Prestatyn North

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Prestatyn North
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Prestatyn North
Location within Denbighshire
Population5,716 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SJ065825
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PRESTATYN
Postcode district LL19
Dialling code 01745
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors3 (County)
5 (Town Council)
List of places
UK
Wales
Denbighshire
53°20′06″N3°25′37″W / 53.335°N 3.427°W / 53.335; -3.427 Coordinates: 53°20′06″N3°25′37″W / 53.335°N 3.427°W / 53.335; -3.427

Prestatyn North is the name of one of the electoral wards of the town of Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales. It covers the northwest part of the town, either side of Victoria Road close to the beach. Prestatyn East ward lies to the east, while Rhyl East lies to the west. [1]

Contents

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 5,716 (with 4,624 of voting age). [2]

(Liverpool Bay)
Rhyl EastPrestatyn NorthPrestatyn East
Rhyl South EastPrestatyn South West /
Prestatyn Central

County council elections

The ward elects three county councillors to Denbighshire County Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seats were won by two Welsh Conservative candidates and one from Welsh Labour. [3] In the past the ward has changed hands between Labour (who held the ward between 2012 and 2017), Conservatives and Independent councillors. [4]

Prestatyn North became newsworthy in May 2012 when two candidates with similar names, Labour candidate Paul Penlington and Conservative Allan Pennington, were mixed up by the returning officer. A block of Penlington's votes were allocated to Pennington in error, with the latter being declared winner of the third council seat. [5] Losing independent councillor, Mike German, demanded the election be re-run. [6] After a costly legal dispute in the High Court, Penlington took his rightful seat, on 14 February 2013. [7] All three seats were then held by the Welsh Labour Party.

Prestatyn Town Council

For elections to Prestatyn Town Council the town is divided into six wards, with Prestatyn North county ward being subdivided into North and North West. Five of the eighteen town councillors are elected from the North and North West wards. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Prestatyn North 2011 Census Ward (1237327523)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Gareth Joy (5 May 2017) Election 2017: Denbighshire Council results Archived 30 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine , Point FM . Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Elections Centre. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Blunder hands votes to wrong candidate at Prestatyn North election". Wales Online. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Denbighshire Council chief labelled 'incompetent' over Prestatyn election blunder". Wales Online. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Kelly Williams (15 February 2013). "Prestatyn North councillor finally takes seat after election blunder". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Councillors and Wards, Prestatyn Town Council website. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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