | 246 | 17.6 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Hadwen | 207 | 14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,397 | 41.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Craig-y-don
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Frank Bradfield * | 442 | 37.4 | ||
| Conservative | Antony Bertola | 425 | 36.0 | ||
| Conservative | Christina Rees-Jones | 357 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Peter McGlory | 351 | 29.7 | 29.7 | |
| Independent | Donald Milne | 219 | 18.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Ray Khan | 166 | 14.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rachael Roberts | 141 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,186 | 43.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Bradfield had been elected as a Conservative at the 2017 election.
Deganwy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Julie Fallon * | 922 | 61.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Samantha Cotton * | 662 | 44.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Rooney | 566 | 37.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Elaine Moore | 411 | 27.5 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,498 | 45.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Eglwysbach a Llangernyw
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Austin Roberts o | 535 | 72.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sybille Dreesbeimdieke | 104 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Labour Co-op | Donna Hutton | 97 | 13.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 431 | 58.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 743 | 46.6 | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Eirias
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gail Jones * | 524 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Neil Coverley | 372 | 34.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Brian Madden | 332 | 30.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Adam Turner | 246 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sarah Ryder | 237 | 21.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Jo-Anna Duncalf | 194 | 17.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Peter Calcraft | 121 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,087 | 38.6 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Jones had won her seat at a by-election in March 2021.
Gele and Llanddulas
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Wood o | 1,624 | 69.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Keith Eeles o | 1,499 | 64.0 | N/A | |
| Green | Ros Griffiths-Williams | 720 | 30.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Jones | 651 | 27.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Pauline Heap-Williams o | 616 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gareth Smith | 471 | 20.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,349 | 44.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Green win (new seat) | |||||
Glyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Abdul Khan * | 598 | 62.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Chris Hughes * | 516 | 53.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | David Howcroft | 167 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tom MacLean | 144 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Peter Webster | 97 | 10.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 964 | 31.5 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Glyn y Marl
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Independent (politician) o|Independent (politician) o]] | Mike Priestly | 1,366 | 60.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Dave Jones | 770 | 34.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Shotter o | 724 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Trevor McGuinness | 479 | 21.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Helen Roberts | 463 | 20.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gareth Probert | 453 | 20.1 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Clare Parry | 445 | 19.8 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Keren Bond | 366 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Evie Roberts | 351 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Hart | 321 | 14.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Iain Moore | 157 | 7.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,256 | 38.1 | N/A | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Priestly and Shotter had previously been councillors for the Marl ward.
Gogarth Mostyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mandy Hawkins | 924 | 42.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Louise Emery o | 870 | 40.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Harry Saville o | 861 | 40.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Dawn McGuinness | 839 | 38.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Dewi Miles | 773 | 35.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Greg Robbins o | 754 | 35.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ian Turner | 557 | 25.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,167 | 38.6 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Emery and Saville had previously been councillors for Gogarth, while Robbins had previously been councillor for the Mostyn ward.
