2022 Wrexham County Borough Council election

Election to Wrexham County Borough Council

2022 Wrexham County Borough Council election

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| ← 2017 | 5 May 2022 | 2027 →

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All 56 ( 4; previously 52) seats to Wrexham County Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout|  36.47%
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Leader  | Mark Pritchard  | Dana Davies  | Hugh Jones
Party  | Independent | Labour | Conservative
Leader's seat  | Esclusham | Ruabon | Rossett
Seats before  | 26[i] | 12  | 9
Seats won  | 23[ii] | 14  | 9[iii]
Seat change  |  3  |  2  |  0

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Marc Jones  |
Party  | Plaid Cymru | Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat  | Grosvenor  |
Seats before  | 3  | 2
Seats won  | 9  | 1
Seat change  |  6  |  1

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Map of the election results by electoral ward, coloured in party colours. Stripes indicate two councillor wards where each councillor is of a different affiliation. Inset: location of Wrexham County Borough in Wales

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| Council control before election

No overall control
Independent–Welsh Conservatives coalition

| Council control after election

No overall control
Independent Group–Welsh Conservatives coalition

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Location of Wrexham County Borough in Wales Council composition after the 2022 election.

The 2022 Wrexham County Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 56 members to Wrexham County Borough Council, the principal council of Wrexham County Borough, Wales. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities, and community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous Wrexham County Borough all-council election took place in May 2017 and future elections will take place every five years, with the next scheduled for 2027.

On 5 May 2022, the election was held in forty-one of the forty-nine wards for 2022 in Wrexham County Borough. The remaining eight had no opposition nominated by 5 April 2022, and the councillors for these wards were re-elected unopposed, with their wards not holding the election. The councillors unopposed were six independents and two conservative councillors.

Independent politicians (including "non-specified" and the "Wrexham Independents") formed the largest group in the council with twenty-three councillors, down from 2017's twenty-six, and were six short of the twenty-nine needed for a majority. The second largest group were Labour with fourteen councillors elected, up from 2017's twelve councillors. The Conservatives had the same amount councillors as in 2017 with nine. Plaid Cymru increased their number of councillors to match the Conservatives also at nine, up from their three councillors in 2017. The Liberal Democrats had their share of councillors split to one councillor, down from two in 2017.

Following the results, the council was again under no overall control. Talks between independent politicians and Labour occurred over the weekend. On 10 May 2022, the two formerly separately organised groups of independents in the council, the independents and the "Wrexham Independents" group, merged into one "mega" 21-member "Independent Group". The Independent Group was initially in talks with Welsh Labour councillors but talks collapsed over mandatory councillor anti-discrimination training. On 11 May 2022, the Independent Group formed another coalition with the Welsh Conservatives for another five-year term with a total of thirty members, a two-member majority.

## Background

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Council elections in Wales were originally scheduled for May 2021 but were delayed to avoid a conflict with the 2021 Senedd election. The frequency of the elections was also increased from four years to five years to avoid future clashes,[2] meaning (after 2022) the next council election is expected in 2027. The number of councillors is to be increased from fifty-two to fifty-six at the 2022 election, with several ward changes to ensure better electoral parity. There would be forty-nine wards up for election, up from forty-seven in the 2017 election following a recent local boundary review.

An Independent–Welsh Conservatives coalition group was formed following the 2017 local election and were in control of the council since 2017 up to the election.

### Local political context

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In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Conservative candidates won the constituencies of Wrexham and Clwyd South for the first time in their existence. The constituencies were generally considered to be Labour heartlands part of its "red wall",[3] and were won by Labour in the June 2017 election.[4][5] Sarah Atherton was elected for the Conservatives to represent the Wrexham constituency with 15,199 votes, and Simon Baynes for Clwyd South with 16,222 votes.[6] Atherton is the first Female MP to be elected to the Wrexham seat since its creation in 1918, and the first female Conservative MP elected to Westminster representing a Welsh constituency.[4][7][8][9]

On 31 January 2020, the UK left the EU, with the county borough in the 2016 referendum, voting 59% in favour of Leave.[4]

In the 2021 Senedd election, Welsh Labour incumbents for the Senedd constituencies of Wrexham and Clwyd South covering the county borough were re-elected,[4] despite media predictions and polling stating that one or both constituencies should follow the 2019 UK general election results and be won by Welsh Conservative candidates with a tight margin.[4][10][11][12] For the 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner election, Andy Dunbobbin of the Labour and Co-operative party received the most votes (98,034) in the county borough.[4]

Between 2017 and 2021, various community councils had by-elections, leading to three independent, four Welsh Labour, one Plaid Cymru, and five non-aligned candidates elected. An additional independent candidate was elected to Rhosllanerchrugog Community Council's Pant ward in September 2017 but was replaced by a Welsh Labour candidate in a by-election five months later.[4] Eight elections in this period were uncontested.

On 20 September 2018, an independent candidate for community councillor for Gwersyllt North was elected with 98 votes.[4] The councillor was later replaced in another by-election on 27 February 2020 leading to the Plaid Cymru candidate being elected with 189 votes.

