Gwynedd council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 38 wards · 41 seats contested

Most seats

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales

Seats contested

across 38 wards

Turnout

—

average of reporting wards

Summary

Party	Seats	+/−	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	25	+2	13,280	50.5%	+11.3
Independent	14	-8	9,996	38.0%	-0.7
Labour Party	1	+0	1,305	5.0%	-2.6
Independent Network	1	+1	313	1.2%	—
Liberal Democrats	0	-1	608	2.3%	+0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	0	+0	590	2.2%	+1.9
Green Party	0	+0	181	0.7%	—
Llais Gwynedd - The Voice of Gwynedd	0	-6	0	—	—

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2017. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party	Candidates	Of a possible 41
Independent	39
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	32
Labour Party	10
Conservative and Unionist Party	7
Liberal Democrats	4
Green Party	3
Independent Network	2

A party standing a full slate could field 41 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.

Aberdyfi

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent Network	Robert Dewi Owen Elected	232	50.7%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Dave Lewis	226	49.3%	—
Majority		6
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		458

Abererch

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Richard Roberts Elected	346	56.7%	—
Independent	Peter Read	163	26.7%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Mici Plwm	101	16.6%	—
Majority		183
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		610

Abermaw

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Rob Triggs Elected	553	72.0%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Ann Griffith	150	19.5%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Zarina Lamb	65	8.5%	—
Majority		403
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		768

Abersoch gyda Llanengan

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	John Brynmor Hughes Elected	252	54.7%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dewi Wyn Roberts	209	45.3%	—
Majority		43
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		461

Arllechwedd

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dafydd Meurig Elected	555	81.1%	—
Independent Network	Lewis Brown	81	11.8%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Bernard Gentry	48	7.0%	—
Majority		474
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		684

Arthog a Llangelynnin

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Louise Hughes Elected	279	44.1%	—
Independent	John Haycock	184	29.1%	—
Labour Party	Graham Neil Hogg	170	26.9%	—
Majority		95
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		633

Bethel a'r Felinheli 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Sasha Williams Elected	1,073	96.7%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Iwan Huws Elected	946	85.2%	—
Liberal Democrats	Linda Park	201	18.1%	—
Majority		745
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		1,110

Bowydd a'r Rhiw

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn Elected	313	72.3%	—
Independent	Marie Daniels	120	27.7%	—
Majority		193
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		433

Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Delyth Lloyd Griffiths Elected	381	60.2%	—
Independent	Elfed Lewis	202	31.9%	—
Labour Party	Anne Elisabeth Bennett	50	7.9%	—
Majority		179
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		633

Bro Dysynni

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Beth Lawton Elected	377	85.9%	—
Labour Party	Roger Duke	62	14.1%	—
Majority		315
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		439

Canol Bangor 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Richard Medwyn Hughes Elected	518	77.7%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Huw Gruffydd Wyn Jones Elected	474	71.1%	—
Independent	Elis Anwyl	149	22.3%	—
Liberal Democrats	Simon Robert Ogdon	129	19.3%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Daniel Thomas Welch	64	9.6%	—
Majority		325
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		667

Clynnog

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dafydd Owen Davies Elected	283	55.6%	—
Independent	Selina Jane Lloyd	184	36.1%	—
Green Party	Dannielle Marcella Murphy	42	8.3%	—
Majority		99
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		509

Criccieth

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Eirwyn Williams Elected	263	47.3%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Shannon Marie Orritt	231	41.5%	—
Labour Party	Lorraine Sally Johnson	62	11.2%	—
Majority		32
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		556

De Dolgellau

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Linda Morgan Elected	206	55.7%	—
Independent	John Paul Raghoobar	138	37.3%	—
Labour Party	Quentin Eliot Deakin	26	7.0%	—
Majority		68
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		370

Dwyrain Bangor 2 seats

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Nigel Pickavance Elected	565	88.6%	—
Independent	Dylan Fernley Elected	482	75.5%	—
Liberal Democrats	Christopher Leslie Daniel Johnson	156	24.5%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Stacie Marie Ingram	72	11.3%	—
Majority		326
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast (estimated)		638

