Wrexham council election, 2017

04/05/2017 · 44 wards · 49 seats contested

Most seats
23
Independent
Seats contested
49
across 44 wards
Turnout
37.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 23 — 17,179 41.4% —
Labour Party 12 — 10,602 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 — 6,824 16.4% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 — 2,689 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 3,922 9.4% —
Green Party 0 — 232 0.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 97 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 49
Independent 60
Labour Party 39
Conservative and Unionist Party 20
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 15
Liberal Democrats 13
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Green Party 2

A party standing a full slate could field 49 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.

Acton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Geoff Lowe Elected 364 45.2% —
Labour Party Nick Stott 230 28.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Shaun Davies 132 16.4% —
Liberal Democrats Gemma Louise Williams 80 9.9% —
Majority134
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast806

Borras Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Wallice Elected 507 46.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jim Kelly 276 25.2% —
Labour Party Nathan Brookfield 195 17.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Darren Picken 117 10.7% —
Majority231
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,095

Bronington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rodney Skelland Elected 710 67.0% —
Independent Stephen James Harvey 190 17.9% —
Labour Party Kath Goodchild 135 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Adams 27 2.5% —
Majority520
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,060

Brymbo

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Rogers Elected 547 50.3% —
Labour Party Zoe Clarke 447 41.1% —
Independent Adam Stanley Davies 97 8.9% —
Majority100
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,088

Bryn Cefn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Parry-Jones Elected 215 40.8% —
Labour Party William Derek Wainwright 129 24.5% —
Independent Rob Jones 83 15.7% —
Independent Barbara Fox Roxburgh 71 13.5% —
Independent Andrew Steven Humphreys 31 5.9% —
Majority86
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast527

Brynyffynnon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Phil Wynn Elected 387 45.4% —
Labour Party Martin Morris 269 31.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Sarah Roberts 196 23.0% —
Majority118
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast852

Cartrefle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ronnie Prince Elected 451 73.6% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Bryan Raymond Pritchard 99 16.2% —
Labour Party Brian Thomas Patrick Halley 63 10.3% —
Majority352
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast613

Cefn 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sonia Tyger Benbow-Jones Elected 579 67.0% —
Labour Party Derek Wright Elected 577 66.8% —
Labour Party Liz Parry 572 66.2% —
Majority5
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)864

Chirk North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Frank Hemmings Elected 336 50.8% —
Independent Jackie Allen 326 49.2% —
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast662

Chirk South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Terry Evans Elected 518 74.3% —
Labour Party John Andrew Rostron 179 25.7% —
Majority339
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast697

Coedpoeth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Krista Childs Elected 603 67.7% —
Independent Michael James Dixon Elected 426 47.8% —
Labour Party Adrian Elfed Williams 380 42.6% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Kelly 373 41.9% —
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)891

Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Trevor Raymond Bates Elected 615 60.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Anne Lloyd Morris 198 19.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Lee Jenkins 110 10.7% —
Independent Barbara Roberts 102 10.0% —
Majority417
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,025

Erddig

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Roberts Elected 228 32.7% —
Independent Alex Jones 138 19.8% —
Labour Party Matthew Healy 134 19.2% —
Independent Bob Dutton 109 15.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Richard Jones 89 12.8% —
Majority90
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast698

Esclusham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark Pritchard Elected 796 79.5% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Katie Courtney 104 10.4% —
Labour Party Richard William Caldecott 101 10.1% —
Majority692
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,001

Garden Village

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Andy Williams Elected 943 94.9% —
Labour Party Wendy Margaret O'Grady 51 5.1% —
Majority892
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast994

Gresford East and West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Atkinson Elected 917 73.0% —
Labour Party Irene Lewis 204 16.2% —
Liberal Democrats Beryl Blackmore 125 9.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jeanette Stefani Bassford-Barton 11 0.9% —
Majority713
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,257

Grosvenor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Marc Jones Elected 260 42.3% —
Independent Stephen Wilson 185 30.1% —
Labour Party Ray Floyd 170 27.6% —
Majority75
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast615

Gwenfro

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Nigel Williams Elected 170 42.8% —
Independent Philip Williams 89 22.4% —
Labour Party Daniel Commins 86 21.7% —
Independent Damian Wynn Conde 52 13.1% —
Majority81
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast397

Gwersyllt East and South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David John Griffiths Elected 826 71.2% —
Independent Tina Joanne Mannering Elected 531 45.8% —
Independent Bernie McCann 508 43.8% —
Labour Party Michael John Henry Mackenzie 454 39.1% —
Majority23
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,160

Gwersyllt North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Barrie Warburton Elected 282 39.8% —
Labour Party Benjamin James Whitehouse 195 27.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Wright 142 20.1% —
Independent Fred Eddie Roberts 89 12.6% —
Majority87
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast708