On 18 March 2021, a by-election for the council's Maesydre ward occurred, leading to the Plaid Cymru candidate, Rebecca Martin, being elected with 150 votes, over the Welsh Labour (133 votes) and Welsh Conservative (123 votes) candidates.[4][13]

On 28 October 2021, a by-election in the ward of Gresford East and West was held following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative candidate.[14] The Welsh Conservatives were able to hold onto the ward, with Jeremy Kent being elected for the ward with 351 votes.[4][15][16]

On 17 December 2021, in the neighbouring English constituency of North Shropshire, the Liberal Democrat candidate overturned a 23,000 (2019) Conservative majority following the former MP Owen Paterson's scandal.[17][18]

### Council context

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In 2021, the council submitted bids for UK City of Culture 2025 on behalf of the county borough, and a separate bid for awarding the then town of Wrexham the status of a city for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II civic honours.[19] In October 2021, the council's bid for UK City of Culture 2025 made it onto the competition's shortlist of only 8 shortlisted places in the UK, outbidding 12 other places (20 applied in total) and being the only one of the five bids from Wales making it onto the shortlist. In March 2022, Wrexham County Borough's bid for City of Culture made onto the competition's shortlist of only four places.[20][21] Wrexham's city status bid was submitted in December 2021 to local controversy.[22][23] Protests against the city status bid, led by Plaid Cymru, were held outside Wrexham's Guildhall, the council's main building.[24][25] A public consultation into the city status bid revealed that of those surveyed, 61% did not believe Wrexham should be awarded city status at all.[26] Within the council, political groups threatened to walk out over the debate of city status.[27] The council was criticised for ignoring the survey's results by submitting a bid. Wrexham's city status bid is one of 39 bids across the UK and territories, it is the only bid from Wales, following Merthyr Tydfil's withdrawal of their bid. It is hoped that being the only Welsh bid leads to increased chances of Wrexham winning city status if the Queen awards city status to at least one town in the four countries of the United Kingdom. Wrexham has applied for city status three other times, in 2000, 2002 and 2012, with the 2012 bid lost to St Asaph, Denbighshire. Following the election and unrelated to it, on 20 May 2022, it was announced that Wrexham would be awarded city status through letters patent later in 2022.[28] However, on 31 May 2022, it had lost its bid for UK City of Culture to Bradford, but was formally awarded city status on 1 September 2022.[29]

In January 2022, the council considered raising salaries for councillors to encourage more skilled and more diverse candidates for the 2022 election.[30][31][32][33]

### Changes since 2017

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Results of Maesydre by-election 18 March 2021[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Plaid Cymru | Rebecca Ann Martin | 150  | 30.7
| Welsh Labour | Thomas Stanford  | 133  | 27.2
| Welsh Conservatives | Catherine Brown  | 123  | 25.2
| Welsh Liberal Democrats | Peter Roger Davies  | 47  | 9.6
| Independent | Clive Graham Ray  | 36  | 7.4
Total | 489
Results of Gresford East and West by-election 28 October 2021[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Welsh Conservatives | Jeremy Kent | 351  | 43
| Welsh Liberal Democrats | Beryl Blackmore  | 165  | 20
| Plaid Cymru | Aimi Waters  | 163  | 20
| Welsh Labour | Aled Canter  | 132  | 16
| Reform UK | Charles William Henry Dodman  | 6  | 1
| Green Party | Alan Butterworth  | 5  | 1
Total | 822

### Nominations

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The deadline for councillor nominations was 4 April 2022 at 16:00. 146 candidates were nominated, a decline of 9 from 155 in 2017. These nominees included: 48 independents (down 13), 30 Welsh Labour (down 9), 28 Welsh Conservatives (up 8), 24 Plaid Cymru (up 9), 8 Welsh Liberal Democrats (down 5), 4 Wales Green Party (up 2), 3 non-aligned and 1 Reform UK candidate.[35]

Due to a lack of competing candidates for some electoral wards, upon the deadline for councillor nominees, eight councilors were re-elected unopposed. These uncontested seats represent 14.29% of the total seats in the election, cancelling the election for 14,583 electors.[36] Wards with only the incumbent or one contender standing would not be holding the ward election.[36] The number of unopposed wards (eight) represented an increase from three in the 2017 election.[35]

The eight unopposed candidates, and their wards, were:[35]

* Esclusham (Mark Pritchard; Independent; Council Leader)
* Garden Village (Andy Williams; Independent)
* Stansty (David Bithell; Independent)
* Borras Park (Debbie Wallice; Welsh Conservatives)
* Chirk South (Terry Evans; Independent)
* Cartrefle (Ronnie Prince; Independent; Mayor of Wrexham)
* Dyffryn Ceiriog (Trevor Bates; Independent)
* Holt (Michael Morris; Welsh Conservatives)

## Ward changes

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See also: List of electoral wards in Wrexham County Borough

Map of the wards, effective from the 2022 election

In July 2021, the Welsh Government accepted the various ward change proposals made by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, with only slight modification, for Wrexham County Borough.[37] The number of councillors will increase by four, from 52 to a total of 56, giving an average of 1,801 electors per councillor.[37] These took effect from May 2022 following the election. The changes gave a better parity of representation. The Welsh Government rejected three recommendations on the names of three wards.[37] Twenty-four wards remained unchanged. Seven wards have two councillors, up from four wards having two councillors in 2017.[37]

Of the other wards, and not mentioning minor boundary changes, the major changes are:[38][39]

* New wards; Acrefair North (from Plas Madoc ward and Cefn community), Bangor Is-y-Coed and Rhos.
* Acton ward expanded to include Maesydre as Acton and Maesydre
* Bronington ward expanded to include Hanmer as Bronington and Hanmer
* Bryn Cefn expanded to include parts of Brynteg ward
* Gwenfro ward expanded to include parts of New Broughton and Brynteg wards
* Parts of Abenbury wards moved to Whitegate ward, parts of Whitegate ward (near Newton Street) moved to Smithfield ward, and parts of Smithfield ward moved to Wynnstay ward
* Split Cefn ward (a two councillor ward) into separate East and West wards (one councillor each), as Cefn East and Cefn West.
* Refer to the dually named Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley ward by only its Welsh name, Dyffryn Ceiriog
* Parts of Offa ward transferred to Erddig ward
* Parts of Brynyffynnon ward transferred to Offa ward
* Split Gwersyllt East and South (a two councillor ward) into separate East and South wards (one councillor each), as Gwersyllt East and Gwersyllt South
* Abolish Johnstown ward, Plas Madoc ward, and Maesydre ward
* Overton ward expanded to include Maelor South as Overton and Maelor South
* Pant ward merged with Johnstown ward as Pant and Johnstown with two councillors.
* Various minor boundary changes
* Shrink the Ponciau ward, removing one of its two councillors.
* Wards of Acton and Maesydre (merged ward), Brymbo, Pant and Johnstown (merged ward), Rhosnesni, and Rossett, become two-councillor wards.
* Introduction of Welsh language names used alongside English language names for some wards.

