Denbighshire council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 26 wards · 42 seats contested

Most seats
15
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
42
across 26 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 — 16,348 34.1% —
Labour Party 11 — 12,545 26.2% —
Independent 8 — 11,930 24.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 7 — 4,742 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 1,964 4.1% —
Green Party 0 — 263 0.5% —
Socialist Labour Party 0 — 92 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 42
Conservative and Unionist Party 35
Independent 33
Labour Party 22
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 10
Liberal Democrats 9
Green Party 1
Socialist Labour Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 42 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bodelwyddan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Mainon Elected 244 40.9% —
Labour Party Jo D Hall 150 25.2% —
Independent Ivor Beech 146 24.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales David Lee Wyatt 57 9.6% —
Majority94
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast596

Denbigh Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gwyneth Mai Kensler Elected 378 70.8% —
Independent Paul Smith 160 30.0% —
Majority218
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast534

Denbigh Lower 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark Young Elected 936 58.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Rhys Thomas Elected 730 45.7% —
Independent Roy Tickle 554 34.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mari Jackson-Jones 309 19.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lara Pritchard 308 19.3% —
Majority176
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,598

Denbigh Upper/Henllan 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Geraint Lloyd-Williams Elected 317 35.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Glenn Swingler Elected 261 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Benjamin Bellis 244 27.7% —
Labour Party Gillian Audley 198 22.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Smith 176 20.0% —
Independent Pip Stevens 132 15.0% —
Independent Colin Lucas Hughes 87 9.9% —
Independent Richard Michael Crowther 87 9.9% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast882

Dyserth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Williams Elected 412 62.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Walker 156 23.5% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Charles Thomas 97 14.6% —
Majority256
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast665

Efenechtyd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Eryl Wyn Williams Elected 407 53.2% —
Independent Sharon Anne Newell 358 46.8% —
Majority49
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast765

Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Laurie Holland Elected 884 86.2% —
Socialist Labour Party Bob English 92 9.0% —
Independent Bob Barton 58 5.7% —
Majority792
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,025

Llandyrnog

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Merfyn Parry Elected 655 74.6% —
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Williams 226 25.7% —
Majority429
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast878

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Hugh Hesketh Evans Elected 725 80.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Hughes 187 20.7% —
Majority538
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast903

Llangollen 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Timms Elected 659 47.1% —
Independent Melvyn Mile Elected 658 47.0% —
Independent Stuart Arthur Davies 657 47.0% —
Green Party Robert Spalding 263 18.8% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,399

Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Joseph Stephen Welch Elected 403 51.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Cheow-Lay Wee 197 25.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Neil Murfitt 188 23.9% —
Majority206
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast788

Prestatyn Central 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hugh Irving Elected 544 40.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tina Jones Elected 484 35.6% —
Independent Peter Duffy 469 34.5% —
Independent Mike German 395 29.1% —
Labour Party Sonia Joanne Penlington 376 27.7% —
Labour Party David James Lloyd 374 27.5% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Kirwan 74 5.4% —
Majority15
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,358

Prestatyn East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Anton Sampson Elected 676 64.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Thompson-Hill Elected 621 59.0% —
Labour Party Carol Holliday 486 46.2% —
Liberal Democrats Gavin Scott 320 30.4% —
Majority135
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,052

Prestatyn Meliden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Peter Evans Elected 308 53.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gerry Frobisher 221 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Prydderch 46 8.0% —
Majority87
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast573

Prestatyn North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Flynn Elected 940 49.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Flynn Elected 892 46.6% —
Labour Party Paul Penlington Elected 814 42.5% —
Labour Party Jason McLellan 812 42.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Muraca 746 38.9% —
Labour Party Jan Szabo 733 38.3% —
Majority2
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,916

Prestatyn South West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Lloyd Davies Elected 505 44.1% —
Labour Party Bob Murray Elected 498 43.5% —
Labour Party Gareth D Sandilands 482 42.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party William Henry Davies 427 37.3% —
Independent David Cooper 225 19.6% —
Independent Allan Pennington 156 13.6% —
Majority16
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,146

Rhuddlan 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Davies Elected 808 63.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Arwel Roberts Elected 577 45.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Ellis 385 30.1% —
Labour Party Jacquie McAlpine 281 22.0% —
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,278

Rhyl East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barry Mellor Elected 658 53.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Thomas Elected 579 47.3% —
Labour Party David Simmons 542 44.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stewart Harris 524 42.8% —
Independent Diana Hannam 143 11.7% —
Majority37
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,223

Rhyl South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeanette Chamberlain Jones Elected 684 56.2% —
Labour Party Ellie Chard Elected 601 49.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Justine Marie Evans 580 47.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Peter Murray 570 46.8% —
Majority21
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,218

Rhyl South East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Blakeley Elected 1,160 53.7% —
Labour Party Cheryl Lynne Williams Elected 743 34.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Jones Elected 722 33.4% —
Labour Party Steve Ellison 715 33.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellie Jones 650 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Curtis Shea 578 26.7% —
Independent Win Mullen-James 438 20.3% —
Independent Bill Tasker 264 12.2% —
Independent Hugh Patrick Jones 250 11.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Malcolm Dear 105 4.9% —
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,161

Rhyl South West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Jones Elected 703 66.3% —
Labour Party Pete Prendergast Elected 559 52.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dawn Butters 367 34.6% —
Majority192
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,061

Ruthin 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Huw Hilditch-Roberts Elected 1,237 52.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Emrys Wynne Elected 1,089 46.5% —
Liberal Democrats Bobby Feeley Elected 832 35.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Hywel Lloyd Richards 783 33.5% —
Independent Pat Astbury 655 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Hughes 516 22.1% —
Independent Geraint Hilton Woolford 397 17.0% —
Independent Ian Richard Lewney 247 10.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beryl Wynne 190 8.1% —
Majority49
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,340

St Asaph East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Thomas Elected 391 69.8% —
Liberal Democrats Heather Alison Prydderch 173 30.9% —
Majority218
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast560

St Asaph West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Scott Elected 201 48.3% —
Independent John Wynne-Jones 171 41.1% —
Independent Peter Morton 50 12.0% —
Majority30
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast416

Trefnant

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Meirick Lloyd Davies Elected 263 36.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Mendies 242 33.4% —
Independent Dennis Derek Williams 219 30.2% —
Majority21
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast724

Tremeirchion

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Marston Elected 293 44.3% —
Independent Barbara Smith 184 27.8% —
Independent Peter Joseph Leo Scott 94 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Penny Mawdsley 91 13.7% —
Majority109
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast662

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