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The 2017 Denbighshire County Council election took place in
* = denotes councillor elected to this ward at the 2012 elections
(a) Election Centre/Andrew Teale source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward
(b) Denbighshire Council results per ward also give the % turnout and numbers of registered electors
The 2017 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire
Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...
, Wales
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, on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Denbighshire Council
Denbighshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Denbighshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County Hall in Ruthin.
Elections take place every five years. The last election was on 5 Ma ...
. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections
The 2017 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2017. Local elections were held across Great Britain, with elections to 35 English local authorities and all councils in Scotland and Wales.
Newly created combined authority m ...
. The previous elections took place in 2012 and the next all-council elections took place in 2022.
Background
Though the Labour Party had ended up as the largest group, following the previous elections in 2012, they had chosen not to lead the council. The leading coalition ofConservatives
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
, Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom.
Plaid wa ...
and Independents were faced with making big cost savings and there were battles over potential closure of rural schools, as well as a proposed merger between Denbighshire and Conwy county councils.
Contests took place in all except three of the 30 electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
s.
Results
Overview
The Conservatives became the largest group on the council again, after taking seats largely from the Labour Party.Ward results
Bodelwyddan (one seat)
Corwen (one seat)
Denbigh Central (one seat)
Denbigh Lower (two seats)
Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)
Colin Hughes had been elected for Labour in 2012.Dyserth (one seat)
Efenechtyd (one seat)
Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal (one seat)
Llandrillo (one seat)
Llandyrnog (one seat)
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)
Llangollen (two seats)
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat)
Prestatyn Central (two seats)
Peter Duffy was elected for the Labour Party in 2012.Prestatyn East (two seats)
Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)
Prestatyn North (three seats)
Prestatyn South West (two seats)
Rhuddlan (two seats)
Rhyl East (two seats)
Rhyl South (two seats)
Rhyl South East (three seats)
Win Mullen-James and Bill Tasker had been sitting Labour councillors, but Mullen-James was deselected by her party prior to the election.Rhyl South West (two seats)
Rhyl West (two seats)
Ruthin (three seats)
St Asaph East (one seat)
St Asaph West (one seat)
Trefnant (one seat)
Tremeirchion (one seat)
By-elections 2017 to 2021
Corwen
The by-election was called after the death of Plaid Cymru councillor, Huw "Chick" Jones. He had died in early 2020 but the by-election was delayed considerably because of the Covid-19 pandemic.Llandrillo
References
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