2012 Denbighshire County Council election

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The 2012 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire, Wales, on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Denbighshire Council. [1] This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place in 2008 and the next all-council elections took place in 2017.

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Background

Labour Party and Independent candidates were hoping to take seats from the governing Conservatives. Topical issues included the county's Local Development Plan and redevelopment of Rhyl's seafront, as well as the usual funding pressures and unemployment. [2] Four of the 30 electoral wards were uncontested, while in the Ruthin ward there were 12 candidates competing for the 3 seats. [2]

Results

Overview

The 39.1% turnout was even lower than the turnout in 2008 (42%), despite the weather being sunny. It was particularly low in areas of social deprivation, such as Rhyl West. [3]

Denbighshire County Council election 2012 [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 19+1240.429.28,293+13.2
  Conservative 8-1017.027.27,745-1.8
  Independent 12-125.525.47,217-6.4
  Plaid Cymru 7-114.911.53,270-3.6
  Liberal Democrats 102.15.01,418-2.2
  Green 000.01.0274New
  Socialist Labour 000.00.4122New
  UKIP 000.00.385-0.2
  BNP --------0.4

Election error

In the Prestatyn North ward, the incorrect councillor was declared the winner, due to his similar surname. Conservative councillor Allan Pennington became councillor for the ward, after 265 votes for the Labour candidate, Paul Penlington, were allocated to him. Penlington was not able to take his rightful seat until 14 February 2013, after a court case involving three High Court judges. [5]

Ward results

Bodelwyddan (one seat)

Bodelwyddan 2012 [4] [6] (a)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth Jones * 294 48.9
Labour Stephen Ellison22337.1
Conservative Nan Jones8414.0
Majority71
Turnout 37.4
Registered electors 1,616
Independent hold Swing

Corwen (one seat)

Corwen 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Huw Jones * unopposed
Registered electors 1,862
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Denbigh Central (one seat)

Denbigh Central 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Kensler * 288 48.7
Independent Peter Jones19132.3
Independent Robert Parkes8714.7
Conservative Anton Sampson254.2
Majority97
Turnout 37.7
Registered electors 1,584
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Denbigh Lower (two seats)

Denbigh Lower 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Bartley * 977 60.7
Independent Richard Davies 579
Independent Mark Young504
Plaid Cymru Jean Gwynn38623.8
Independent Keith Stevens204
Liberal Democrats William Williams1388.5
Conservative Diane Highton1187.3
Majority398
Turnout 45.5
Registered electors 3,583
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)

Denbigh Upper/Henllan 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Hughes * 504 55.8
Labour Geraint Lloyd-Williams 392
Conservative Diane Highton *24627.2
UKIP Jean Gwynn859.4
Liberal Democrats William Williams697.6
Majority146
Turnout 34.4
Registered electors 2,336
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Dyserth (one seat)

Dyserth 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Owen * 369 50.7
Labour Peter Newell27537.8
Liberal Democrats Heather Prydderch8411.5
Majority94
Turnout 39.2
Registered electors 1,890
Conservative hold Swing

Efenechtyd (one seat)

Efenechtyd 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Eryl Williams * unopposed
Registered electors 1,306
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)

Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Holland 523 50.2
Independent Peter Rees28127.0
Socialist Labour Robert English12211.7
Independent Robert Barton11511.0
Majority242
Turnout 53.6
Registered electors 1,968
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd (one seat)

Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Huw Williams 348 60.3
Independent Julie Masters12922.4
Labour Mary Chaffé10017.3
Majority219
Turnout 47.2
Registered electors 1,226
Conservative hold Swing

Llandrillo (one seat)

Llandrillo 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Cefyn Williams * unopposed
Registered electors 941
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Llandyrnog (one seat)

Llandyrnog 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Parry 377 50.1
Independent Christopher Denman19225.5
Labour John McGuire8511.3
Plaid Cymru John McCabe739.7
Liberal Democrats Robin Hill253.3
Majority185
Turnout 44.6
Registered electors 1,694
Independent hold Swing

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hugh Evans * unopposed
Registered electors 1,816
Independent hold Swing

Llangollen (two seats)

Llangollen 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Trefor Hughes * 678 36.4
Independent Stuart Davies 459 24.7
Labour John Palmer42722.9
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Haddy217
Independent Michael Edwards212
Conservative Paul Firth20611.1
Green Robert Spalding914.9
Majority32
Turnout 39.2
Registered electors 3,362
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat)

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joseph Welch 254 38.2
Plaid Cymru Hefin Edwards21932.9
Conservative Gregory Wynne14622.0
Green Dominic Oakes466.9
Majority35
Turnout 44.0
Registered electors 1,524
Independent hold Swing

Prestatyn Central (two seats)

Prestatyn Central 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Duffy * 611 47.9
Conservative Hugh Irvine 578 45.3
Labour Sherayne Edwards551
Conservative June Cahill *487
Green Kay Roney876.8
Majority27
Turnout 44.5
Registered electors 2,822
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Prestatyn East (two seats)