No changes performed on the following wards:[38]

* Borras Park
* Cartrefle
* Dyffryn Ceiriog (aside name change)
* Chirk North
* Chirk South
* Coedpoeth
* Esclusham
* Garden Village
* Gresford East and West
* Grosvenor
* Gwersyllt North
* Gwersyllt West
* Hermitage
* Little Acton
* Llangollen Rural
* Llay
* Marchwiel
* Marford and Hoseley
* Minera
* Penycae
* Penycae and Ruabon South
* Queensway
* Ruabon
* Stansty

## Overview of results

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The election was held on 5 May 2022, no party gained a majority of seats, making the council under no overall control. Four councillors were added for the 2022 election. Below is a table comparing the seat numbers of the 2022 and 2017 election using notional election results, which uses an estimated version of 2017's results using 2022 boundaries.

### Notional results

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Below is an election summary table using notional election results. These are based on an estimated 2017 result using 2022's electoral boundaries, which are then compared to 2022's results. Compared to 2017, there is an increase of four councillors on the council, and various ward boundary changes. Data and calculations are provided by BBC News. Turnout was 36.47%,[40] down from the 40% in 2017.

Wrexham County Borough Council election 2022 notional results[41][42][40] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Independent | 23  |  |  5  | -5 | 41  | 38.2  | 14,349  |  3%
| Labour | 14  |  3  |  | +3 | 25  | 23.6  | 8,770  |  1.2%
| Conservative | 9  |  |  3  | -3 | 16.1  | 15.2  | 5,650  |  2.1%
| Plaid Cymru | 9  |  6  |  | +6 | 16.1  | 14.7  | 5,454  |  7.8%
| Liberal Democrats | 1  |  |  1  | -1 | 1.8  | 5.1  | 1,881  |  3.8%
| Non-aligned politician | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 2.6  | 950  |
| Green | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | 0.6  | 236  |
| Reform UK | 0  |  |  |  | 0  | <0.1  | 12  |  <0.1%
Election statistics[40] | 2022 Total  | 2017  | Change from 2017

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Registered electors  | 87,291  |  |
Ballots issued  | 31,840  |  |
Votes cast

(incl. two cllr ward ballots)

| 37,304  |  |
Candidates elected  | 146  | 155  |  9
Ward with highest turnout  | 50%  | Llangollen Rural
Overall turnout | 36.47%  | 40%  |  3.53%
Ward with most votes  | 3034  | Pant and Johnstown (two cllrs)
Ward with least votes  | 373  | Queensway (one cllr)
Ward with most spoilt ballots  | 25  | Hermitage
Candidate with most votes  | 1,168  | Rob Walsh (Llay)
Winning candidate with least votes  | 184  | Paul Williams (Smithfield)
Candidate with least votes  | 7  | Stephen James Rooney (Penycae candidate)
Winning candidates total  | 21,800  |  |
Losing candidates total  | 15,500  |  |

### Summarised ward results

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2022 election changes  Electoral ward  | 2017 result  | Notes  | 2022 result  | Change

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Acrefair North | did not exist |  | Labour | new seat
Acton |  | Independent | abolished
Acton and Maesydre | did not exist |  | Plaid Cymru | new seat
| Labour | new seat
Bangor Is-y-Coed | did not exist |  | Conservative | new seat
Borras Park |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | hold
Bronington |  | Conservative | abolished
Bronington and Hanmer | did not exist |  | Conservative | new seat
Brymbo |  | Conservative |  | Conservative defected

to Independent

|  | Independent | hold
did not exist |  | Labour | new seat
Bryn Cefn  |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | hold
Brynyffynnon  |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Cartrefle  |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Cefn |  | Independent | abolished
| Labour | abolished
Cefn East | did not exist |  | Labour | new seat
Cefn West | did not exist |  | Labour | new seat
Chirk North |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold
Chirk South |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Coedpoeth |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold
| Independent |  | Labour | gain
Dyffryn Ceiriog[iv] |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Erddig |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | hold
Esclusham |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Garden Village |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Gresford East and West |  | Conservative |  | Conservative hold

(28 October 2021 by-election)

|  | Conservative | hold
Grosvenor  |  | Plaid Cymru |  | Plaid Cymru | hold
Gwenfro  |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Gwersyllt East | did not exist |  | Independent | new seat
Gwersyllt East and South |  | Independent | abolished
| Independent
Gwersyllt North |  | Independent |  | Plaid Cymru | gain
Gwersyllt South | did not exist |  | Plaid Cymru | new seat
Gwersyllt West |  | Plaid Cymru |  | Plaid Cymru | hold
Hermitage  |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold
Holt |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | hold
Johnstown |  | Independent | abolished
Little Acton |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Llangollen Rural |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Llay |  | Liberal Democrats |  | Incumbent defected from Liberal Democrats to Independents |  | Independent | hold
| Labour |  | Labour | hold
Maesydre  |  | Labour |  | Plaid Cymru gain from Labour

