Conwy County Borough Council

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Conwy County Borough Council
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Type
Type
County Borough Council
of Conwy
HousesUnicameral
Term limits
None
History
Founded1 April 1996
Leadership
Chairman
Peter Lewis MBE, Conwy First Independent Group
since 9 May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr Samuel Rowlands, Conservative
Deputy Leader
Cllr Goronwy O. Edwards, Conwy First Independent Group
Leader of the Opposition
Cllr Austin Roberts, Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
Chief executive
Iwan Davies
Structure
Seats59 councillors[1][2]
Political groups
Administration (33)
  Conservative (14)
  Conwy First Independent Group (13)
  Independent (6)
Opposition (26)
  Plaid Cymru (10)
  Labour (6)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Allied Independents (4)
  Non-Aligned (2)
Length of term
Full Council elected every five years
Elections
First past the post
First election
 (full council)
Last election
4 May 2017 (full council)
Next election
 (full council)
Meeting place
Bodlondeb, Conwy
Website
http://www.conwy.gov.uk

Conwy County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is the governing body for Conwy County Borough, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales.

Political makeup[]

Elections take place every four to five years. The last election was 4 May 2017,[3] and until 3 June 2019, was governed by a Plaid Annibynnol-led Coalition with Conservatives and Independents, relying on Liberal Democrat support. Cllr Samuel Rowlands was elected the new Leader of Conwy on 3 June 2019 after the previous Leader was removed for sacking Cllr Rowlands earlier that month.

Current composition[]

Group affiliation[4] Members
Conservative 14
  Conwy First Independent Group
13
Plaid Cymru 10
Labour 8
  Independent
6
  Allied Independents
 4
Liberal Democrats 4
 Total
 59

Historic results[]

Year Conservatives Plaid Cymru Labour Liberal Democrats Independents
2017[5] 16 10 8 4 21
2012[6] 13 12 10 5 19
2008[7] 22 12 7 4 14
[8] 12 10 12 6 19
[8] 5 7 19 14 14
[8] 8 2 18 18 13

Electoral divisions[]

Electoral divisions in Conwy County Borough

The county borough is divided into 38 electoral wards returning 59 councillors. Few communities in Conwy are coterminous with electoral wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':

Ward[9] Councillors Communities (and community wards)
Abergele Pensarn 1 Abergele (town)* (Pensarn ward)
Betws-y-Coed 1
Betws yn Rhos 1
Bryn 1 Llanfairfechan (town)* (Bryn and Lafan wards)
Caerhun 1
Capelulo 1 Penmaenmawr (town)* (Capelulo ward)
Colwyn 2 part of the community of Old Colwyn
Conwy 2 Conwy (town)* (Aberconwy and Castle wards)
Craig-y-Don 2 Llandudno (town)* (Craig-y-Don ward)
Crwst 1 Llanrwst (town)* (Crwst ward)
Deganwy 2 Conwy (town)* (Deganwy ward)
Eglwysbach 1
Eirias 2 Part of the Community of Old Colwyn
Gele 3 Abergele (town)* (Gele and St George wards)
Glyn 2 Part of the Community of Colwyn Bay
Gogarth 2 Llandudno (town)* (Gogarth ward)
Gower 1 Llanrwst (Gower ward)
Kinmel Bay 3 Kinmel Bay and Towyn* (Kinmel Bay ward)
Llanddulas 1 Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel*
Llandrillo yn Rhos 4 Rhos-on-Sea
Llangernyw 1
Llansanffraid 1 Llansanffraid Glan Conwy*
Llansannan 1
Llysfaen 1 Llysfaen*
Marl 2 Conwy (town)* (Marl ward)
Mochdre 1 Mochdre
Mostyn 2 Llandudno (town)* (Mostyn ward)
Pandy 1 Llanfairfechan* (Pandy ward)
Pant-yr-afon/Penmaenan 1 Penmaenmawr* (Pant-yr-afon and Penmaenan wards)
Penrhyn 2 Llandudno (town)* (Penrhyn ward)
Pensarn 1 Conwy (town)* (Pensarn ward)
Pentre Mawr 2 Abergele (town)* (Pentre Mawr ward)
Rhiw 3 Part of the Community of Colwyn Bay
Towyn 1 Kinmel Bay and Towyn* (Towyn ward)
Trefriw 1
Tudno 2 Llandudno (town)* (Tudno ward)
Uwch Conwy 1
Uwchaled 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Council leader appoints cabinet". Conwy County Borough Council.
  2. ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. ^ Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017, Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ^ Your Councillors by Party, Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  6. ^ "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  7. ^ "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Elections Centre.
  9. ^ "Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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