Prestatyn East 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Davies * 524 41.6
Conservative Julian Thompson-Hill * 463
Labour Caroline Holliday36428.9
Labour Kenneth Wells341
Independent Julie Peters32225.6
Independent Leanne Knapp300
Green John Roney504.0
Majority99
Turnout 39.2
Registered electors 3,220
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)

Prestatyn Meliden 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Evans 264 44.2
Conservative Gerald Frobisher17429.1
Labour Robert Paterson15926.6
Majority90
Turnout 39.1
Registered electors 1,549
Independent hold Swing

Prestatyn North (three seats)

Prestatyn North 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carys Guy-Davies 633 41.3
Labour Paul Penlington b606
Labour Jason McLellan 598
Independent Michael German55736.4
Independent Isobel German538
Independent George Flynn472
Independent Gwynn Clague438
Conservative Allan Pennington b *34122.3
Conservative Michael Eckersley *325
Conservative Michelle Pope314
Majority41
Turnout 39.9
Registered electors 4,717
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prestatyn South West (two seats)

Prestatyn South West 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Murray 586 57.0
Labour Gareth Sandilands 562
Conservative Glyn Jones *44243.0
Conservative Sharon Frobisher *424
Majority120
Turnout 37.9
Registered electors 2,856
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rhuddlan (two seats)

Rhuddlan 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Davies * 665 43.3
Plaid Cymru Arwel Roberts 419 27.3
Independent John Jones38224.9
Conservative Nathan Lamb222
Independent William Jones221
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Prydderch714.6
Majority37
Turnout 41.9
Registered electors 2,936
Conservative hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Rhyl East (two seats)

Rhyl East 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Mellor 667 47.7
Labour David Simmons 562
Conservative John Bellis *46433.2
Conservative Diana Hannam *362
Independent Hugh Jones26719.1
Majority98
Turnout 35.0
Registered electors 3,796
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rhyl South (two seats)

Rhyl South 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeanette Chamberlain-Jones * 733 56.3
Labour Cheryl Williams 508
Conservative David Lee *36127.7
Conservative Melanie Jones337
Plaid Cymru Alun Edwards20816.0
Majority98
Turnout 39.5
Registered electors 3,022
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rhyl South East (three seats)

Rhyl South East 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Blakeley * 1,180 56.1
Labour Winifred Mullen-James 984
Labour William Tasker 972
Conservative Ian Gunning *64130.5
Conservative Peter Jackson506
Conservative Anthony Thomas452
Independent Daniel Murray28413.5
Majority331
Turnout 34.2
Registered electors 6,025
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Rhyl South West (two seats)

Rhyl South West 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Jones 797 68.2
Labour Margaret McCarrol 647
Independent David Thomas *18415.8
Independent Glyn Williams *141
Conservative Harold Bennett1169.9
Conservative William Dawson96
Liberal Democrats David Dear716.1
Majority463
Turnout 30.8
Registered electors 3,725
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Previous Labour councillors stood as Independents.

Rhyl West (two seats)

Rhyl West 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Butterfield * 378 50.3
Labour Ian Armstrong * 361
Independent David Thomas14218.9
Plaid Cymru Norman Shone12516.6
Conservative Michael Espley10614.1
Conservative Paul Sumner99
Majority219
Turnout 20.0
Registered electors 3,510
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ruthin (three seats)

Ruthin 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Huw Hilditch-Roberts 805 27.4
Liberal Democrats Robina Feeley * 804 27.4
Independent David Smith * 634
Plaid Cymru Hywel Richards51017.4
Labour Alun Pugh47316.1
Independent Patricia Astbury426
Plaid Cymru Peter Ryder346
Conservative Carole Roberts34211.7
Independent Richard Thomas271
Independent Roger Parry268
Plaid Cymru Shane Brennan256
Conservative Joan Benton178
Conservative John Broughton119
Majority124
Turnout 49.9
Registered electors 4,366
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

St Asaph East (one seat)

St Asaph East 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dewi Owens * 252 45.2
Independent John Smith16028.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Linaker14626.2
Majority92
Turnout 40.0
Registered electors 1,400
Conservative hold Swing

St Asaph West (one seat)

St Asaph West 2012 [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Cowie * 181 46.8
Labour Richard Gumm9825.3
Conservative John Horden9825.3
Liberal Democrats Sean Hagan102.6
Majority83
Turnout 29.4
Registered electors 1,326
Independent hold Swing

Trefnant (one seat)

Trefnant 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Meirick Davies * 364 53.8
Conservative Leslie Rees31246.2
Majority52
Turnout 43.8
Registered electors 1,572
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Tremeirchion (one seat)

Tremeirchion 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barbara Smith * 313 54.2
Conservative Hugh Hughes26445.8
Majority49
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 1,325
Independent hold Swing

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

(b) Prestatyn North result corrected by election petition

*= sitting ward councillor prior to election

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