Denbighshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Welsh council · Wales · 48 seats in 29 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Denbighshire Council is run by a Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition. The council has 48 councillors in 29 wards. Seats by party: Other 16, Labour 14, Conservative 8, Plaid Cymru 7, Green 2, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour / Plaid Cymru Coalition

48 seats - 25 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 14Conservative 8Green 2Plaid Cymru 7Other 16

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Other +4 Conservative +2 Reform +1 Lib Dem −1 Plaid Cymru −1 Labour −5

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (48 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other33.8%12

Conservative21.5%6

Labour19.8%19

Plaid Cymru16.3%8

Green5.8%2

Lib Dem2.8%1

Next election

6 May 2027

all 48 seats up, then every five years

Largest group

Independents and others 16

9 short of the 25 needed for a majority

Closest result

Prestatyn Central

Conservative won the last seat by 1 vote over Labour, 5 May 2022

Latest by-election

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch

Independent gain from Plaid Cymru, 25 June 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

54%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeGreenPlaid CymruIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 29 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alyn Valley Terry Mendies	5 May 2022 Uncontested
Bodelwyddan Raj Metri	5 May 2022 Labour 57.4% lead 14.8 pts
Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan Geraint Lloyd-Williams, Pauline Edwards, Delyth Jones	5 May 2022 Independent 26.6% lead 4.2 pts
Denbigh Lower Mark Young, Rhys Thomas	5 May 2022 Independent 44.9% lead 4.8 pts
Dyserth David Gwyn Williams	5 May 2022 Independent 79.1% lead 58.2 pts
Edeirnion Alan Hughes, Gwyneth Ellis	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 61.8% lead 34.3 pts
Efenechdyd Eryl Williams	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 79.0% lead 58.0 pts
Llandyrnog Merfyn Parry	5 May 2022 Independent 70.1% lead 50.9 pts
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern Hugh Evans	5 May 2022 Independent 67.2% lead 50.6 pts
Llangollen Paul Keddie, Karen Edwards	5 May 2022 Independent 26.4% lead 0.1 pts
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch Ian Evans	5 May 2022 Plaid Cymru 69.4% lead 38.8 pts
Moel Famau Huw Williams	5 May 2022 Independent 67.1% lead 34.2 pts
Prestatyn Central Jon Harland, Ben Williams	5 May 2022 Green 49.1% lead 25.5 pts
Prestatyn East Elen Heaton, Andrea Tomlin	5 May 2022 Independent 36.8% lead 2.1 pts
Prestatyn Meliden Julie Matthews	5 May 2022 Labour 60.7% lead 21.4 pts
Prestatyn North Jason McLellan, Kelly Clewett, Anton Sampson	5 May 2022 Labour 29.0% lead 9.0 pts
Prestatyn South West Carol Holliday, Gareth Sandilands	5 May 2022 Labour 62.0% lead 24.0 pts
Rhuddlan Ann Davies, Arwel Roberts	5 May 2022 Conservative 35.6% lead 4.5 pts
Rhyl East Justine Evans, Barry Mellor	5 May 2022 Labour 46.5% lead 7.4 pts
Rhyl South Ellie Chard, Tony Thomas	5 May 2022 Labour 62.6% lead 25.2 pts
Rhyl South West Diane King, James May	5 May 2022 Labour 59.0% lead 31.6 pts
Rhyl Trellewelyn Will Price, Michelle Blakeley-Walker	5 May 2022 Labour 40.2% lead 10.7 pts
Rhyl Tŷ Newydd Brian Jones, Cheryl Williams	5 May 2022 Labour 59.5% lead 19.0 pts
Rhyl West Alan James, Joan Butterfield	5 May 2022 Labour 70.0% lead 52.7 pts
Ruthin Huw Hilditch-Roberts, Emrys Wynne, Bobby Feeley	5 May 2022 Independent 28.1% lead 1.8 pts
St Asaph East Martyn Hogg	5 May 2022 Green 53.4% lead 6.8 pts
St Asaph West Peter Scott	5 May 2022 Conservative 61.5% lead 23.0 pts
Trefnant James Elson	5 May 2022 Conservative 50.9% lead 1.8 pts
Tremeirchion Chris Evans	5 May 2022 Independent 39.7% lead 9.2 pts

Alyn Valley

Terry Mendies Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Uncontested. Elected: Terry Mendies (Conservative).