(18 March 2021 by-election)

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Marchwiel |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Marford and Hoseley |  | Conservative |  | Liberal Democrats | gain
Minera |  | Independent |  | Labour | gain
New Broughton |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Offa |  | Liberal Democrats |  | Plaid Cymru | gain
Overton |  | Independent | abolished
Overton and Maelor South | did not exist |  | Independent | new seat
Pant  |  | Independent | abolished
Pant and Johnstown | did not exist |  | Independent | new seat
| Independent | new seat
Penycae |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Penycae and Ruabon South  |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Plas Madoc |  | Labour | abolished
Ponciau |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
| Labour | abolished
Queensway |  | Plaid Cymru |  | Plaid Cymru | hold
Rhos | did not exist |  | Independent | new seat
Rhosnesni |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
did not exist |  | Plaid Cymru | new seat
Rossett |  | Conservative |  | Conservative | hold
did not exist |  | Conservative | new seat
Ruabon |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold
Smithfield  |  | Labour |  | Plaid Cymru | gain
Stansty |  | Independent |  | Independent | hold
Whitegate  |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold
Wynnstay  |  | Labour |  | Labour | hold

## Aftermath

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Following the results, the council was under no overall control, with no single party holding a majority of councillors. Independents were initially in talks with Welsh Labour councillors over the 7–8 May weekend.

On 10 May 2022, the two formerly separately organised groups of independents in the council, the Independents, led by Mark Pritchard, and the "Wrexham Independents" group, led by David A Bithell, merged into one "mega" "the Independent Group".[43] The group contains twenty-one of the twenty-three independent politicians elected, with Mike Davies and Ronnie Prince being the only two independents not join the group. It is led by incumbent council leader and deputy leader, Mark Pritchard and David A Bithell respectively.[44] On the start of more talks between Labour and the Independent Group, Labour Cllr Davies, questioned whether the merger was an attempt to stay in power, and questioned the relationship between Cllr Pritchard and Cllr Bithell over a rumoured falling out prior to the election.[44] However, Cllr Davies added if they are "able to reconcile their differences" and have a "new and ambitious agenda", then Welsh Labour would welcome the merger.[45]

On 11 May 2022, the Independent Group formed another coalition with the Welsh Conservatives for the next five-year term following an agreement between the two.[46] The coalition would have 30 members, a two councillor majority on the 56 seat council.[47] Labour Cllr Davies said that the Independent–Conservatives deal was based on "pure self-interest" "to protect their own positions".[46] Leader of Plaid Cymru in the council, Marc Jones also accused the deal to be more focused in retaining power than representation.[46] Welsh Labour leader in the council, Dana Davies claimed talks between the two failed due to Labour's requirement that any deal involves all councillors undertaking training on addressing anti-Semitism, homophobia, racism and sexism.[48][46] Cllr Davies described this deal to have been a "UK-first" and "ground-breaking" if it were to have been agreed.[48][46] Cllr Davies also said that every member would have to sign up a motion condemning racism and misogyny. Talks with Plaid Cymru were ruled out from the beginning by the independents due to Plaid Cymru's disagreement with Mark Pritchard's leadership.[43][49]

The Independent Group and the Welsh Conservatives following the announcement describe it to be "an exciting time for Wrexham", and Cllr Pritchard and Conservative group leader Hugh Jones said that they are "please to have reached a workable agreement [...] we will continue to build on our success".[46]

Opposition in the council will be Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru, the two non-aligned independents, and the Liberal Democrats councillor.[50]

## Full ward results

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Incumbent councillors are marked with a *. Councillors who served for different (including abolished) wards are marked with **.

### Acrefair North (one seat)

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Acrefair North 2022[51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Paul Blackwell**  | 217  | 54.7  |
| Independent | Amanda Bradley  | 180  | 45.3  |
Majority | 37  | 9.3  |
Turnout |  | 27  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 1  |
Total ballots  | 401  |
Total valid votes  | 397  | 99  |
Registered electors | 1,500  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)

### Acton and Maesydre (two seats)

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Acton and Maesydre 2022[51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Plaid Cymru | Becca Martin**  | 667  | 48.6  |
| Labour | Corin Jarvis  | 460  | 33.5  |
| Plaid Cymru | Bobbi Cockcroft  | 418  | 30.4  |
| Independent | Tim Ryan  | 395  | 28.8  |
| Conservative | Anna Justyna Buckley  | 222  | 16.2  |
| Green | Peter David Sanham  | 59  | 4.3  |
Majority | 207  |  |
Majority | 42  |  |
Turnout |  | 37  |
Rejected ballots  | 6  |  |
Total ballots  | 1379  |
Total valid votes  | 2221  |  |
Registered electors | 3,737  |  |
| Plaid Cymru win (new boundaries)
| Labour win (new seat)

### Bangor Is-y-Coed (one seat)

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Bangor Is-y-Coed 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Robert Ian Williams  | 365  | 53.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Sly  | 254  | 37.1  |
| Green | Graham Bannister Kelly  | 65  | 9.5  |
Majority | 111  | 16.2  |
Turnout |  | 42  |
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.4  |
Total ballots  | 687  |
Total valid votes  | 684  |  |
Registered electors | 1,624  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

### Borras Park (one seat)

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Borras Park 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Debbie Wallice*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 1,964  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Bronington and Hanmer (one seat)

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Bronington and Hanmer 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jeremy Alexander Newton  | 363  | 52.0  |
| Independent | Ben Martin  | 335  | 48.0  |
Majority | 28  | 4  |
Turnout |  | 47  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.57  |
Total ballots  | 702  |
Total valid votes  | 698  |  |
Registered electors | 1,480  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative win (new boundaries)

