2012 Denbighshire County Council election

Welsh local election August 2019 thumb|290px|2012 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations The 2012 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire, Wales, on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Denbighshire Council.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17299200 Local elections 2012 2012-04-30 BBC News This was the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place in 2008 and the next all-council elections took place in 2017. Background Labour Party and Independent candidates were hoping to take seats from the governing Conservatives. Topical issues included the county's Local Development Plan and redevelopment of Rhyl's seafront, as well as the usual funding pressures and unemployment.Wales Online Election special Denbighshire https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/election-special-denbighshire-2049035 28 April 2012 2020-10-25 Four of the 30 electoral wards were uncontested, while in the Ruthin ward there were 12 candidates competing for the 3 seats. Results Overview The 39.1% turnout was even lower than the turnout in 2008 (42%), despite the weather being sunny. It was particularly low in areas of social deprivation, such as Rhyl West.Wales Online Low election turnout for council vote https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/low-election-turnout-council-vote-2049616 5 May 2012 2020-10-25 Denbighshire County Council election 2012Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2012: Denbighshire http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/423// 2016-11-17 Labour Party (UK) 19 +12 40.4 29.2 8,293 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) 8 -10 17.0 27.2 7,745 -1.8 Independent (politician) 12 -1 25.5 25.4 7,217 -6.4 Plaid Cymru 7 -1 14.9 11.5 3,270 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2.1 5.0 1,418 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 1.0 274 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 0.4 122 New UK Independence Party 0 0 0.0 0.3 85 -0.2 British National Party - - - - - - - -0.4 |} Election error In the Prestatyn North ward, the incorrect councillor was declared the winner, due to his similar surname. Conservative councillor Allan Pennington became councillor for the ward, after 265 votes for the Labour candidate, Paul Penlington, were allocated to him. Penlington was not able to take his rightful seat until 14 February 2013, after a court case involving three High Court judges.Wales Online Wronged Prestatyn councillor finally handed his seat - nine months after election blunder https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/wronged-prestatyn-councillor-finally-handed-2505080 16 February 2013 2020-10-25 Ward results Bodelwyddan (one seat) Bodelwyddan 2012 Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Denbighshire-1995-2012.pdf The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 2020-10-27(a) Independent (politician) Elizabeth Jones * 294 48.9 Welsh Labour Party Stephen Ellison 223 37.1 Welsh Conservative Party Nan Jones 84 14.0 71 37.4 1,616 Independent (politician) Corwen (one seat) Corwen 2012 Plaid Cymru Huw Jones * unopposed 1,862 Plaid Cymru Denbigh Central (one seat) Denbigh Central 2012 Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Kensler * 288 48.7 Independent (politician) Peter Jones 191 32.3 Independent (politician) Robert Parkes 87 14.7 Welsh Conservative Party Anton Sampson 25 4.2 97 37.7 1,584 Plaid Cymru Denbigh Lower (two seats) Denbigh Lower 2012 Independent (politician) John Bartley * 977 60.7 Independent (politician) Richard Davies 579 Independent (politician) Mark Young 504 Plaid Cymru Jean Gwynn 386 23.8 Independent (politician) Keith Stevens 204 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Williams 138 8.5 Welsh Conservative Party Diane Highton 118 7.3 398 45.5 3,583 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Plaid Cymru Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats) Denbigh Upper/Henllan 2012 Welsh Labour Party Colin Hughes * 504 55.8 Welsh Labour Party Geraint Lloyd-Williams 392 Welsh Conservative Party Diane Highton * 246 27.2 UKIP Jean Gwynn 85 9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Williams 69 7.6 146 34.4 2,336 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Dyserth (one seat) Dyserth 2012 Welsh Conservative Party Peter Owen * 369 50.7 Welsh Labour Party Peter Newell 275 37.