Bodelwyddan

Raj Metri Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour57.4%

Conservative42.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Raj Metri Elected	Labour	384	57.4%
Abigail Mainon	Conservative	285	42.6%

Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan

Delyth Jones Plaid CymruGeraint Lloyd-Williams IndependentPauline Edwards Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Independent26.6%

Plaid Cymru22.4%

Independent21.6%

Independent21.3%

Conservative8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pauline Edwards Elected	Independent	630
Delyth Jones Elected	Plaid Cymru	531
Geraint Lloyd-Williams Elected	Independent	513
Keith Philip Stevens	Independent	505
Sian Vaughan Jones	Plaid Cymru	497
Lara Pritchard	Conservative	191
Gerry Frobisher	Conservative	172
Ben Stanley	Conservative	142

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Denbigh Lower

Mark Young IndependentRhys Thomas Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent44.9%

Plaid Cymru40.1%

Conservative14.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Young Elected	Independent	992
Rhys Thomas Elected	Plaid Cymru	886
Gwynn Jones	Conservative	329
Maxime Boucknooghe	Conservative	286

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dyserth

David Gwyn Williams Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent79.1%

Conservative20.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Williams Elected	Independent	534	79.1%
Allan Pennington	Conservative	141	20.9%

Edeirnion

Alan Hughes Plaid CymruGwyneth Ellis Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Plaid Cymru61.8%

Labour27.5%

Conservative10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Hughes Elected	Plaid Cymru	821
Gwyneth Ellis Elected	Plaid Cymru	719
Gordon Hughes	Labour	365
Judith Hickey	Conservative	143
Helen Jones	Conservative	111

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Efenechdyd

Eryl Williams Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru79.0%

Conservative21.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eryl Wyn Williams Elected	Plaid Cymru	426	79.0%
Glen Vernon	Conservative	113	21.0%

Llandyrnog

Merfyn Parry Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent70.1%

Independent19.2%

Conservative10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Merfyn Parry Elected	Independent	556	70.1%
John McGuire	Independent	152	19.2%
Nicholas Garnett	Conservative	85	10.7%

Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern

Hugh Evans Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent67.2%

Conservative16.6%

Green16.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hugh Hesketh Evans Elected	Independent	591	67.2%
Philip Spencer Brelsford	Conservative	146	16.6%
Alex Collins	Green	143	16.2%

Llangollen

Karen Edwards IndependentPaul Keddie Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent26.4%

Independent26.3%

Green22.9%

Independent18.8%

Conservative5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Anne Edwards Elected	Independent	626
Paul Keddie Elected	Independent	623
Sarah Marshall	Green	543
Stuart Arthur Davies	Independent	445
Dawn Butters	Conservative	130
Roger Jarvis	Conservative	106

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch

Ian Evans Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Plaid Cymru69.4%

Conservative30.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elfed Williams Elected	Plaid Cymru	497	69.4%
David Neil Murfitt	Conservative	219	30.6%

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Independent46.2%

Plaid Cymru39.5%

Reform7.7%

Independent3.9%

Conservative2.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ian Evans Elected	Independent	283	46.2%
Hefin Edwards	Plaid Cymru	242	39.5%
Nigel Deed	Reform	47	7.7%
Cai Williams	Independent	24	3.9%
Beryl Wynne	Conservative	17	2.8%

Moel Famau

Huw Williams Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent67.1%

Conservative32.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Huw Williams Elected	Independent	588	67.1%
Pat Astbury	Conservative	288	32.9%

Prestatyn Central

Ben Williams ConservativeJon Harland Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Green49.1%

Conservative23.6%

Labour23.5%

Independent3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jon Harland Elected	Green	806
Hugh Irving Elected	Conservative	387
Bob Murray	Labour	386
Tina Jones	Conservative	328
Robert Spalding	Green	289
Rory Fraser	Independent	64

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 17 July 2025

Conservative21.7%

Independent21.1%

Reform18.4%

Plaid Cymru14.4%

Green13.6%

Labour9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Williams Elected	Conservative	230	21.7%
Peter Duffy	Independent	223	21.1%
Tony Thomas	Reform	195	18.4%
Paul Penlington	Plaid Cymru	152	14.4%
Jason James Sanders	Green	144	13.6%
Christopher Crompton	Labour	95	9.0%
Chris Brown	Lib Dem	19	1.8%