### Brymbo (two seats)

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Brymbo 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Paul Rogers*[v] | 682  | 63.6  |
| Labour | Gary Brown  | 512  | 47.8  |
| Independent | Gavin Elgan Hughes  | 403  | 37.6  |
Majority | 170  | 10.6  |
Majority | 109  | 6.8  |
Turnout |  | 34  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.37  |
Total ballots  | 1076  |
Total valid votes  | 1597  |  |
Registered electors | 3,156  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Labour win (new seat)

### Bryn Cefn (one seat)

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Bryn Cefn 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Beverley Parry-Jones*  | 373  | 50.8  |
| Labour | Jackie Owen  | 260  | 35.4  |
| Plaid Cymru | James Holland  | 101  | 13.8  |
Majority | 113  | 15.4  |
Turnout |  | 38  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  |  |
Total ballots  | 738  |
Total valid votes  | 734  |  |
Registered electors | 1,943  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Brynyffynnon (one seat)

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Brynyffynnon 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Phil Wynn*  | 280  | 44.0  |
| Labour | Barbara Lloyd  | 214  | 33.6  |
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Derrick  | 143  | 22.4  |
Majority | 66  | 10.4  |
Turnout |  | 28  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.6  |
Total ballots  | 641  |
Total valid votes  | 637  | 99.4  |
Registered electors | 2,265  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Cartrefle (one seat)

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Cartrefle 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Ronnie Prince*  | unopposed  | n/a  |
Registered electors | 1,636  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Cefn East (one seat)

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Cefn East 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Derek William Wright**  | 235  | 51.2  |
| Independent | David Taylor  | 164  | 35.7  |
| Independent | David Metcalfe  | 38  | 8.3  |
| Independent | George Wood  | 22  | 4.8  |
Majority | 71  | 15.5  |
Turnout |  | 28  |
Rejected ballots  | 5  | 1.1  |
Total ballots  | 464  |
Total valid votes  | 459  | 98.9  |
Registered electors | 1,661  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)

### Cefn West (one seat)

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Cefn West 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Labour | Stella Matthews  | 269  | 41.6  |
| Independent | Sonia Tyger Benbow-Jones**  | 263  | 40.7  |
| Independent | Victoria Matthews  | 114  | 17.6  |
Majority | 6  | 0.9  |
Turnout |  | 38  |
Rejected ballots  | 2  | 0.3  |
Total ballots  | 648  |
Total valid votes  | 646  | 99.7  |
Registered electors | 1,715  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)

### Chirk North (one seat)

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Chirk North 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Frank Hemmings*  | 434  | 59.9  |
| Independent | Gareth Baines  | 290  | 40.1  |
Majority | 144  | 19.9  |
Turnout |  | 39  |
Rejected ballots  | 5  | 0.7  |
Total ballots  | 729  |
Total valid votes  | 724  | 99.3  |
Registered electors | 1,858  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Chirk South (one seat)

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Chirk South 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Independent | Terry Evans*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 1,552  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Coedpoeth (two seats)

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Coedpoeth 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Krista Childs*  | 730  | 61.5  |
| Labour | Anthony Wedlake  | 507  | 42.7  |
| Independent | Ben Brown  | 362  | 30.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Kelly  | 205  | 17.3  |
| Conservative | Gareth Leslie Owens  | 174  | 14.7  |
| Independent | Michael Dixon*  | 173  | 14.6  |
Majority | 223  | 10.4  |
Majority | 145  | 6.7  |
Turnout |  | 34  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.3  |
Total ballots  | 1191  |
Total valid votes  | 2151  |  |
Registered electors | 3,509  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Dyffryn Ceiriog (one seat)

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Dyffryn Ceiriog (Ceiriog Valley) 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Independent | Trevor Raymond Bates*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 1,679  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Erddig (one seat)

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Erddig 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Paul Anthony Roberts*  | 322  | 38.7  |
| Labour | John Ramm  | 174  | 20.9  |
| Independent | Alex Jones  | 164  | 19.7  |
| Liberal Democrats | David Richard Jones  | 90  | 10.8  |
| Plaid Cymru | Iolanda Banu Viegas  | 82  | 9.9  |
Majority | 148  | 17.8  |
Turnout |  | 47  |
Rejected ballots  | 0  | 0  |
Total ballots  | 832  |
Total valid votes  | 832  | 100  |
Registered electors | 1,764  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Esclusham (one seat)

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Esclusham 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Independent | Mark Pritchard*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 2,154  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Garden Village (one seat)

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Garden Village 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Andy Williams*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 1,644  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Gresford East and West (one seat)

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Gresford East and West 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Jeremy Kent*[vi] | 700  | 66.6  |
| Plaid Cymru | Aimi Waters  | 351  | 33.4  |
Majority | 343  | 32.6  |
Turnout |  | 43  |
Rejected ballots  | 11  | 1  |
Total ballots  | 1062  |
Total valid votes  | 1051  | 99  |
Registered electors | 2,445  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Grosvenor (one seat)

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Grosvenor 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Marc Jones*  | 382  | 63.3  |
| Labour | Ray Floyd  | 157  | 26.0  |
| Conservative | Patricia Sikora-Maciejewska  | 64  | 10.6  |
Majority | 225  | 37.3  |
Turnout |  | 30  |
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.5  |
Total ballots  | 606  |
Total valid votes  | 603  | 99.5  |
Registered electors | 1,990  |  |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

