2017 Denbighshire County Council election (original) (raw)
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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 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]
The Conservatives became the largest group on the council again, after taking seats largely from the Labour Party.
Denbighshire County Council election 2017 [4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 16 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 9,797 | |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 27.6 | 21.9 | 6,786 | |
| Independent | 8 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 17.0 | 26.4 | 8,181 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 9 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 19.1 | 12.8 | 3,959 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 1,964 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 263 | |||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 92 | |||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 |
* = 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)
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Denbigh Central (one seat)
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Denbigh Lower (two seats)
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Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)
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Colin Hughes had been elected for Labour in 2012.
Efenechtyd (one seat)
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Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)
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Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal (one seat)
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Llandrillo (one seat)
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Llandyrnog (one seat)
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Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)
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Llangollen (two seats)
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Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat)
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Prestatyn Central (two seats)
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Peter Duffy was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.[5]
Prestatyn East (two seats)
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Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)
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Prestatyn North (three seats)
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Prestatyn South West (two seats)
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Rhuddlan (two seats)
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Rhyl East (two seats)
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Rhyl South (two seats)
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Rhyl South East (three seats)
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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)
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Rhyl West (two seats)
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Ruthin (three seats)
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St Asaph East (one seat)
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St Asaph West (one seat)
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Trefnant (one seat)
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Tremeirchion (one seat)
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By-elections 2017 to 2021
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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]
- ^ "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.