Market2022 Conwy County Borough Council election
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2022 Conwy County Borough Council election

The 2022 Conwy County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect all 55 members of Conwy County Borough Council. It was held on the same day as all other councils in Wales, as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.

Ward review
The election saw the number of councillors elected to Conwy County Borough Council reduced - from 59 to 55 - and the number of wards reduced from 38 to 30, as part of boundary changes to the county borough carried out by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 18 wards remained unaffected - namely Betws yn Rhos, Bryn, Colwyn, Conwy, Craig-y-Don, Deganwy, Eirias, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llansanffraid, Llansannan, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pandy, Penrhyn, Towyn, Tudno and Uwch Conwy. ==Election summary==
Ward results
* = denotes sitting councillor in the same ward prior to the elections o = existing councillor prior to the election, for a different or predecessor ward The percentage shown for each candidate in multi-member wards is a percentage of the vote against the turnout of the election, as due to the nature of multi member wards, electors each have a number of votes equal to the number of seats available, however each elector does not have to use all their available votes. Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw Betws-yn-Rhos Bryn Caerhun Colwyn Conwy Craig-y-don Bradfield had been elected as a Conservative at the 2017 election. Deganwy Eglwysbach a Llangernyw Eirias Jones had won her seat at a by-election in March 2021. Gele and Llanddulas Glyn Glyn y Marl Priestly and Shotter had previously been councillors for the Marl ward. Gogarth Mostyn Emery and Saville had previously been councillors for Gogarth, while Robbins had previously been councillor for the Mostyn ward. Kinmel Bay Llandrillo-yn-Rhos Llanrwst a Llanddoged Llansanffraid Llansannan Lewis had previously been a Plaid Cymru councillor for Pensarn, but had been suspended by the party after he decided to stand against fellow Plaid Cymru member, Lloyd-Williams, who had moved to Denbighshire. Llysfaen Mochdre Pandy Andow won the previous 2017 election unopposed. Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr Hunter had previously been councillor for the Abergele-Pensarn ward, while McCoubrey was a councillor for Pentre Mawr. Penmaenmawr McCaffrey had previously been councillor for the Capelulo ward. Penrhyn Rhiw Tudno Tywyn/Towyn Johnson had been elected in 2017 as an Independent. Uwch Aled Uwch Conwy ==Changes 2022-2026==
Changes 2022-2026
Affiliation changes Glyn y Marl Labour councillor Dave Jones left the Labour Party in May 2025, subsequently representing the Citizens First Alliance. Tudno Conservative councillors Thomas Montgomery along with Gogarth Mostyn Councillor Louise Emery left the Conservative Party in July 2025, defecting to Reform UK. == References ==
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