Prestatyn East

Andrea Tomlin IndependentElen Heaton Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Independent36.8%

Labour34.7%

Conservative28.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrea Myatt Tomlin Elected	Independent	597
Elen Heaton Elected	Labour	563
Anton Sampson	Conservative	462
Julian Thompson-Hill	Conservative	396

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Prestatyn Meliden

Julie Matthews Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Labour60.7%

Conservative39.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julie Matthews Elected	Labour	320	60.7%
Carol Lloyd Evans	Conservative	207	39.3%

Prestatyn North

Anton Sampson ConservativeJason McLellan LabourKelly Clewett Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Labour29.0%

Conservative20.0%

Plaid Cymru15.0%

Independent13.6%

Independent12.3%

Independent10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kelly Clewett Elected	Labour	733
Jason McLellan Elected	Labour	696
Gill German Elected	Labour	682
Tony Flynn	Conservative	507
Rachel Flynn	Conservative	470
Sharon Frobisher	Conservative	405
Paul Penlington	Plaid Cymru	380
Peter Duffy	Independent	344
Mike German	Independent	310
Sonia Joanne Penlington	Plaid Cymru	278
Helen Marsden-Duffy	Independent	255
Robert Niven Forrest	Plaid Cymru	250

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 24 October 2024

Conservative25.9%

Independent19.4%

Reform19.2%

Labour18.6%

Plaid Cymru14.9%

Lib Dem2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anton Sampson Elected	Conservative	295	25.9%
Tony Flynn	Independent	221	19.4%
Gerry Frobisher	Reform	218	19.2%
Neil Gibson	Labour	212	18.6%
Paul Penlington	Plaid Cymru	169	14.9%
Keith Kirwan	Lib Dem	23	2.0%

Prestatyn South West

Carol Holliday LabourGareth Sandilands Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour62.0%

Conservative38.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gareth D Sandilands Elected	Labour	691
Carol Holliday Elected	Labour	657
Gary Brockbanks	Conservative	423
Eddy Oko-Jaja	Conservative	317

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhuddlan

Ann Davies ConservativeArwel Roberts Plaid Cymru

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Conservative35.6%

Plaid Cymru31.1%

Labour23.4%

Independent10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ann Davies Elected	Conservative	586
Arwel Roberts Elected	Plaid Cymru	512
Val Simmons	Labour	385
Ivor Beech	Conservative	329
Bleddyn Rhys	Plaid Cymru	209
Dave Farrall	Independent	164

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhyl East

Barry Mellor LabourJustine Evans Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour46.5%

Conservative39.1%

Independent14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Barry Mellor Elected	Labour	591
Justine Marie Evans Elected	Conservative	497
Tony Thomas	Conservative	492
Jacquie McAlpine	Labour	472
Michael Joseph Jones	Independent	184

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rhyl South

Ellie Chard LabourTony Thomas Reform

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour62.6%

Conservative37.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeanette Chamberlain Jones Elected	Labour	661
Ellie Chard Elected	Labour	605
David Lee Thomas	Conservative	395
Gloria Jane Lambert	Conservative	394

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Reform38.6%

Conservative21.7%

Plaid Cymru20.8%

Labour17.0%

Lib Dem1.3%

Green0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Thomas Elected	Reform	297	38.6%
Gloria Jane Lambert	Conservative	167	21.7%
Bleddyn Rhys	Plaid Cymru	160	20.8%
Crispin Jones	Labour	131	17.0%
Keith Kirwan	Lib Dem	10	1.3%
Desmond Gerard Rooney	Green	5	0.6%

Rhyl South West

Diane King LabourJames May Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour59.0%

Conservative27.4%

Independent13.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Diane King Elected	Labour	529
Pete Prendergast Elected	Labour	492
Matt Dean Bamber	Conservative	246
Lee Bowen	Conservative	241
James Alexander Ball	Independent	122

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 December 2023

Labour51.3%

Independent33.3%

Conservative15.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James May Elected	Labour	236	51.3%
David Lee Thomas	Independent	153	33.3%
Leslie Peake	Conservative	71	15.4%

Rhyl Trellewelyn

Michelle Blakeley-Walker IndependentWill Price Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour40.2%