Glaslyn

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	June Jones Elected	359	56.4%	—
Independent	Alwyn Gruffydd	277	43.6%	—
Majority		82
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		636

Glyder

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Elin Walker Jones Elected	467	87.0%	—
Independent	Steven John Bell	70	13.0%	—
Majority		397
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		537

Gogledd Dolgellau

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dyfrig Lewis Siencyn Elected	282	60.8%	—
Independent	Delwyn Evans	182	39.2%	—
Majority		100
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		464

Gogledd Pwllheli

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Elin Hywel Elected	331	55.2%	—
Independent	Dylan Bullard	269	44.8%	—
Majority		62
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		600

Gorllewin Porthmadog

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Gwilym Owen Jones Elected	301	45.3%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Llywelyn Rhys	275	41.4%	—
Labour Party	Joe McDonald	88	13.3%	—
Majority		26
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		664

Gorllewin Tywyn

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Anne Tudor Lloyd-Jones Elected	298	67.4%	—
Labour Party	Denise Bevington	144	32.6%	—
Majority		154
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		442

Hendre

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Coj Parry Elected	310	50.6%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Anna Jane Evans	303	49.4%	—
Majority		7
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		613

Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Angela Ann Russell Elected	548	95.3%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Grant Fifield	27	4.7%	—
Majority		521
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		575

Llanberis

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Kim Jones Elected	506	59.2%	—
Independent	Heather Lynne Jones	282	33.0%	—
Independent	Colin Owen	67	7.8%	—
Majority		224
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		855

Llanllyfni

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Peter Thomas Elected	304	48.9%	—
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dafydd Thomas	267	42.9%	—
Green Party	Dan Hunt	51	8.2%	—
Majority		37
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		622

Llanwnda

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Huw Llwyd Rowlands Elected	331	58.8%	—
Independent	Gareth Humphreys	232	41.2%	—
Majority		99
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		563

Llanystumdwy

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Rhys Tudur Elected	538	71.1%	—
Independent	Gwen Vaughan Jones	136	18.0%	—
Independent	Ioan Gwynfor Hughes	83	11.0%	—
Majority		402
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		757

Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Gareth Tudor Morris Jones Elected	638	76.0%	—
Independent	Hughie Williams	202	24.0%	—
Majority		436
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		840

Morfa Tywyn

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	John Pughe Elected	274	52.6%	—
Independent	Mike Stevens	247	47.4%	—
Majority		27
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		521

Peblig

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dewi Jones Elected	444	65.8%	—
Independent	Jonathan Jones	231	34.2%	—
Majority		213
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		675

Pen draw Llŷn

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Independent	Gareth Williams Elected	697	77.4%	—
Independent	Dafydd Huw Williams	203	22.6%	—
Majority		494
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		900

Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Beca Roberts Elected	663	69.9%	—
Labour Party	Huw Jones	197	20.8%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Hardy	88	9.3%	—
Majority		466
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		948

Tryfan

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Arwyn Herald Roberts Elected	315	59.9%	—
Independent	Aeron Maldwyn Jones	136	25.9%	—
Independent	Lari Parc	75	14.3%	—
Majority		179
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		526

Y Bala

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Dilwyn Morgan Elected	618	87.5%	—
Green Party	Fiona Hopkins	88	12.5%	—
Majority		530
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		706

Y Bontnewydd

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Menna Mai Jones Elected	412	79.7%	—
Independent	Gavin Andrew Owen	105	20.3%	—
Majority		307
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		517

Y Faenol

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Menna Baines Elected	461	79.1%	—
Liberal Democrats	Andrew Joyce	122	20.9%	—
Majority		339
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		583

Y Groeslon

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Llio Elenid Owen Elected	432	55.6%	—
Independent	Bethan Mair Williams	345	44.4%	—
Majority		87
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		777

Yr Eifl

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	Jina Gwyrfai Elected	198	34.8%	—
Labour Party	Cian Ireland	196	34.4%	—
Independent	Lois Fychan	175	30.8%	—
Majority		2
Turnout		—
Registered electors		—
Ballots cast		569

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