Gwynedd council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 50 wards · 53 seats contested

Most seats
23
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
Seats contested
53
across 50 wards
Turnout
53.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 23 — 12,288 39.3% —
Independent 22 — 12,120 38.7% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd 6 — 3,622 11.6% —
Labour Party 1 — 2,355 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 654 2.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 — 122 0.4% —
Socialist Labour Party 0 — 97 0.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 24 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 53
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 50
Independent 42
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd 17
Labour Party 15
Liberal Democrats 5
Conservative and Unionist Party 3
Socialist Labour Party 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

A party standing a full slate could field 53 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.

Aberdaron

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales William Gareth Roberts Elected 233 52.0% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Dafydd Huw Williams 215 48.0% —
Majority18
Turnout62.0%
Registered electors721
Ballots cast448

Abermaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gethin Glyn Williams Elected 412 71.9% —
Labour Party Graham Neil Hogg 161 28.1% —
Majority251
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors1,548
Ballots cast573

Abersoch

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dewi Wyn Roberts Elected 206 67.1% —
Independent John Bernard Gosling 69 22.5% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Sally Jones 17 5.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Gentry 15 4.9% —
Majority137
Turnout58.0%
Registered electors524
Ballots cast307

Bethel

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sion Jones Elected 514 72.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gareth Wyn Griffiths 191 27.1% —
Majority323
Turnout69.0%
Registered electors1,013
Ballots cast705

Bontnewydd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Peter Antony Garlick Elected 361 61.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Wynn Owen Roberts 191 32.8% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Gavin Andrew Owen 31 5.3% —
Majority170
Turnout69.0%
Registered electors845
Ballots cast583

Botwnnog

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Gareth Williams Elected 203 41.1% —
Independent Glyn Roberts 123 24.9% —
Independent Sian Wyn Parri 105 21.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sioned Gwenllian Roberts 63 12.8% —
Majority80
Turnout67.0%
Registered electors739
Ballots cast494

Bowydd and Rhiw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Annwen Daniels Elected 307 69.0% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Mark Thomas 138 31.0% —
Majority169
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors1,241
Ballots cast445

Bryn-crug/Llanfihangel

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Beth Lawton Elected 284 77.8% —
Independent Royston Gerald Hammond 81 22.2% —
Majority203
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors756
Ballots cast365

Cadnant

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Cemlyn Rees Williams Elected 263 38.3% —
Labour Party Glyn Thomas 259 37.7% —
Independent Maria Veronica Sarnacki 167 24.3% —
Majority4
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast687

Clynnog

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Owain Williams Elected 179 39.8% —
Independent Dafydd Owen Davies 171 38.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Heulwen Ann Jones 102 22.7% —
Majority8
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast450

Criccieth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Eirwyn Williams Elected 470 69.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Mici Plwm 168 24.7% —
Liberal Democrats William Robert Horner Andrews 46 6.8% —
Majority302
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast680

Cwm-y-Glo

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Berwyn Parry Jones Elected 231 67.9% —
Labour Party Martin Andrew Jones 110 32.4% —
Majority121
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast340

Deiniol

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Steve Collings Elected 74 40.2% —
Independent Enid Jones 41 22.3% —
Labour Party Kerry Ann Kieran 41 22.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Shultan 31 16.8% —
Majority33
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast184

Dewi

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gareth Anthony Roberts Elected 266 54.8% —
Independent Colin Russell King 220 45.4% —
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast485

Diffwys and Maenofferen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Glyn Daniels Elected 185 51.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Mandy Williams-Davies 182 50.1% —
Majority3
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast363

Dolbenmaen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Steve Churchman Elected 447 82.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Caroll Ann Morris 107 19.8% —
Majority340
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast540

Dolgellau North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dyfrig Lewis Siencyn Elected 228 55.2% —
Independent Delwyn Evans 192 46.5% —
Majority36
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast413

Dolgellau South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Linda Morgan Elected 301 60.0% —
Independent John Paul Raghoobar 206 41.0% —
Majority95
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast502

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Eryl Jones-Williams Elected 324 50.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Thomas Emrys Jones 286 44.4% —
Labour Party Anne Elisabeth Bennett 39 6.1% —
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast644

Efail-newydd/Buan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Anwen Jane Elected 385 72.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gweno Glyn 152 28.4% —
Majority233
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast535

Garth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Huw Gruffydd Wyn Jones Elected 136 56.0% —
Independent Lesley Day 107 44.0% —
Majority29
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast243

Gerlan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Paul Rowlinson Elected 439 54.5% —
Independent Chris O'Marah 273 33.9% —
Socialist Labour Party Kathrine Jones 94 11.7% —
Majority166
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors1,623
Ballots cast806

Groeslon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Eric Merfyn Jones Elected 564 66.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Rhun Dafydd 241 28.4% —
Labour Party Emyr Rhys 46 5.4% —
Majority323
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast850

