Betws-y-Coed (electoral ward)

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Location of the Betws-y-Coed ward within Conwy County Borough

Betws-y-Coed is the name of an electoral ward in the southwest of Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Betws-y-Coed, as well as the neighbouring communities of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig. [1]

Conwy County Borough unitary authority area

Conwy County Borough is a unitary authority area in North Wales.

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A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England. In 2016 there were 870 communities in Wales.

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According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,244. [2]

County council elections

The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Liz Roberts for Plaid Cymru. [3] Cllr Roberts first won the seat as an Independent candidate in May 2004, subsequently being elected on the Plaid Cymru ticket at the following election in May 2008. [4]

Conwy County Borough Council governing body for Conwy County Borough in Wales

Conwy County Borough Council is the governing body for Conwy County Borough, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales.

2017 Conwy County Borough Council election

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

Plaid Cymru is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union.

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References

  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Betws-y-Coed 2011 Census Ward (1237327475)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Local Election Results (County): Conwy and Denbighshire". North Wales Pioneer. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 March 2018.