Denbighshire County Council election, 2012

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The 2012 Denbighshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Denbighshire Council in Wales, UK. [1] This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.

Denbighshire County and Principal area in Wales

Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales, named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but with substantially different borders. Denbighshire is the longest known inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd (Bontnewydd-Llanelwy) Palaeolithic site has Neanderthal remains from 225,000 years ago. Its several castles include Denbigh, Rhuddlan, Ruthin, Castell Dinas Bran and Bodelwyddan. St Asaph, one of the smallest cities in Britain, has one of the smallest Anglican cathedrals. Denbighshire has a length of coast to the north and hill ranges to the east, south and west. In the central part, the River Clwyd has created a broad fertile valley. It is primarily a rural county with little industry. Crops are grown in the Vale of Clwyd and cattle and sheep reared in the uplands. The coast attracts summer tourists, and hikers frequent the Clwydian Range, which forms an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the upper Dee Valley. Llangollen hosts the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in each July.

Results

Denbighshire Council election 2012 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour Party (UK)19+1240.429.28,293+13.2
  Conservative Party (UK)8-1017.027.27,745-1.8
  Independent 12-125.525.47,217-6.4
  Plaid Cymru 7-114.911.53,270-3.6
  Liberal Democrat 102.15.01,418-2.2
  Green 001.0274N/A
  Socialist Labour 000.4122N/A
  UKIP 000.385-0.2
  BNP --------0.4

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References

  1. "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  2. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Denbighshire" . Retrieved 2016-11-17.