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heather Prydderch 84 11.5 94 39.2 1,890 Welsh Conservative Party Efenechtyd (one seat) Efenechtyd 2012 Plaid Cymru Eryl Williams * unopposed 1,306 Plaid Cymru Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat) Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga 2012 Welsh Conservative Party Martyn Holland 523 50.2 Independent (politician) Peter Rees 281 27.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Robert English 122 11.7 Independent (politician) Robert Barton 115 11.0 242 53.6 1,968 Welsh Conservative Party Independent (politician) Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd (one seat) Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd 2012 Welsh Conservative Party Huw Williams 348 60.3 Independent (politician) Julie Masters 129 22.4 Welsh Labour Party Mary Chaffé 100 17.3 219 47.2 1,226 Welsh Conservative Party Llandrillo (one seat) Llandrillo 2012 Plaid Cymru Cefyn Williams * unopposed 941 Plaid Cymru Llandyrnog (one seat) Llandyrnog 2012 Independent (politician) Thomas Parry 377 50.1 Independent (politician) Christopher Denman 192 25.5 Welsh Labour Party John McGuire 85 11.3 Plaid Cymru John McCabe 73 9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Hill 25 3.3 185 44.6 1,694 Independent (politician) Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat) Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern 2012 Independent politician Hugh Evans * unopposed 1,816 Independent politician Llangollen (two seats) Llangollen 2012 Plaid Cymru Trefor Hughes * 678 36.4 Independent (politician) Stuart Davies 459 24.7 Welsh Labour Party John Palmer 427 22.9 Plaid Cymru Jonathan Haddy 217 Independent (politician) Michael Edwards 212 Welsh Conservative Party Paul Firth 206 11.1 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Spalding 91 4.9 32 39.2 3,362 Plaid Cymru Independent (politician) Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat) Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch 2012 Independent (politician) Joseph Welch 254 38.2 Plaid Cymru Hefin Edwards 219 32.9 Welsh Conservative Party Gregory Wynne 146 22.0 Green Party of England and Wales Dominic Oakes 46 6.9 35 44.0 1,524 Independent (politician) Prestatyn Central (two seats) Prestatyn Central 2012 Welsh Labour Party Peter Duffy * 611 47.9 Welsh Conservative Party Hugh Irvine 578 45.3 Welsh Labour Party Sherayne Edwards 551 Welsh Conservative Party June Cahill * 487 Green Party of England and Wales Kay Roney 87 6.8 27 44.5 2,822 Welsh Labour Party Independent politician Welsh Conservative Party Prestatyn East (two seats) Prestatyn East 2012 Welsh Conservative Party James Davies * 524 41.6 Welsh Conservative Party Julian Thompson-Hill * 463 Welsh Labour Party Caroline Holliday 364 28.9 Welsh Labour Party Kenneth Wells 341 Independent (politician) Julie Peters 322 25.6 Independent (politician) Leanne Knapp 300 Green Party of England and Wales John Roney 50 4.0 99 39.2 3,220 Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Conservative Party Prestatyn Meliden (one seat) Prestatyn Meliden 2012 Independent (politician) Peter Evans 264 44.2 Welsh Conservative Party Gerald Frobisher 174 29.1 Welsh Labour Party Robert Paterson 159 26.6 90 39.1 1,549 Independent (politician) Prestatyn North (three seats) Prestatyn North 2012 Welsh Labour Party Carys Guy-Davies 633 41.3 Welsh Labour Party Paul Penlington b 606 Welsh Labour Party Jason McLellan 598 Independent (politician) Michael German 557 36.4 Independent (politician) Isobel German 538 Independent (politician) George Flynn 472 Independent (politician) Gwynn Clague 438 Welsh Conservative Party Allan Pennington b * 341 22.3 Welsh Conservative Party Michael Eckersley * 325 Welsh Conservative Party Michelle Pope 314 41 39.9 4,717 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Prestatyn South West (two seats) Prestatyn South West 2012 Welsh Labour Party Robert Murray 586 57.0 Welsh Labour Party Gareth Sandilands 562 Welsh Conservative Party Glyn Jones * 442 43.0 