Wrexham County Borough Council
Wrexham County Borough Council is the governing body for Wrexham (county borough), one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales.
Governance and political composition
27 of the Council's 52 councillors are independent of any political party. Labour remains the strongest party with 13 councillors, down from 23 after a group of ten Labour councillors quit the Labour party in September 2014.[1] One previously independent councillor has joined Plaid Cymru since being elected in 2012.[2] The Liberal Democrats won a by-election in the ward of Llay in July 2015, taking their total number of councillors up to 5.[3]
Elections take place every four years. The last election was 3 May 2012.
Current composition
| Group affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats |
5 | |
| Labour | 12 | |
| Conservative | 5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | |
| Independent |
28 | |
| Total |
52 | |
Historic results
| Year | Independents | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Conservatives | Plaid Cymru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 2008 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Electoral divisions
The county borough is divided into 47 electoral divisions returning 52 councillors. There are 35 communities in the county borough, some of which have their own elected council.
| Ward | Communities | Other geographic areas |
| Acton | Acton (Acton Central and Acton Park wards) | |
| Borras Park | Acton (Borras Park ward) | |
| Bronington |
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| Brymbo | Brymbo (Brymbo and Vron wards) | |
| Brynyffynnon | Offa (Brynyffynnon ward) | |
| Bryn Cefn | Broughton (Bryn Cefn ward) | |
| Cartrefle | Caia Park (Cartrefle ward) | |
| Cefn | Cefn (Acrefair and Penybryn; Cefn and Rhosymedre; and Cefn Bychan wards) | |
| Chirk North | Chirk (North ward) | |
| Chirk South | Chirk (South ward) | |
| Coedpoeth | Coedpoeth | |
| Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley | ||
| Erddig | Offa (Erddig ward) | |
| Esclusham | Esclusham {Bersham and Rhostyllen wards} | |
| Garden Village | Rhosddu (Garden Village ward) | |
| Gresford East and West | Gresford (East and West wards) | |
| Grosvenor | Rhosddu (Grosvenor ward) | |
| Gwenfro | Broughton (Gwenfro ward) | |
| Gwersyllt East and South | Gwersyllt (East and South wards) | |
| Gwersyllt North | Gwersyllt (North ward) | |
| Gwersyllt West | Gwersyllt (West ward) | |
| Hermitage | Offa (Hermitage ward) | |
| Holt | ||
| Johnstown | Rhosllanerchrugog (Johnstown ward) | |
| Little Acton | Acton (Little Acton ward) | |
| Llangollen Rural | Llangollen Rural | |
| Llay | Llay | |
| Maesydre | Acton (Maesydre ward) | |
| Marchwiel | ||
| Marford and Hoseley | Gresford (Marford and Hoseley ward) | |
| Minera |
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| New Broughton | Broughton (Brynteg and New Broughton wards) | |
| Offa | Offa (Offa ward) | |
| Overton |
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| Pant | Rhosllanerchrugog (Pant ward) | |
| Penycae | Penycae (Eitha ward) | |
| Penycae and Ruabon South |
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| Plas Madoc | Cefn (Plas Madoc ward) | |
| Ponciau |
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| Queensway | Caia Park (Queensway ward) | |
| Rhosnesni | Acton (Rhosnesni ward) | |
| Rossett | Rossett | |
| Ruabon | Ruabon (North ward) | |
| Smithfield | Caia Park (Smithfield ward) | |
| Stansty | Rhosddu* (Stansty ward) | |
| Whitegate | Caia Park* (Whitegate ward) | |
| Wynnstay | Caia Park* (Wynnstay ward) |
External links
References
- County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998
- ↑ "Ten Wrexham Labour councillors quit group and party". BBC News Online. 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Councillors by Political Grouping". Wrexham County Borough Council. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ https://www.wrexham.com/news/rob-walsh-wins-llay-election-becomes-new-wrexham-councillor-97213.html
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