2017 Conwy County Borough Council election
The 2017 Conwy County Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Conwy County Borough Council in Wales.[1] It was on the same day as other 2017 Welsh local elections. The previous elections took place on 3 May 2012.
59 Councillors across 38 Wards were elected/returned. Elections took place in 32 of the 38 wards,[1] with the remaining six wards - Bryn, Caerhun, Eglwysbach, Llansannan, Llysfaen and Pandy - seeing their councillors returned without a contest.[2]
Overview
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 20 | +1 | 33.9 | 31.0 | |||||
| Conservative | 16 | +3 | 27.1 | 37.0 | |||||
| Plaid Cymru | 10 | -2 | 16.9 | 8.0 | |||||
| Labour | 8 | -2 | 13.5 | 12.0 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -1 | 6.8 | 9.0 | |||||
| No party declared | 1 | +1 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | <1.0 | |||||
Ward results
* = denotes sitting councillor in the ward prior to the elections
Abergele Pensarn (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alan Hunter | 455 | |||
| Labour | Dave Hancock | 171 | |||
| Majority | 284 | ||||
| Turnout | 32.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,951 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Betws-y-Coed (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Liz Roberts * | 352 | 75.8 | ||
| Labour | Kathy Coutanche | 106 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 246 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 949 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Betws-yn-Rhos (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ifor Glyn Lloyd * | 630 | 80.6 | ||
| Independent | Dr Ahmed Jamil | 149 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 481 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,631 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Lloyd had first won the seat at a by-election in February 2014, replacing Dr Jamil who'd been councillor prior to this.[5]
Bryn (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Hinchliff * | unopposed | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Caerhun (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Goronwy Owen Edwards * | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Edwards had won his seat back from the Conservatives at a by-election in July 2013.[6]
Capelulo (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kathleen Anne McCaffrey * | 387 | 70.8 | ||
| Labour | Geoff Runciman | 159 | 29.1 | ||
| Majority | 228 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,184 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Colwyn (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cheryl Carlisle * | 798 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Cossey * | 726 | |||
| Labour Co-op | Paul Thomas Richards | 429 | |||
| UKIP | Elspeth Griffiths | 172 | |||
| Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,318 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Conwy (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joan Mary Vaughan * | 611 | 33.0 | ||
| Independent | Emma Leighton-Jones | 504 | 27.2 | ||
| Labour | Emily Hannah Owen | 434 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shari Barber | 305 | 16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1854 | 38.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,275 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Craig-y-don (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Bradfield * | 740 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Jones * | 622 | |||
| Conservative | Francis Davies | 595 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Ray Khan | 319 | |||
| Turnout | 2,276 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,800 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Crwst
Deganwy
Eglwysbach
Eirias
Gele
Glyn
Gogarth
Gower
Kinmel Bay
Llanddulas
Llandrillo-yn-Rhos
Llangernyw
Llansanffraid
Llansannan
Llysfaen
Marl
Mochdre
Mostyn
Pandy
Pant-yr-Afon / Penmaenan
Penrhyn
Pensarn
Pentre Mawr
Rhiw
Trefriw
Tudno
Tywyn/Towyn
Uwch Conwy
Uwchaled
References
- ^ a b David Powell (5 May 2017). "Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ Rachel Flint (2 May 2017). "Uncontested council election seats 'mockery of democracy'". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Election results by wards - Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Iwan Berry (7 February 2014). "New councillor elected for Betws yn Rhos ward". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ David Powell (7 February 2014). "Formerly ousted councillor gets seat back in county election". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 4 October 2025.