Independent29.5%

Conservative17.7%

Plaid Cymru12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Win Mullen-James Elected	Labour	453
Michelle Walker Elected	Labour	445
Rich Kendrick	Independent	333
Matthew Woodfine	Conservative	199
Leslie Peake	Conservative	192
John Hughes-Jones	Plaid Cymru	142

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 26 September 2024

Conservative50.8%

Labour34.3%

Plaid Cymru9.7%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Will Price Elected	Conservative	188	50.8%
Mike Blackwell	Labour	127	34.3%
Bleddyn Rhys	Plaid Cymru	36	9.7%
Andrew Morris	Lib Dem	19	5.1%

Rhyl Tŷ Newydd

Brian Jones ConservativeCheryl Williams Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour59.5%

Conservative40.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Brian Blakeley Elected	Labour	682
Cheryl Lynne Williams Elected	Labour	612
Brian Jones	Conservative	465
Noel Martin	Conservative	396

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 9 February 2023

Conservative40.1%

Labour38.8%

Plaid Cymru12.0%

Independent8.6%

Lib Dem0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brian Jones Elected	Conservative	337	40.1%
Jacquie McAlpine	Labour	326	38.8%
John Hughes-Jones	Plaid Cymru	101	12.0%
Simon Rowlands	Independent	72	8.6%
Keith Kirwan	Lib Dem	5	0.6%

Rhyl West

Alan James LabourJoan Butterfield Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (2 seats)

Labour70.0%

Conservative17.3%

Independent12.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joan Butterfield Elected	Labour	420
Alan James Elected	Labour	389
Matthew Gordon Jon Lambert	Conservative	104
Jason Humphreys	Conservative	98
Trevor Tyrie	Independent	76

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ruthin

Bobby Feeley IndependentEmrys Wynne Plaid CymruHuw Hilditch-Roberts Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Independent28.1%

Plaid Cymru26.3%

Lib Dem18.8%

Independent17.6%

Green5.3%

Conservative3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Huw Hilditch-Roberts Elected	Independent	1,488
Emrys Wynne Elected	Plaid Cymru	1,396
Bobby Feeley Elected	Lib Dem	999
Gavin Harris	Independent	931
Ted Stacey	Green	282
Rachel Ryland	Conservative	207
Curtis Wheaver	Conservative	112
Joseph Furnival	Conservative	108

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Asaph East

Martyn Hogg Green

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Green53.4%

Conservative46.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martyn James Hogg Elected	Green	310	53.4%
Linda Nelson	Conservative	270	46.6%

St Asaph West

Peter Scott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative61.5%

Independent38.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Scott Elected	Conservative	222	61.5%
Peter Morton	Independent	139	38.5%

Trefnant

James Elson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Conservative50.9%

Plaid Cymru49.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Elson Elected	Conservative	330	50.9%
Meirick Lloyd Davies	Plaid Cymru	318	49.1%

Tremeirchion

Chris Evans Independent

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022

Independent39.7%

Independent30.5%

Conservative29.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Evans Elected	Independent	272	39.7%
Mike Pritchard	Independent	209	30.5%
Ceri Elizabeth Mearns	Conservative	204	29.8%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Rhyl Trellewelyn	Will Price	Conservative 2024	Independent
Ruthin	Bobby Feeley	Lib Dem 2022	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
25 June 2026	Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch	Independent gain from Plaid Cymru
25 June 2026	Rhyl South	Reform gain from Labour	38.6%
17 July 2025	Prestatyn Central	Conservative hold	22.0%
24 October 2024	Prestatyn North	Conservative gain from Labour	25.9%
26 September 2024	Rhyl Trellewelyn	Conservative gain from Labour	50.8%
7 December 2023	Rhyl South West	Labour hold	51.3%
9 February 2023	Rhyl Ty Newydd	Conservative gain from Labour	40.1%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Clwyd North	50%	Labour	Conservative 27%
Clwyd East	41%	Labour	Conservative 27%
Dwyfor Meirionnydd	5%	Plaid Cymru	Plaid Cymru 50%
Bangor Aberconwy	3%	Labour	Plaid Cymru 27%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Denbighshire

95,814 residents in 42,392 households

Voted Leave in 2016

54% 2 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

66% 5 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

20% same as GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.