### Gwenfro (one seat)

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Gwenfro 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Nigel Williams*  | 374  | 76.6  |
| Plaid Cymru | Katie Brisco  | 72  | 14.8  |
| Non-aligned politician | Andrew Humphreys  | 42  | 8.6  |
Majority | 302  | 61.9  |
Turnout |  | 27  |
Rejected ballots  | 1  | 0.2  |
Total ballots  | 489  |
Total valid votes  | 488  | 99.8  |
Registered electors | 1,809  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Gwersyllt East (one seat)

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Gwersyllt East 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Independent | Tina Mannering**  | 437  | 52.2  |
| Independent | David John Griffiths**  | 400  | 47.8  |
Majority | 37  | 4.4  |
Turnout |  | 44  |
Rejected ballots  | 11  | 1.3  |
Total ballots  | 848  |
Total valid votes  | 837  | 98.7  |
Registered electors | 1,943  |  |
| Independent win (new seat)

David Griffiths and Tina Mannering were the two incumbent councillors for the former Gwersyllt East and South ward, and elected in 2012 for such ward.

### Gwersyllt North (one seat)

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Gwersyllt North 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Emma Holland  | 411  | 80.6  |
| Conservative | Luke Steven Howells  | 99  | 19.4  |
Majority | 312  | 61.2  |
Turnout |  | 26  |
Rejected ballots  | 10  | 2  |
Total ballots  | 520  |
Total valid votes  | 510  | 98  |
Registered electors | 2,023  |  |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### Gwersyllt South (one seat)

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Gwersyllt South 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Peter Howell  | 228  | 42.4  |
| Independent | Bernie Mccann  | 177  | 32.9  |
| Labour | Colin Powell  | 133  | 24.7  |
Majority | 51  | 9.5  |
Turnout |  | 31  |
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 1.3  |
Total ballots  | 545  |
Total valid votes  | 538  | 98.7  |
Registered electors | 1,777  |  |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

### Gwersyllt West (one seat)

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Gwersyllt West 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Annette Davies  | 250  | 35.3  |
| Independent | Barrie Warburton**  | 203  | 28.7  |
| Labour | Aled Canter  | 189  | 26.7  |
| Conservative | Wendy O'Grady  | 66  | 9.3  |
Majority | 47  | 6.6  |
Turnout |  | 30  |
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.4  |
Total ballots  | 711  |
Total valid votes  | 708  | 99.6  |
Registered electors | 2,362  |  |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

### Hermitage (one seat)

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Hermitage 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Graham Rogers*  | 485  | 88.2  |
| Conservative | Lauren Louise McKenry  | 65  | 11.8  |
Majority | 420  | 76.4  |
Turnout |  | 33  |
Rejected ballots  | 25  | 4.3  |
Total ballots  | 575  |
Total valid votes  | 550  | 95.7  |
Registered electors | 1,741  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Holt (one seat)

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Holt 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| Conservative | Michael Morris*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 2,219  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Little Acton (one seat)

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Little Acton 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Bill Baldwin*  | 234  | 28.8  |
| Labour | Christina Bate  | 227  | 27.9  |
| Conservative | Martin Bennett  | 208  | 25.6  |
| Plaid Cymru | Andrew Moss  | 132  | 16.2  |
| Reform UK | Charles Dodman  | 12  | 1.5  |
Majority | 7  | 0.9  |
Turnout |  | 45  |
Rejected ballots  | 10  | 1.2  |
Total ballots  | 823  |
Total valid votes  | 813  | 98.8  |
Registered electors | 1,829  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llangollen Rural (one seat)

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Llangollen Rural 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Rondo Roberts*  | 650  | 81.0  |
| Plaid Cymru | Rachel Allen  | 152  | 19.0  |
Majority | 498  | 62.1  |
Turnout |  | 50  |
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.4  |
Total ballots  | 805  |
Total valid votes  | 802  | 99.6  |
Registered electors | 1,625  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Llay (two seats)

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Llay 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Rob Walsh*[vii] | 1,168  | 83.4  |
| Labour | Bryan Apsley*  | 775  | 55.4  |
| Conservative | Lyndon Bruce Vickery  | 231  | 16.5  |
Majority | 393  | 18  |
Majority | 544  | 25  |
Turnout |  | 37  |
Rejected ballots  | 1  |  |
Total ballots  | 1401  |
Total valid votes  | 2174  |  |
Registered electors | 3,800  |  |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Marchwiel (one seat)

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Marchwiel 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | John Pritchard*  | 390  | 58.0  |
| Plaid Cymru | Vicky Woodhouse  | 153  | 22.8  |
| Conservative | William Robert Martin  | 129  | 19.2  |
Majority | 237  | 35.3  |
Turnout |  | 37  |
Rejected ballots  | 3  | 0.4  |
Total ballots  | 675  |
Total valid votes  | 672  | 99.6  |
Registered electors | 1,847  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Marford and Hoseley (one seat)

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Marford and Hoseley 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Liberal Democrats | Beryl Blackmore  | 481  | 56.3  |
| Conservative | James Robert Hobbley  | 373  | 43.7  |
Majority | 108  | 12.6  |
Turnout |  | 47  |
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 0.8  |
Total ballots  | 861  |
Total valid votes  | 854  | 99.2  |
Registered electors | 1,837  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Minera (one seat)

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Minera 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Jerry Wellens  | 304  | 37.2  |
| Independent | Ricki McNeil  | 293  | 35.9  |
| Plaid Cymru | Melys Elisabeth  | 123  | 15.1  |
| Independent | Jeanie Barton  | 97  | 11.9  |
Majority | 11  | 1.3  |
Turnout |  | 43  |
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 0.8  |
Total ballots  | 824  |
Total valid votes  | 817  | 99.2  |
Registered electors | 1,921  |  |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### New Broughton (one seat)