Welsh Conservative Party Sharon Frobisher * 424 120 37.9 2,856 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Rhuddlan (two seats) Rhuddlan 2012 Welsh Conservative Party Janet Davies * 665 43.3 Plaid Cymru Arwel Roberts 419 27.3 Independent (politician) John Jones 382 24.9 Welsh Conservative Party Nathan Lamb 222 Independent (politician) William Jones 221 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Prydderch 71 4.6 37 41.9 2,936 Welsh Conservative Party Plaid Cymru Independent (politician) Rhyl East (two seats) Rhyl East 2012 Welsh Labour Party Barry Mellor 667 47.7 Welsh Labour Party David Simmons 562 Welsh Conservative Party John Bellis * 464 33.2 Welsh Conservative Party Diana Hannam * 362 Independent (politician) Hugh Jones 267 19.1 98 35.0 3,796 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Rhyl South (two seats) Rhyl South 2012 Welsh Labour Party Jeanette Chamberlain-Jones * 733 56.3 Welsh Labour Party Cheryl Williams 508 Welsh Conservative Party David Lee * 361 27.7 Welsh Conservative Party Melanie Jones 337 Plaid Cymru Alun Edwards 208 16.0 98 39.5 3,022 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Rhyl South East (three seats) Rhyl South East 2012 Welsh Labour Party Brian Blakeley * 1180 56.1 Welsh Labour Party Winifred Mullen-James 984 Welsh Labour Party William Tasker 972 Welsh Conservative Party Ian Gunning * 641 30.5 Welsh Conservative Party Peter Jackson 506 Welsh Conservative Party Anthony Thomas 452 Independent (politician) Daniel Murray 284 13.5 331 34.2 6,025 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Welsh Labour Party Welsh Conservative Party Rhyl South West (two seats) Rhyl South West 2012 Welsh Labour Party Patricia Jones 797 68.2 Welsh Labour Party Margaret McCarrol 647 Independent (politician) David Thomas * 184 15.8 Independent (politician) Glyn Williams * 141 Welsh Conservative Party Harold Bennett 116 9.9 Welsh Conservative Party William Dawson 96 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Dear 71 6.1 463 30.8 3,725 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party Previous Labour councillors stood as Independents. Rhyl West (two seats) Rhyl West 2012 Welsh Labour Party Joan Butterfield * 378 50.3 Welsh Labour Party Ian Armstrong * 361 Independent (politician) David Thomas 142 18.9 Plaid Cymru Norman Shone 125 16.6 Welsh Conservative Party Michael Espley 106 14.1 Welsh Conservative Party Paul Sumner 99 219 20.0 3,510 Welsh Labour Party Welsh Labour Party Ruthin (three seats) Ruthin 2012 Independent (politician) Huw Hilditch-Roberts 805 27.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robina Feeley * 804 27.4 Independent (politician) David Smith * 634 Plaid Cymru Hywel Richards 510 17.4 Welsh Labour Party Alun Pugh 473 16.1 Independent (politician) Patricia Astbury 426 Plaid Cymru Peter Ryder 346 Welsh Conservative Party Carole Roberts 342 11.7 Independent (politician) Richard Thomas 271 Independent (politician) Roger Parry 268 Plaid Cymru Shane Brennan 256 Welsh Conservative Party Joan Benton 178 Welsh Conservative Party John Broughton 119 124 49.9 4,366 Independent (politician) Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) St Asaph East (one seat) St Asaph East 2012 Welsh Conservative Party Dewi Owens * 252 45.2 Independent (politician) John Smith 160 28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Linaker 146 26.2 92 40.0 1,400 Welsh Conservative Party St Asaph West (one seat) St Asaph West 2012 Independent (politician) William Cowie * 181 46.8 Welsh Labour Party Richard Gumm 98 25.3 Welsh Conservative Party John Horden 98 25.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sean Hagan 10 2.6 83 29.4 1,326 Independent (politician) Trefnant (one seat) Trefnant 2012 Plaid Cymru Meirick Davies * 364 53.8 Welsh Conservative Party Leslie Rees 312 46.2 52 43.8 1,572 Plaid Cymru Tremeirchion (one seat) Tremeirchion 2012 Independent (politician) Barbara Smith * 313 54.2 Welsh Conservative Party Hugh Hughes 264 45.8 49 44.2 1,325 Independent (politician) (a) Election Centre/Andrew Teale source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward (b) Prestatyn North result corrected by election petition * = sitting ward councillor prior to election References Denbighshire 2012