2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election

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2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election
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  2013 4 May 2017 2022  

All 30 seats to Isle of Anglesey County Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Plaid Cymru Independent Labour
Seats before12143
Seats won14132
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1

Isle of Anglesey UK local election 2017 results map.png
Map showing the results of the 2017 Isle of Anglesey Council elections. Striped wards have mixed representation.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2017 Isle of Anglesey County Council election, to the Isle of Anglesey County Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 United Kingdom local elections. All 30 council seats were up for election. The previous full election took place in 2013 and the following one in 2022.

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Overall results

Following the election Plaid Cymru gained two additional seats overall to become the largest party with 14 councillors. The Independents, ruling the council prior to the election, were reduced to 13 councillors. [1] Previous Independent Group leader, Ieuan Williams, stood down from this position prior to the election. The Independent council leader prior to 2013, Bryan Owen, won a seat in the Bro Aberffraw ward, having previously lost his Canolbarth Môn seat in May 2013. He won by only 6 votes, though a recount was refused by the returning officer. [1]

Isle of Anglesey County Council election, 2017 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Plaid Cymru 14Increase2.svg 246.741.020,894
  Independent 13Decrease2.svg 143.336.718,706
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg 16.714.77,470
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg 03.33.21,651
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg 00.04.22,146

Later that month Plaid Cymru leader, Llinos Medi, was the only candidate to put herself forward as leader and Plaid Cymru consequently led the council with the help of support from some Independent members. [4]

Results by ward

*= denotes councillor elected to this ward at the previous election [5]

Isle of Anglesey Council results per ward also give the number of registered electors, number of ballot papers issued and turnout [2]

Aethwy

Aethwy (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Meirion Jones * 1,343 48.3 [6]
Plaid Cymru Robin Williams 1,314
Plaid Cymru Alun Mummery * 1,267
Independent Selwyn Williams88231.7
Labour Justin McCoy55319.9
Labour Jan Hale505
Turnout 4,52147.0
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Bro Aberffraw

Bro Aberffraw (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Rogers * 793 47.4
Independent Bryan Owen 545
Plaid Cymru Dilwyn Griffiths53932.2
Labour Pete Sims34020.3
Plaid Cymru Tegwyn Roberts275
Turnout 2,49249.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Plaid Cymru Swing

Bro Rhosyr

Bro Rhosyr (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dafydd Roberts 880 45.2
Independent Eric Jones 858
Plaid Cymru Mathew Thomas73637.8
Independent Dafydd Owen613
Labour Einion Williams33317.1
Turnout 3,42053.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Caergybi

Caergybi (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Jones 1,049 42.1
Independent Shaun Redmond 673
Labour Glyn Haynes 625 25.1
Plaid Cymru Keith Thomas55922.4
Labour Alan Williams540
Labour Beryl Warner515
Plaid Cymru Ken Taylor391
Independent Ken Tatlock369
Conservative Philip Eastment26110.5
Turnout 4,98239.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

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