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New Broughton 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Claire Lovett  | 246  | 39.5  |
| Labour | Ben Connor  | 140  | 22.5  |
| Plaid Cymru | Natasha Borton  | 115  | 18.5  |
| Independent | Gerald Davies  | 83  | 13.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Meyers  | 39  | 6.3  |
Majority | 106  | 17  |
Turnout |  | 32  |
Rejected ballots  | 8  | 1.3  |
Total ballots  | 631  |
Total valid votes  | 623  | 98.7  |
Registered electors | 1,996  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Offa (one seat)

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Offa 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Katie Wilkinson  | 212  | 30.4  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alun Jenkins*  | 206  | 29.5  |
| Labour | Andrew Ranger | 174  | 24.9  |
| Conservative | Steven Vale  | 80  | 11.5  |
| Green | Alan Butterworth  | 26  | 3.7  |
Majority | 6  | 0.9  |
Turnout |  | 33  |
Rejected ballots  | 6  | 0.9  |
Total ballots  | 704  |
Total valid votes  | 698  | 99.1  |
Registered electors | 2,106  |  |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### Overton and Maelor South (one seat)

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Overton and Maelor South 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | John Bernard McCusker**  | 557  | 58.1  |
| Independent | Paul Ashton  | 316  | 33.0  |
| Green | Virginia Carter  | 86  | 9.0  |
Majority | 241  | 25.1  |
Turnout |  | 43  |
Rejected ballots  | 1  | 0.1  |
Total ballots  | 960  |
Total valid votes  | 959  | 99.9  |
Registered electors | 2,236  |  |
| Independent win (new boundaries)

### Pant and Johnstown (two seats)

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Pant and Johnstown 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Steve Joe Jones  | 902  | 49.8  |
| Independent | David A Bithell**  | 780  | 43.0  |
| Non-aligned politician | David Maddocks**  | 765  | 42.2  |
| Labour | Ethan Jones  | 459  | 25.3  |
| Independent | Geoff Foy  | 128  | 7.1  |
Majority | 122  | 4  |
Majority | 15  | 0.5  |
Turnout |  | 44  |
Rejected ballots  | 1  |  |
Total ballots  | 1814  |
Total valid votes  | 3034  |  |
Registered electors | 4,136  |  |
| Independent win (new seat)
| Independent win (new seat)

### Penycae (one seat)

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Penycae 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | John Conrad Phillips*  | 579  | 92.5  |
| Labour | Matt Birnie  | 40  | 6.4  |
| Conservative | Stephen James Rooney  | 7  | 1.1  |
Majority | 539  | 86.1  |
Turnout |  | 41  |
Rejected ballots  | 2  | 0.3  |
Total ballots  | 628  |
Total valid votes  | 626  | 99.7  |
Registered electors | 1,548  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Penycae and Ruabon South (one seat)

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Penycae and Ruabon South 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Alison Tynan  | 303  | 37.8  |
| Plaid Cymru | Chris Jones  | 250  | 31.2  |
| Labour | Jim Roberts  | 248  | 31.0  |
Majority | 53  | 6.6  |
Turnout |  | 39  |
Rejected ballots  | 2  | 0.2  |
Total ballots  | 803  |
Total valid votes  | 801  | 99.8  |
Registered electors | 2,063  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

### Ponciau (one seat)

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Ponciau 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Paul Pemberton*  | 478  | 65.9  |
| Labour | Kevin Hughes*  | 247  | 34.1  |
Majority | 231  | 32  |
Turnout |  | 39  |
Rejected ballots  | 0  | 0  |
Total ballots  | 725  |
Total valid votes  | 725  | 100  |
Registered electors | 1,878  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |

Ponciau was reduced from a two-seat ward to a one-seat ward for the 2022 election. Both incumbents stood for re-election.

### Queensway (one seat)

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Queensway 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Carrie Harper*  | 279  | 74.8  |
| Labour | Sion Edwards  | 82  | 21.9  |
| Conservative | Joseph Wojcik-Jones  | 12  | 3.2  |
Majority | 197  | 53  |
Turnout |  | 26  |
Rejected ballots  | 2  | 0.5  |
Total ballots  | 375  |
Total valid votes  | 373  | 99.5  |
Registered electors | 1,417  |  |
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

### Rhos (one seat)

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Rhos 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Fred Roberts  | 231  | 37.9  |
| Labour | Will Peters  | 189  | 30.9  |
| Independent | Paul Williams  | 150  | 24.6  |
| Conservative | Andrew Patrick Roberts  | 40  | 6.6  |
Majority | 42  | 6.9  |
Turnout |  | 35  |
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 1.1  |
Total ballots  | 617  |
Total valid votes  | 610  | 98.9  |
Registered electors | 1,752  |  |
| Independent win (new seat)

### Rhosnesni (two seats)

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Rhosnesni 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | Mike Davies*  | 883  | 79.1  |
| Plaid Cymru | Andy Gallanders  | 468  | 41.9  |
| Conservative | Catherine Brown  | 307  | 27.5  |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Davies  | 171  | 15.3  |
Majority | 415  | 22.7  |
Majority | 161  | 8.8  |
Turnout |  | 38  |
Rejected ballots  | 4  | 0.4  |
Total ballots  | 1121  |
Total valid votes  | 1829  |  |
Registered electors | 2,934  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing |  |
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

### Rossett (two seats)

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Rossett 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Conservative | Hugh Jones*  | 693  | 63.1  |
| Conservative | Ross Edward Shepherd  | 596  | 54.2  |
| Liberal Democrats | Glenda Kelly  | 435  | 39.6  |
Majority | 97  | 5.6  |
Majority | 161  | 9.3  |
Turnout |  | 42  |
Rejected ballots  | 11  | 1  |
Total ballots  | 1110  |
Total valid votes  | 1724  |  |
Registered electors | 2,650  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

Rossett gained an additional councillor seat for 2022.