Harlech

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Freya Hannah Bentham Elected 297 39.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Edmund Caerwyn Roberts 292 38.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordan Edwards 70 9.3% —
Labour Party Ross Lloyd 70 9.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Nicholas Baker 24 3.2% —
Majority5
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast752

Hendre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Richard Medwyn Hughes Elected 133 41.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales John Wynn Jones 132 41.1% —
Labour Party Ade Sharratt 59 18.4% —
Majority1
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast321

Hirael

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Keith Jones Elected 216 51.7% —
Labour Party Luke Tugwell 102 24.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Dyfrig Wynn Jones 69 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Hibbert 37 8.9% —
Majority114
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast418

Llanaelhaearn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Aled Wyn Jones Elected 318 61.9% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Doran Williams 206 40.1% —
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast514

Llanbedr

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Annwen Hughes Elected 303 78.9% —
Labour Party Olga Jean Thomas 88 22.9% —
Majority215
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast384

Llanberis

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kevin Morris Jones Elected 519 58.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Emlyn Charles Baylis 371 42.0% —
Majority148
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast883

Llanengan

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Brynmor Hughes Elected 235 59.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Owen Hefin Roberts 161 41.1% —
Majority74
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast392

Llanllyfni

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Craig Jeremy Ab Lago Elected 245 53.4% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Robert William Hughes 220 47.9% —
Majority25
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast459

Llanwnda

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Aeron Maldwyn Jones Elected 481 62.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Huw Llwyd Rowlands 295 38.5% —
Majority186
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast767

Marchog 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Nigel Pickavance Elected 376 75.7% —
Independent Dylan Fernley Elected 257 51.7% —
Labour Party Derek Charles Hainge 156 31.4% —
Independent Christopher James O'Neal 98 19.7% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Cadi Llywelyn 65 13.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Conor Savage 42 8.5% —
Majority101
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)497

Menai (Bangor) 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Mair Rowlands Elected 218 90.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Catrin Wager Elected 175 72.3% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Joyce 91 37.6% —
Majority84
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)242

Menai (Caernarfon)

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Ioan Ceredig Thomas Elected 568 56.0% —
Independent Gwyndaf Jones 462 45.5% —
Majority106
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,015

Morfa Nefyn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sian Wyn Hughes Elected 332 65.7% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Gareth Wyn Jones 173 34.3% —
Majority159
Turnout55.0%
Registered electors906
Ballots cast505

Ogwen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Rheinallt Puw Elected 355 44.3% —
Independent Stephen Jones 279 34.8% —
Labour Party Susan Carol Davies 127 15.8% —
Liberal Democrats Calum Davies 39 4.9% —
Socialist Labour Party Teresa Roberts 3 0.4% —
Majority76
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast802

Peblig (Caernarfon)

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jason Wayne Parry Elected 311 50.9% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales William Tudor Owen 308 50.4% —
Majority3
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast611

Penisarwaun

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Elwyn Jones Elected 335 51.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Robert Hefin Williams 320 49.0% —
Majority15
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast653

Penygroes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Judith Mary Humphreys Elected 512 71.4% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Hugh John Taxi 206 28.7% —
Majority306
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast717

Porthmadog East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Nia Wyn Jeffreys Elected 379 56.1% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Paul Jason Humphreys 296 43.9% —
Majority83
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast675

Porthmadog-Tremadog

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Alwyn Gruffydd Elected 296 56.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales June Jones 233 44.6% —
Majority63
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast523

Pwllheli North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dylan Bullard Elected 420 56.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Michael Sol Owen 330 44.3% —
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast745

Pwllheli South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Hefin Underwood Elected 555 77.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Elin Hywel 167 23.2% —
Majority388
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast721

Seiont

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent William Roy Owen Elected 563 56.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Olaf Cai Larsen 282 28.2% —
Labour Party Coj Parry 261 26.1% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd James Endaf Cooke 251 25.1% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Glyn Tomos 248 24.8% —
Independent Keith Jones 217 21.7% —
Independent Arfon Lewis Jones 176 17.6% —
Majority281
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors2,187
Ballots cast999

Talysarn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ifor Dilwyn Lloyd Elected 377 60.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales David Aaron Jones 256 41.0% —
Majority121
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast625

Trawsfynydd

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Elfed Powell Roberts Elected 241 37.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Bryn Jones 214 32.8% —
Independent Lynda Massarelli 199 30.5% —
Majority27
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast652

Tudweiliog

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Simon Glyn Elected 176 55.7% —
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd Lina Rees Jones 140 44.3% —
Majority36
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors664
Ballots cast316

Tywyn 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Anne Tudor Lloyd-Jones Elected 599 62.2% —
Independent Mike Stevens Elected 550 57.1% —
Independent John Pughe 455 47.2% —
Labour Party Quentin Eliot Deakin 322 33.4% —
Majority95
Turnout—
Registered electors2,397
Ballots cast (estimated)963

Waunfawr

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Edgar Wyn Owen Elected 349 55.0% —
Independent Cain Gwyrfai Thomas 286 45.0% —
Majority63
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors1,265
Ballots cast635

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