Llandrillo yn Rhos
Llandrillo yn Rhos is the name of an electoral ward in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Its boundaries are coterminous with those of the community of Rhos-on-Sea (Welsh: Llandrillo-yn-Rhos), on the North Wales coast, with the Mochdre and Rhiw wards to the south, Penrhyn ward to the west and Liverpool Bay to the northeast.[1]
According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 7,593.[2]
County elections
[edit]The ward elects four county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, all four seats were won by the Welsh Conservative Party.[3] Newly elected councillor, James Lusted, was a well-known local actor and television presenter who has dwarfism. He pledged to campaign for people with disabilities.[4] At 43 inches tall he became the Conservative Party's shortest elected politician.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Parry * | 1,374 | 18.1 | ||
| Conservative | James Daniel Lusted | 1,265 | 16.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Maelgwyn Roberts * | 1,257 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Donald Milne * | 1,074 | 14.1 | ||
| Independent | Hannah Fleet | 889 | 11.7 | ||
| Labour | Chris Brockley | 775 | 10.2 | ||
| Independent | Gemma Leigh Campbell | 667 | 8.8 | ||
| UKIP | David Philip Griffiths | 299 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 7600 | 42.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
Town council ward
[edit]Rhos-on-sea elects town councillors to the Bay of Colwyn Town Council, but the community ward is called Rhos.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llandrillo yn Rhos 2011 Census Ward (1237327491)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Local Election Results (County): Conwy and Denbighshire". North Wales Pioneer. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ David Powell (5 May 2017). "Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ Kara O'Neill (5 May 2017). "New Tory councillor James Lusted is Conservative party's shortest politician - at just 3ft 7ins tall". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Llandrillo-yn-Rhos: Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ The Bay of Colwyn Town Council, The Bay of Colwyn Town Council. Retrieved 6 March 2018.