Church of St Cyngar · Photo: Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0No party holds a majority on Flintshire County Council
Hope is run by Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council. No party holds a majority on either Flintshire County Council or Wrexham County Borough Council. Most of Hope is in Alyn and Deeside (MP Sir Mark Tami, Labour); 10% of residents are in Wrexham (MP Andrew Ranger, Labour).
£2,370
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Hope’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Flintshire County Council
No party holds a 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 on either council
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 33 of Flintshire’s 65 or 25 of Wrexham’s 48 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour31
- Independent27
- Liberal Democrat4
- Reform UK2
- Conservative1
Latest election: May 2022.
- Independent17
- Labour13
- Plaid Cymru10
- Conservative7
- Liberal Democrat1
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 Hope
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.
90% of Hope’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Hope: same source as Who runs Hope, above.
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. Hope’s communities: Hope, Llanfynydd and Gwersyllt.
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 Hope, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards4 wards · 4 councillorsGladys HealeyDave HealeyDave HughesEmma Holland
- 2Police and crime commissionerNorth Wales Police · elected May 2024Andy Dunbobbin
- 3SeneddFflint Wrecsam · 6 membersSam RowlandsKen SkatesCarrie HarperChristiana EmsleyMarc JonesNigel Williams
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
4 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.
- Gladys HealeyLabour · May 2022
- Dave HealeyLabour · May 2022
- Dave HughesLabour · May 2022
- Emma HollandPlaid Cymru · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| HopeFlintshire · mostly in Hope · 1,916 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Gladys Healey | May 2022 |
| CaergwrleFlintshire · all in Hope · 1,560 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Dave Healey | May 2022 |
| LlanfynyddFlintshire · 28% in Hope · 524 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Dave Hughes | May 2022 |
| Gwersyllt NorthWrexham · 15% in Hope · 422 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Emma Holland | 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 Hope, 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 Hope’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗660 votes for candidates
358 votes for candidates
687 votes for candidates
Every ward’s result (1 more)
510 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Hope is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 7 June 2001
90% of Hope’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 57% (Wales 56%).
Majority 8,794 of 43,392 votes (20.3%): the 16th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024
10% of Hope’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 57% (Wales 56%).
Majority 5,948 of 40,373 votes (14.7%): the 12th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
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.
Wrexham
40,373 votes for candidates · majority 5,948
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 40,373 votes from 70,269 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 5,948 of 40,373 votes (14.7%): the 12th-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 Hope
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 Hope is in Fflint Wrecsam.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Hope’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.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,370 (parishes differ; Wales publishes council averages).
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 Hope 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 Hope is run
Who is the MP for Hope?
Hope is split between 2 constituencies: Alyn and Deeside (Sir Mark Tami, Labour) and Wrexham (Andrew Ranger, Labour). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Hope have?
4 ward councillors represent Hope’s 4 wards.
When are the next elections in Hope?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Hope’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 Hope?
Band D council tax in Hope is £2,370 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 controls Wrexham County Borough Council?
As elected, Independent 17 · Labour 13 · Plaid Cymru 10 · Conservative 7 · Liberal Democrat 1 of 48 seats; a majority needs 25.
Who won the 2022 council election in Hope?
In Hope’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 3 · Plaid Cymru 1 of the 4 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 55.1%.
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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