2012 Conwy County Borough Council election

2012 Welsh local election

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2012 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations

The 2012 Conwy County Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Conwy County Borough Council in Wales.[1] It was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place on 1 May 2008 and the next elections took place on 4 May 2017.

## Overview

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Conwy County Borough Council election result 2012[2] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Independent | 19 [a] |  |  | +5  | 32.2  | 30.0 | 10,831 | +4.3
| Conservative | 13  |  |  | -9  | 22.0  | 23.7  | 8,565  | -5.7
| Labour | 10  |  |  | +3  | 16.9  | 18.7  | 6,741  | +4.3
| Plaid Cymru | 12  |  |  | 0  | 20.3  | 16.6  | 5,976  | +1.7
| Liberal Democrats | 5  |  |  | +1  | 8.5  | 10.1  | 3,648  | -2.6
| Christian | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.8  | 278  | New
| UKIP | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 57  | New
| BNP | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -2.2
| Green | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -0.6
| Alliance for Green Socialism  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -0.6

[a] Includes Betws yn Rhos councillor who did not declare his affiliation at the election

## Results by ward

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[3] (*) represents a candidate running from previous election. (~) represents an equivalent to a previous candidate.

### Abergele and Pensarn

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Abergele and Pensarn (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jean Stubbs*  | 407  | 55.1  | +16.6
| Independent | Ken Sudlow  | 186  | 25.2  | +25.2
| Conservative | Bernice McLoughlin  | 145  | 19.6  | −24.4
Majority | 221  | 29.9  | +24.4
Turnout | 738  | 36.3  | −0.8
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Kinmel Bay/Bae Cinmel

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Kinmel Bay/Bae Cinmel (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Nigel Smith  | 684  | 24.5  | +24.5
| Independent | Dr Stuart Anderson*  | 569  | 20.3  | −0.4
| Independent | Bill Darwin  | 450  | 16.1  | +16.1
| Conservative | John Bevan*  | 402  | 14.4  | −14.5
| Conservative | Ken Stone~  | 353  | 12.6  | +12.6
| Conservative | Geoffrey David Corry*  | 339  | 12.1  | −11.8
Majority | 115  | 4.1  | −0.9
Turnout | 2797  | 59.3  | −1.3
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Betws-y-Coed

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Betws-y-Coed (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Plaid Cymru | Liz Roberts~  | 307  | 68.4  | −12.4
| Conservative | Michael Robert Skerrett~  | 142  | 31.6  | +31.6
Majority | 165  | 36.7  | −24.8
Turnout | 449  | 44.4  | −0.4
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

### Betws yn Rhos

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Betws yn Rhos (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Doctor Ahmed Jamil~  | 340  | 43.4  | +43.4
| Plaid Cymru | Clwyd Roberts~  | 219  | 27.9  | +27.9
| Independent | Bryn Jones~  | 167  | 21.3  | +21.3
| Independent | Eryl Ellis Williams~  | 40  | 5.1  | +5.1
| Independent | John Oddy~  | 18  | 2.3  | +2.3
Majority | 121  | 15.4  | +15.4
Turnout | 784  | 46.7  | +46.7
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Bryn

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Bryn (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Andrew Hinchliff*  | 319  | 58.5  | +5.8
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Wyn Jones*  | 226  | 41.5  | +4.6
Majority | 93  | 17.1  | −2.2
Turnout | 545  | 38.3  | −14.6
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Caerhun

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Caerhun (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Paul Gareth Roberts  | 352  | 40.6  | +40.6
| Independent | Goronwy Owen Edwards*  | 346  | 40.0  | −20.3
| Plaid Cymru | Terrance Jones  | 168  | 19.4  | +19.6
Majority | 6  | 0.6  | N/A
Turnout | 866  | 51.1  | +3.5
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Capelulo

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Capelulo (1)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Anne McCaffrey  | 292  | 48.4  | +48.4
| Independent | Darrell Owens  | 117  | 19.4  | −9.8
| Conservative | Gail Hall*  | 90  | 14.9  | −19.3
| Labour | Viv Mooney~  | 69  | 11.4  | −11.1
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Banwell~  | 35  | 5.8  | −8.3
Majority | 175  | 29.0  | +23.9
Turnout | 603  | 49.2  | +7.0
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Colwyn

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Colwyn (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cheryl Lynne Carlisle*  | 547  | 30.0  | +0.2
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Cossey*  | 515  | 28.3  | −2.3
| Labour | Mike Bird~  | 350  | 19.2  | +1.1
| Plaid Cymru | Dr. Sibani Roy  | 262  | 14.4  | +14.4
| Conservative | Blake Richard Bull  | 147  | 8.1  | +8.1
Majority | 32  | 1.8  | +0.9
Turnout | 1821  | 51.7  | −9.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Conwy

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Conwy (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sara Louise Allardice  | 618  | 33.8  |
| Independent | Joan Vaughan *  | 471  | 25.8  |
| Plaid Cymru | Peredur Morris  | 233  | 12.8  |
| Independent | Neil Bryson  | 179  | 9.8  |
| Conservative | Jennifer Evans  | 179  | 9.8  |
| Conservative | David Martin Williams  | 146  | 8.0  |
Turnout | 1826  | 34.4  |
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

## By-elections between 2012–2015

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### Betws yn Rhos (2014)

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Resignation of Independent Cllr Ahmed Jalil.

Betws yn Rhos by-election, 6 February 2014 [4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Ifor Lloyd  | 347  | 46.0  | N/A
| Plaid Cymru | Clwyd Roberts  | 197  | 26.1  | −1.8
| Independent | Caroline Evans  | 127  | 16.8  | N/A
| Conservative | Bryn Jones  | 83  | 11.0  | N/A
Majority | 150  | 19.9  |
Turnout | 754  | 44.1  |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2012: Conway". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
3. ^ "Election Results by Wards". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
4. ^ Betws yn Rhos, 2014, Welshelections.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

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