2022 Flintshire County Council election

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2022 Flintshire County Council election
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All 67 seats on Flintshire County Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderIan Roberts
Party Labour Independent
Seats before3427
Seats after3130
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderHilary McGuillClive Carver
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before45
Seats after42
Leader before election

Ian Roberts
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Ian Roberts
Labour
No overall control

The 2022 Flintshire County Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect all 67 councillors on Flintshire County Council in Wales, as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.

Contents

The council remained under no overall control, being run by Labour as a minority administration.

Overview

Prior to the election, Labour held 34 of the 70 seats and ran the council with the support of some of the independent councillors. Of the 27 independent councillors prior to the election, 16 sat together as the "Independent Alliance" led by Mike Peers, 3 formed the "New Independents" led by Patrick Heesom, and 3 formed the "Independent Group" led by Tony Sharps. Independent councillor Andy Hughes sat with the Liberal Democrats, and the other four independent councillors were not aligned to any group. [1] [2] [3]

New ward boundaries took effect for this election, reducing the number of seats from 70 to 67. [4]

The election saw the council remain under no overall control, but with Labour remaining the largest party, taking 31 of the 67 seats. Labour managed to form a minority administration after the election with informal support from the Liberal Democrats. [5]

Results

Results [6]
PartySeatsChange
Labour Party 31Decrease2.svg 2
Independents30Increase2.svg 8
Liberal Democrats 4Decrease2.svg 1
Conservative Party 2Decrease2.svg 5

Seat change compared to notional standing of parties prior to the election, as reduction in number of seats precludes direct comparison.

Ward results

The results for each ward were: [7] [8]

Argoed and New Brighton

Argoed and New Brighton ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hilary June McGuill 845
Liberal Democrats Mared Brooks Eastwood 843
Labour Graham John Sherwood577
Plaid Cymru Jack William Morris344
Independent Chesleigh Kearbey341
Green Paul Andrew Jewell242
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bagillt

Bagillt ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rob Davies 653
Labour Kevin Rush 491
Green David Binns104
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Broughton North East

Broughton North East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Billy Mullin 292
Independent Arthur Barrie Gregory101
Conservative Raphaelle Soffe66
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Broughton South

Broughton South ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chrissy Gee 566
Labour Ryan James McKeown 514
Labour Mike Lowe401
Independent Penny Brett-Roberts239
Conservative Duncan Clubbe201
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brynford and Halkyn

Brynford and Halkyn ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Jones 659
Conservative Jean Sophia Davies 500
Independent Colin Legg499
Conservative Ray Faulder-Jones316
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Buckley: Bistre East

Buckley: Bistre East ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Brent Jones 815
Independent Arnold Woolley 627
Labour Adie Drury376
Labour Vivienne Elizabeth Blondek305
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Buckley: Bistre West

Buckley: Bistre West ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Mary Preece 526
Labour Dan Rose 507
Independent David John Ellis492
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Buckley: Mountain

Buckley: Mountain ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Carol Ann Ellis 505
Labour Kenneth Harry Preece203
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Buckley: Pentrobin

Buckley: Pentrobin ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Henry Dennis Hutchinson
(Dennis Hutchinson)		956
Independent Mike Peers 930
Labour Emma Louise Preece475
Labour Dan Preece446
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Caergwrle

Caergwrle ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Healey 275
Independent Suzanne Foy83
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Caerwys

Caerwys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steve Copple uncontested
Independent win (new seat)

Cilcain

Cilcain ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Parkhurst 534
Independent Owen Thomas226
Labour Aled Hanson111
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Connah's Quay Central

Connah's Quay Central ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bernie Attridge 780
Independent Debbie Owen 626
Labour Ryan O'Gorman403
Labour Tracey Sutton Postlethwaite308
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Connah's Quay South

Connah's Quay South ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bill Crease 524
Independent Antony Stephen Wren 453
Labour Alexander Ian Dunbar
(Ian Dunbar)		450
Labour Ian Robertson Smith346
Liberal Democrats Steven David Tattum115
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Connah's Quay: Golftyn

Connah's Quay: Golftyn ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andy Hughes 695
Independent David Richardson
(Franko Richardson)		607
Labour Paul Andrew Shotton371
Labour Beverley Futia333
Reform UK Dave Vernon52
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Connah's Quay: Wepre

Connah's Quay: Wepre ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roz Mansell 250
Labour Martin Gerard White233
Liberal Democrats Marie Goble35
Green Katie O'Connor22
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Flint: Castle

Flint: Castle ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Roberts 314
Independent Steve Jones121
Green Kathryn Price22
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny

Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny ward (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Cunningham 1,062
Labour Vicky Perfect 1,042
Labour Michelle Perfect 950
Independent Karl Jones631
Independent Carol Ann Griffiths560
Conservative Nefyn Roberts477
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Flint: Oakenholt

Flint: Oakenholt ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mel Buckley 337
Independent Rita Johnson268
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Greenfield

Greenfield ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rosetta Dolphin 418
Conservative Matt Sprake135
Labour Mike Jones122
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd

Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Coggins Cogan 589
Conservative Adele Joy Davies-Cooke 490
Labour Huw Claydon439
Conservative Kathy Cracknell299
Liberal Democrats Klara Lethbridge298
Independent Saffron Deri Hulson249
Green Christopher Harris183
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hawarden: Aston

Hawarden: Aston ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Louise Brockley 784
Independent Helen Brown 767
Independent George Hardcastle559
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Hawarden: Ewloe

Hawarden: Ewloe ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dave Mackie 859
Labour Linda Thomas 527
Conservative Lesley Evans475
Independent Janet Anne Axworthy448
Liberal Democrats Christopher Goble246
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hawarden: Mancot

Hawarden: Mancot ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Swash 881
Independent Ant Turton 855
Independent Ralph Small479
Independent George Chawner168
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Higher Kinnerton

Higher Kinnerton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mike Allport uncontested
Independent win (new seat)

Holywell Central

Holywell Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ted Palmer 224
Independent Daniel Thomas223
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Holywell East

Holywell East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Hodge 252
Labour Joe Johnson198
Conservative Emma Ward59
Liberal Democrats Theresa Murray49
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Holywell West

Holywell West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Anthony Johnson 324
Independent Lynda Ann Carter258
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Hope

Hope ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gladys Healey 496
Independent John Edward Dickin164
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Leeswood

Leeswood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Hughes 425
Independent Joseph Caruana174
Independent Shaun Owen102
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Llanasa and Trelawnyd

Llanasa and Trelawnyd ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Glyn Spencer Banks 698
Labour Gina Maddison 589
Independent Tom Beal531
Conservative Timothy James Garner Roberts527
Green Rachel Bolger292
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llanfyndd

Llanfynydd ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Hughes 450
Independent Tim Holt237
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Mold East

Mold East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Bithell 544
Independent Paul Beacher212
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Mold South

Mold South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Collett 447
Independent Haydn Wynne Jones385
Plaid Cymru Bob Gaffey124
Liberal Democrats Edward David Goble108
Green David Anthony Blainey41
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Mold West

Mold West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tina Susan Claydon 276
Independent Brian Lloyd207
Liberal Democrats Joanne Edwards76
Independent Geoffrey Matthias56
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Mold: Broncoed

Mold: Broncoed ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Teresa Carberry 345
Independent Haydn Bateman308
Independent Gareth Derek Williams143
Conservative Tim Maunders73
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Mostyn

Mostyn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pam Banks 268
Independent Patrick Glynn Heesom125
Liberal Democrats Heather Alison Prydderch53
Conservative Les Waymont52
Green Lee Lavery46
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Northop

Northop ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Marion Bateman 779
Independent Linda Thew 736
Labour Ben Goldsborough 617
Independent Paul Ian Ashley417
Independent Tony Sharps395
Liberal Democrats Uzma Sikander330
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Pen-y-ffordd

Pen-y-ffordd ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roy Alan Wakelam 785
Labour Alasdair Ibbotson 764
Independent David Williams626
Labour David Walker362
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Queensferry and Sealand

Queensferry and Sealand ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Margaret Jones 518
Independent Dale Selvester 466
Independent Lesley Povey396
Labour David Edward Wisinger396
Conservative Roger Francis Cracknell135
Liberal Democrats Lionel Prouve58
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Saltney Ferry

Saltney Ferry ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Richard Lloyd
(Richard Lloyd)		590
Independent Jason Shallcross 407
Labour Shelly Streeter359
Independent Eileen Veronica Gay
(Veronica Gay)		319
Conservative Kinza Sutton106
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Shotton East and Shotton Higher

Shotton East and Shotton Higher ward (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Evans 413
Labour Ron Davies 396
Independent Michael John Evans359
Independent Kelly Joanne Evans-Brown275
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Shotton West

Shotton West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Bibby 496
Independent Steve Biffo Griffiths152
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Treuddyn

Treuddyn ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Allan Marshall 277
Labour Eva Bech247
Independent Jonny Sheppard18
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Whitford

Whitford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Dolphin 635
Labour Helen Papworth176
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

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