### Ruabon (one seat)

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Ruabon 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Dana Davies*  | 249  | 32.2  |
| Independent | Charles Devlin  | 245  | 31.7  |
| Non-aligned politician | Sharon Mazzarella  | 143  | 18.5  |
| Plaid Cymru | Rebecca Wide  | 85  | 11.0  |
| Conservative | Peter James Molloy  | 52  | 6.7  |
Majority | 4  | 0.5  |
Turnout |  | 36  |
Rejected ballots  | 2  | 0.3  |
Total ballots  | 776  |
Total valid votes  | 774  | 99.7  |
Registered electors | 2,170  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Smithfield (one seat)

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Smithfield 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Plaid Cymru | Paul Williams  | 184  | 41.3  |
| Labour | Patricia Maura Williams  | 153  | 34.4  |
| Independent | Richard Bennett  | 70  | 15.7  |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Charles Sutton  | 38  | 8.5  |
Majority | 31  | 7  |
Turnout |  | 25  |
Rejected ballots  | 7  | 1.5  |
Total ballots  | 452  |
Total valid votes  | 445  | 98.5  |
Registered electors | 1,820  |  |
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Stansty (one seat)

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Stansty 2022 [51][52][40][38] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent | David Bithell*  | unopposed  | n/a  | n/a
Registered electors | 1,735  |  |
| Independent hold | Swing | unopposed  |

### Whitegate (one seat)

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Whitegate 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Brian Paterson Cameron*  | 312  | 61.2  |
| Plaid Cymru | Kath Grives  | 144  | 28.2  |
| Conservative | Brian Wright  | 54  | 10.6  |
Majority | 168  | 32.9  |
Turnout |  | 28  |
Rejected ballots  | 5  | 1  |
Total ballots  | 515  |
Total valid votes  | 510  | 99  |
Registered electors | 1,848  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Wynnstay (one seat)

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Wynnstay 2022 [51][52][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Labour | Malcolm Christopher King*  | 195  | 51.9  |
| Independent | Colin Ridgway  | 110  | 29.3  |
| Plaid Cymru | Cameron Hughes  | 56  | 14.9  |
| Conservative | Merril Anna Maria Wolfson  | 15  | 4.0  |
Majority | 85  | 22.6  |
Turnout |  | 24  |
Rejected ballots  | 0  | 0  |
Total ballots  | 376  |
Total valid votes  | 376  | 100  |
Registered electors | 1,576  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

## See also

[edit]

* Wrexham County Borough Council elections

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ This number includes those part of the "Wrexham Independents Group" which organised themselves separately in the council from the other independents before the election, as well as one "non-specified".[1]
2. ^ 6 candidates stood uncontested, 're-elected' without opposition, and the election not held in their electoral wards.
3. ^ 2 candidates stood uncontested, 're-elected' without opposition, and the election not held in their electoral wards.
4. ^ Named dually with the English name "Ceiriog Valley" in 2017. Only referred to by its Welsh name "Dyffryn Ceiriog" from 2022.
5. ^ Stood for the Welsh Conservatives in 2017
6. ^ Elected in a by-election since 2017
7. ^ Stood for the Liberal Democrats in 2017

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Communities|

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* Overton Arcade
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* Pont Cysyllte
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* The Midland
* Talbot Hotel
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* Wrexham Police Station (1973–2020)
* Wynn Hall
* Wynnstay
* Wynnstay Arms (Ruabon)
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* Xplore!

| Castles|

* Chirk Castle
* Holt Castle
* The Rofft (former)

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Geography|

* Berwyn range
* Ceiriog Valley
* Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB
* Clywedog Trail
* Craig Berwyn
* Esclusham Mountain
* Fenn's Moss
* Nant-y-Ffrith
* Ruabon Moors

| Rivers|

* Alyn
* Cegidog
* Ceiriog
* Clywedog
* Dee
* Eitha
* Gwenfro
* Nant-y-Ffrith
* Wych Brook

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Reservoirs and lakes|

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* Fenn's Bank Mere
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* Hanmer Mere
* Llyn Bedydd
* Monk's Pool
* Pant-yr-ochain Lake
* Penycae Top Reservoir
* Ty Mawr Reservoir
* Wynnstay Park Lake

Transport|

* Wrexham bus station
* A5 road
* A483 road
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* A541 road
* B5101 road
* Chester and Wrexham Turnpike (former)
* Llangollen Canal
* Trevor Basin
* Wrexham & Shropshire (former)
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| Railway lines|

* Borderlands line
* Shrewsbury to Chester line

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Former lines|

* Glyn Valley Tramway (re-opening proposed)
* Moss Valley Branch
* Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
* Wrexham and Minera Railway
* Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
* Croes Newydd (former)
* Former stations

Railway stations|

* Chirk railway station
* Gwersyllt railway station
* Ruabon railway station
* Wrexham Central railway station
* Wrexham General railway station

Proposed stations
Wrexham North railway station
Wrexham South railway station

Media and events|

* Calon FM
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* MuxCo (radio operator)
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* Marcher Radio Group (former)
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* The Leader newspaper
* Wales Comic Con (2008–2019; 2022)
* Focus Wales
* Eisteddfoddau
* 1876
* 1888
* 1912
* 1933
* 1945
* 1961
* 1977
* 2011
* 2025

Economy|

* Jones' Village Bakery
* Moneypenny
* Net World Sports
* Wrexham Lager

Topics|

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