Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Clwyd North was decided by 1,196 votes in 2024
Colwyn Bay is run by Conwy County Borough Council. No party holds a majority on Conwy County Borough Council. Its MP is Gill German (Labour), member for Clwyd North.
£2,473
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Colwyn Bay’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Conwy County Borough Council
Independents, the largest group, hold 22 of its 55 seats as elected, 6 short of the 28 needed. Labour holds 11, the Conservatives 8, Plaid Cymru 7, the Liberal Democrats 4, Reform UK 2 and the Greens 1. Who’s in charge ↓
A close seat
Gill German (Labour) won Clwyd North by 1,196 votes in July 2024, 2.9% of votes cast: the 2nd-narrowest result of 32 in Wales. Parliament ↓
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 28 of Conwy’s 55 seats to run the council alone.
- Independent22
- Labour11
- Conservative8
- Plaid Cymru7
- Liberal Democrat4
- Reform UK2
- Green1
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 Colwyn Bay
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. Colwyn Bay’s communities: Colwyn Bay, Old Colwyn, Rhos-on-Sea, Mochdre and Llysfaen.
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 Colwyn Bay, from the most recent elections.
- 1Conwy County Borough Council7 wards · 15 councillorsLabour 5 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Independent 2 · Plaid Cymru 1 · all 15
- 2Police and crime commissionerNorth Wales Police · elected May 2024Andy Dunbobbin
- 3SeneddClwyd · 6 membersDarren David MillarLlŷr GruffyddAdrian Gwyn MasonBecca MartinLouise Gail EmeryThomas Brian Montgomery
- 4House of CommonsClwyd North
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.
15 councillors for 7 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.
- Jo NuttallConservative · May 2022
- Hannah FleetLabour · May 2022
- Chris BrockleyLabour · May 2022
- Gareth JonesConservative · May 2022
- Trevor StottLiberal Democrat · May 2022
- John RobertsLiberal Democrat · May 2022
- Simon Philip CroftLiberal Democrat · May 2022
- Cheryl Lynne CarlisleConservative · May 2022
- David Gerard CarrLabour · May 2022
- Abdul KhanPlaid Cymru · May 2022
- Chris HughesLabour · May 2022
- Gail JonesIndependent · May 2022
- Neil CoverleyConservative · May 2022
- Stephen PriceLabour · May 2022
- Geoff StewartIndependent · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llandrillo-yn-Rhosall in Colwyn Bay · 7,772 residents4 seats · May 2022 | 4 | Jo NuttallHannah FleetChris BrockleyGareth Jones | May 2022 |
| Rhiwall in Colwyn Bay · 6,025 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Trevor StottJohn RobertsSimon Philip Croft | May 2022 |
| Colwynall in Colwyn Bay · 4,560 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Cheryl Lynne CarlisleDavid Gerard Carr | May 2022 |
| Glynall in Colwyn Bay · 4,549 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Abdul KhanChris Hughes | May 2022 |
| Eiriasall in Colwyn Bay · 3,568 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Gail JonesNeil Coverley | May 2022 |
| Mochdreall in Colwyn Bay · 2,005 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Stephen Price | May 2022 |
| Llysfaen29% in Colwyn Bay · 794 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Geoff Stewart | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Conwy County Borough 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).
Conwy council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Colwyn Bay, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
7 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Colwyn Bay’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗9,307 votes for candidates · 4 seats, so 4 votes each
4,246 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,285 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (4 more)
1,522 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,026 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
400 votes for candidates
607 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Colwyn Bay is in Clwyd North constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Colwyn Bay).
41,627 votes for candidates · majority 1,196
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 41,627 votes from 75,027 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 1,196 of 41,627 votes (2.9%): the 2nd-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 Colwyn Bay
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 Colwyn Bay is in Clwyd.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Colwyn Bay’s Band D council tax is £2,473 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Conwy County Borough Council sets £2,011.26 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 Conwy, 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 Colwyn Bay 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.
conwy.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
conwy.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Colwyn Bay is run
Who is the MP for Colwyn Bay?
Gill German (Labour) is the MP for Clwyd North, which covers Colwyn Bay.
How many councillors does Colwyn Bay have?
15 ward councillors represent Colwyn Bay’s 7 wards.
When are the next elections in Colwyn Bay?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Colwyn Bay’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 Colwyn Bay?
Band D council tax in Colwyn Bay is £2,473 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 Conwy County Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Independent 22 · Labour 11 · Conservative 8 · Plaid Cymru 7 · Liberal Democrat 4 · Reform UK 2 · Green 1 of 55 seats; a majority needs 28. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Colwyn Bay?
In Colwyn Bay’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 5 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Independent 2 · Plaid Cymru 1 of the 15 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 40.7%.
Is Clwyd North a marginal seat?
Gill German (Labour) won it by 1,196 votes in July 2024, 2.9% of votes cast: the 2nd-narrowest result of 32 in Wales.
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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