Gwersyllt West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Gwenfair Lloyd Jones Elected 428 54.7% —
Labour Party David Glyn Edwards 225 28.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Melissa Smillie 130 16.6% —
Majority203
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast783

Hermitage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Anthony Rogers Elected 447 68.3% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Jamie Hack 207 31.7% —
Majority240
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast654

Holt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Gordon Morris Elected 601 63.1% —
Labour Party Jim Duffy 351 36.9% —
Majority250
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast952

Johnstown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Anthony Bithell Elected 827 76.1% —
Labour Party Ethan Lewis Jones 260 23.9% —
Majority567
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,087

Llangollen Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Rondo Roberts Elected 326 45.0% —
Independent Timothy Edward Hodkinson 229 31.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Baines 148 20.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jeanie Barton 15 2.1% —
Majority97
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors1,579
Ballots cast724

Llay 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rob Walsh Elected 1,111 68.9% —
Labour Party Bryan Apsley Elected 553 34.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Michael Edwards 465 28.8% —
Independent Terry Boland 288 17.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Richard Fontes 122 7.6% —
Independent Gary Paul Hall 104 6.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hannah Jones 94 5.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nathan Hughes 71 4.4% —
Independent Victoria Jones 24 1.5% —
Majority88
Turnout45.3%
Registered electors3,564
Ballots cast1,612

Maesydre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Desmond Jones Elected 249 44.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Victoria Clements 137 24.3% —
Liberal Democrats Aimi Waters 119 21.1% —
Independent Phil Lloyd 59 10.5% —
Majority112
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast564

Marford and Hoseley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Russell Gilmartin Elected 548 59.7% —
Liberal Democrats Julie Louise Blackmore 193 21.0% —
Labour Party John Henry 128 13.9% —
Independent James Robert Hobbley 38 4.1% —
Independent Charles Dodman 11 1.2% —
Majority355
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast918

New Broughton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Alan Edwards Elected 544 72.4% —
Green Party Duncan Rees 207 27.6% —
Majority337
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast751

Offa

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alun Jenkins Elected 267 45.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Phil Phillips 164 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Merril Wolfson 54 9.1% —
Independent Steven Paul Vale 43 7.3% —
Independent Joanna Kinch 40 6.7% —
Green Party Alan Butterworth 25 4.2% —
Majority103
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast593

Overton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Bernard McCusker Elected 613 52.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lloyd Kenyon 373 32.1% —
Independent Richard Hobson 113 9.7% —
Independent Robert Edward Forrester 62 5.3% —
Majority240
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,161

Pant

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Frederick Maddocks Elected 228 33.8% —
Independent Martin Jones 221 32.7% —
Labour Party Stella Matthews 194 28.7% —
Independent Paula Edith Williams 32 4.7% —
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast675

Penycae

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Conrad Phillips Elected 616 88.0% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Aled Prys Powell 84 12.0% —
Majority532
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast700

Penycae and Ruabon South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Joan Mary Lowe Elected 451 57.4% —
Labour Party Callum Wyn Edwards 335 42.6% —
Majority116
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast786

Plas Madoc

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Blackwell Elected 184 56.4% —
Independent Amanda Jane Bradley 115 35.3% —
Independent Alan David Ennis 27 8.3% —
Majority69
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast326

Ponciau 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Howard Pemberton Elected 970 87.5% —
Labour Party Kevin Hughes Elected 649 58.6% —
Liberal Democrats Aled Roberts 597 53.9% —
Majority52
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,108

Queensway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Carrie Harper Elected 225 53.7% —
Labour Party Colin Powell 179 42.7% —
Independent Jorge Vieira De Figueiredo Szabo 15 3.6% —
Majority46
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast419

Rhosnesni

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mike Davies Elected 369 31.4% —
Labour Party Anne Evans 290 24.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Atherton 285 24.3% —
Independent Peter Nigel Jones 231 19.7% —
Majority79
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,175

Rossett

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hugh Jones Elected 946 82.5% —
Liberal Democrats Glenda Averil Kelly 200 17.5% —
Majority746
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,146

Ruabon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dana Davies Elected 242 27.8% —
Independent Charles Devlin 225 25.8% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Pol Wong 212 24.3% —
Independent Sharon Mazzarella 193 22.1% —
Majority17
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast872

Smithfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adrienne Julia Jeorrett Elected 135 28.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Paul Williams 125 26.1% —
Independent Jayne Carol Johnson 120 25.1% —
Independent Richard Bennett 74 15.4% —
Independent David Foulds 25 5.2% —
Majority10
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast479

Stansty

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Bithell Elected 877 92.6% —
Labour Party Steve Gittins 60 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Caldecott 10 1.1% —
Majority817
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast947

Whitegate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Cameron Elected 377 73.2% —
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales Iolanda Banu Viegas 138 26.8% —
Majority239
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast515

Wynnstay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Malcolm Christopher King Elected 234 67.8% —
Independent James Stevens 111 32.2% —
Majority123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast345

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