2017 Conwy County Borough Council election

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2017 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations

The 2017 Conwy County Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Conwy County Borough Council in Wales. [1] It was on the same day as other 2017 Welsh local elections. The previous elections took place on 3 May 2012.

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59 Councillors across 38 Wards were elected/returned. Elections took place in 32 of the 38 wards, [1] with the remaining six wards - Bryn, Caerhun, Eglwysbach, Llansannan, Llysfaen and Pandy - seeing their councillors returned without a contest. [2]

Overview

Conwy County Borough Council election result 2017 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 20+133.931.0
  Conservative 16+327.137.0
  Plaid Cymru 10-216.98.0
  Labour 8-213.512.0
  Liberal Democrats 4-16.89.0
 No party declared1+11.71.0
  UKIP 000.0<1.0

Ward results

*= denotes sitting councillor in the ward prior to the elections

Abergele Pensarn (one seat)

Abergele Pensarn 2017 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Hunter 455
Labour Dave Hancock171
Majority 284
Turnout 32.0
Registered electors 1,951
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Betws-y-Coed (one seat)

Betws-y-Coed 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Liz Roberts * 352 75.8
Labour Kathy Coutanche10623.1
Majority 246
Turnout 48.9
Registered electors 949
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Betws-yn-Rhos (one seat)

Betws-yn-Rhos 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ifor Glyn Lloyd * 630 80.6
Independent Dr Ahmed Jamil14919.1
Majority 481
Turnout 47.9
Registered electors 1,631
Independent hold Swing

Lloyd had first won the seat at a by-election in February 2014, replacing Dr Jamil who'd been councillor prior to this. [5]

Bryn (one seat)

Bryn 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Hinchliff * unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Caerhun (one seat)

Caerhun 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Goronwy Owen Edwards * unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Edwards had won his seat back from the Conservatives at a by-election in July 2013. [6]

Capelulo (one seat)

Capelulo 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kathleen Anne McCaffrey * 387 70.8
Labour Geoff Runciman15929.1
Majority 228
Turnout 47.0
Registered electors 1,184
Independent hold Swing

Colwyn (two seats)

Colwyn 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cheryl Carlisle * 798
Liberal Democrats Brian Cossey * 726
Labour Co-op Paul Thomas Richards429
UKIP Elspeth Griffiths172
Turnout 38.4
Registered electors 3,318
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Conwy (two seats)

Conwy 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joan Mary Vaughan * 611 33.0
Independent Emma Leighton-Jones 504 27.2
Labour Emily Hannah Owen43423.7
Liberal Democrats Shari Barber30516.5
Turnout 185438.6
Registered electors 3,275
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Craig-y-don (two seats)

Craig-y-don 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Bradfield * 740
Plaid Cymru Gareth Jones * 622
Conservative Francis Davies595
Plaid Cymru Ray Khan319
Turnout 2,27645.4
Registered electors 2,800
Conservative hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Crwst

Deganwy

Eglwysbach

Eirias

Gele

Glyn

Gogarth

Gower

Kinmel Bay

Llanddulas

Llandrillo-yn-Rhos

Llangernyw

Llansanffraid

Llansannan

Llysfaen

Marl

Mochdre

Mostyn

Pandy

Pant-yr-Afon / Penmaenan

Penrhyn

Pensarn

Pentre Mawr

Rhiw

Trefriw

Tudno

Tywyn/Towyn

Uwch Conwy

Uwchaled

References

  1. 1 2 David Powell (5 May 2017). "Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. Rachel Flint (2 May 2017). "Uncontested council election seats 'mockery of democracy'". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. "Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "Election results by wards - Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. Iwan Berry (7 February 2014). "New councillor elected for Betws yn Rhos ward". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. David Powell (7 February 2014). "Formerly ousted councillor gets seat back in county election". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 4 October 2025.