Crwst

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Crwst
Electoral ward
Conwy County Borough UK electoral wards - Crwst locator.png
Location of Crwst ward in Conwy County Borough
CountryWales
County BoroughConwy
TownLlanrwst
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,118

Crwst is an electoral wards of town of Llanrwst, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers the southern part of the town, with its western border defined by the River Conwy and its northern border (dividing it from Llanrwst's Gower ward) defined by the Nant y Fedwen. [1]

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According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the ward was 2,118. [2]

County council elections

The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council.

Independent councillor, Edgar Parry, was elected at the May 2012 election, with 317 votes. [3]

At the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Aaron Wynne for Plaid Cymru, beating the incumbent Independent, Edgar Parry, [4] and the Welsh Liberal Democrats' Baroness Christine Humphreys.

When elected in 2017, Councillor Wynne became Wales's youngest county councillor and Conwy County Borough Council's youngest ever elected member.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Crwst Ward (as of 2011) (W05000121)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "New County Cllr Edgar Parry". North Wales Live. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. David Powell (5 May 2017). "Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control". Daily Post . North Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

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