Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Flintshire County Council
Buckley is run by Flintshire County Council. No party holds a majority on Flintshire County Council. Its MP is Sir Mark Tami (Labour), member for Alyn and Deeside.
£2,376
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Buckley’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Flintshire County Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 31 of its 65 seats as elected, 2 short of the 33 needed. Independents hold 27, the Liberal Democrats 4, Reform UK 2 and the Conservatives 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 33 of Flintshire’s 65 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour31
- Independent27
- Liberal Democrat4
- Reform UK2
- Conservative1
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Buckley
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Buckley’s communities: Buckley.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Buckley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Flintshire County Council4 wards · 7 councillorsCarolyn Mary PreeceDan RoseRichard Brent JonesArnold WoolleyHenry Dennis HutchinsonMike PeersCarol Ann Ellis
- 2Police and crime commissionerNorth Wales Police · elected May 2024Andy Dunbobbin
- 3SeneddFflint Wrecsam · 6 membersSam RowlandsKen SkatesCarrie HarperChristiana EmsleyMarc JonesNigel Williams
- 4House of CommonsAlyn and Deeside
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
7 councillors for 4 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Carolyn Mary PreeceLabour · May 2022
- Dan RoseLabour · May 2022
- Richard Brent JonesIndependent · May 2022
- Arnold WoolleyIndependent · May 2022
- Henry Dennis HutchinsonIndependent · May 2022
- Mike PeersIndependent · May 2022
- Carol Ann EllisIndependent · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley: Bistre Westall in Buckley · 4,178 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Carolyn Mary PreeceDan Rose | May 2022 |
| Buckley: Bistre Eastmostly in Buckley · 3,966 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Richard Brent JonesArnold Woolley | May 2022 |
| Buckley: Pentrobinmostly in Buckley · 3,275 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Henry Dennis HutchinsonMike Peers | May 2022 |
| Buckley: Mountainmostly in Buckley · 2,143 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Carol Ann Ellis | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Flintshire County Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Flintshire council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Buckley, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
4 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Buckley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,525 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,123 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,807 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (1 more)
708 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Buckley is in Alyn and Deeside constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Buckley).
43,392 votes for candidates · majority 8,794
Labour, MP since 7 June 2001.
turnout in July 2024: 43,392 votes from 75,790 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 8,794 of 43,392 votes (20.3%): the 16th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Buckley
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Buckley is in Fflint Wrecsam.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Buckley’s Band D council tax is £2,376 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Flintshire County Council sets £1,914.92 of a Band D bill (81%); the rest goes to community councils and the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Flintshire, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Clwyd’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Buckley is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
flintshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
flintshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Buckley is run
Who is the MP for Buckley?
Sir Mark Tami (Labour) is the MP for Alyn and Deeside, which covers Buckley.
How many councillors does Buckley have?
7 ward councillors represent Buckley’s 4 wards.
When are the next elections in Buckley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Buckley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Buckley?
Band D council tax in Buckley is £2,376 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Flintshire County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 31 · Independent 27 · Liberal Democrat 4 · Reform UK 2 · Conservative 1 of 65 seats; a majority needs 33. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Buckley?
In Buckley’s wards on 5 May 2022, Independent 5 · Labour 2 of the 7 seats up. Independents had the largest share of votes, 60.4%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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