Tudno (electoral Ward)
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Tudno is the name of one of the
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 in
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,
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,
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. It is the middle of the five town wards and covers the town immediately east of the branch line to
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.
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ward lies to the west and
Craig-y-Don Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos. History L ...
ward lies to the east, with Llandudno beach to the north. According to the
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the population of the ward was 5,008.


Town Council elections

Tudno ward elects four of the twenty councillors of Llandudno Town Council. In December 2017 a by-election was held for a vacant seat on the Town Council, following the death of Tudno councillor Billie Evans. The seat was won by
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candidate Brian Bertola, who had previously lost his seat at the May 2017 election.


County council elections

Tudno was an
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 ...
to Gwynedd County Council, in the Borough of Aberconwy, between 1989 and 1996. Since 1995 the Tudno ward has elected two county councillors to
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and, at the May 2017 election, one seat was won by Ronnie Hughes for the
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and the other by
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candidate Philip Evans. Cllr Hughes was deputy leader of the county council and narrowly survived a strong challenge from Llandudno mayor, Carol Marubbi.


References

{{reflist Llandudno Wards of Conwy County Borough Former electoral wards of Gwynedd