Kinmel Bay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nigel Smith * | 598 | 42.6 | ||
| Independent | Kay Redhead | 507 | 36.1 | ||
| Independent | Michael Smith * | 467 | 33.3 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Anderson | 457 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Corry * | 361 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | Barry Griffiths | 331 | 23.6 | ||
| Conservative | Luke Knightley | 318 | 22.6 | ||
| Conservative | Toby Millar | 273 | 19.4 | ||
| Independent | Morris Jones | 263 | 18.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,409 | 30.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llandrillo-yn-Rhos
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jo Nuttall | 1,366 | 47.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Hannah Fleet | 1,282 | 44.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Chris Brockley | 1,224 | 42.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gareth Jones | 1,185 | 41.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Phillip Ashe | 1,048 | 36.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gregory Wynne | 993 | 34.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Joe Willgoose | 938 | 32.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Wilkins | 640 | 22.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mario D'Angelo | 631 | 22.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,876 | 42.9 | N/A | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Llanrwst a Llanddoged
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Aaron Wynne o | 939 | 66.7 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Nia Owen | 829 | 58.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mostyn Jones | 619 | 44.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gwyn Lewis | 210 | 14.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,413 | 48.6 | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Llansanffraid
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sharon Doleman | 394 | 47.0 | ||
| Independent | Sylvia Hughes | 172 | 20.5 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Williams | 164 | 19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Lesiter-Burgess | 108 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 222 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 847 | 47.5 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llansannan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Trystan Lewis o | 358 | 46.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Sue Lloyd-Williams * | 321 | 41.3 | ||
| Conservative | Loren Lloyd-Pepperell | 98 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 37 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 778 | 53.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Lewis had previously been a Plaid Cymru councillor for Pensarn, but had been suspended by the party after he decided to stand against fellow Plaid Cymru member, Lloyd-Williams, who had moved to Denbighshire.[4]
Llysfaen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Geoff Stewart | 283 | 46.6 | ||
| Labour | Dylan Davies | 179 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Capper * | 145 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 104 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 608 | 32.8 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Mochdre
Pandy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penny Andow * | 410 | 60.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Peter Osborn | 165 | 24.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Preben Vangberg | 102 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 245 | 36.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 682 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Andow won the previous 2017 election unopposed.
Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Hunter o | 1,113 | 65.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Charlie McCoubrey o | 1,078 | 63.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Paul Edwin Luckock | 934 | 55.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Tracey Brennen | 410 | 24.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mark Baker o | 373 | 22.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Natasha Rowlands | 315 | 18.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,705 | 34.7 | N/A | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Hunter had previously been councillor for the Abergele-Pensarn ward, while McCoubrey was a councillor for Pentre Mawr.
Penmaenmawr
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cathy Augustine | 589 | 43.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anne McCaffrey o | 504 | 36.9 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lisa Goodier | 455 | 33.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | John Sharples | 404 | 29.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jack Ellis | 261 | 19.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Sarah Jones | 137 | 10.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Christopher Williams | 52 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,370 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
McCaffrey had previously been councillor for the Capelulo ward.
Penrhyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carol Beard * | 1,282 | 64.2 | ||
| Independent | Chris Cater * | 1,086 | 54.4 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Prytherch | 663 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jeff Pearson | 375 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Gwynne Reddick | 271 | 13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,998 | 51.5 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Rhiw
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Stott o | 909 | 55.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Roberts o | 854 | 52.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Croft | 628 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Clayton | 525 | 32.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Paul Hughes | 516 | 31.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ricki Owen | 476 | 29.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Debra Jones | 338 | 20.7 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,634 | 36.6 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Tudno
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angie O'Grady | 536 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Brian Montgomery | 507 | 39.8 | ||
| Independent | Carol Marubbi | 435 | 34.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Atenstaedt | 275 | 21.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Ehike-West | 261 | 20.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Robert Hughes-Mullock | 141 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,286 | 36.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Tywyn/Towyn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bernice McLoughlin | 289 | 51.9 | ||
| Conservative | David Johnson * | 268 | 48.1 | ||
| Majority | 21 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 581 | 32.3 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Johnson had been elected in 2017 as an Independent.
Uwch Aled
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gwennol Ellis | 658 | 89.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Robin Offley | 80 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 578 | 78.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 743 | 53.5 | N/A | ||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
Uwch Conwy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Dilwyn Roberts | 516 | 74.6 | ||
| Labour | Andy Walsh | 114 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Robin Offley | 62 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 58.1 | |||
| Turnout | 743 | 55.9 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Changes 2022-2026
Affiliation changes
Glyn y Marl Labour councillor Dave Jones left the Labour Party in May 2025, subsequently representing the Citizens First Alliance.[5] Tudno Conservative councillors Thomas Montgomery along with Gogarth Mostyn Councillor Louise Emery left the Conservative Party in July 2025, defecting to Reform UK. [6]