Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Clwyd North was decided by 1,196 votes in 2024
Rhyl is run by Denbighshire County Council. No party holds a majority on Denbighshire County Council. Its MP is Gill German (Labour), member for Clwyd North.
£2,339
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Rhyl’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Denbighshire County Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 15 of its 47 seats as elected, 9 short of the 24 needed. Independents hold 13, the Conservatives 8, Plaid Cymru 7, the Greens 2, the Liberal Democrats 1 and Reform UK 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 24 of Denbighshire’s 47 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour15
- Independent13
- Conservative8
- Plaid Cymru7
- Green2
- Liberal Democrat1
- Reform UK1
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 Rhyl
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. Rhyl’s communities: Rhyl.
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 Rhyl, from the most recent elections.
- 1Denbighshire County Council6 wards · 12 councillorsLabour 12 · Conservative 3 · Reform UK 1 · all 16
- 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.
12 councillors for 6 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.
- James MayLabour · December 2023 · by-election
- Diane KingLabour · May 2022
- Pete PrendergastLabour · May 2022
- Joan ButterfieldLabour · May 2022
- Alan JamesLabour · May 2022
- Barry MellorLabour · May 2022
- Justine Marie EvansConservative · May 2022
- Brian JonesConservative · February 2023 · by-election
- Brian BlakeleyLabour · May 2022
- Cheryl Lynne WilliamsLabour · May 2022
- Will PriceConservative · September 2024 · by-election
- Win Mullen-JamesLabour · May 2022
- Michelle WalkerLabour · May 2022
- Tony ThomasReform UK · June 2026 · by-election
- Jeanette Chamberlain JonesLabour · May 2022
- Ellie ChardLabour · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl South Westall in Rhyl · 5,564 residents2 seats · December 2023, May 2022 | 2 | James Mayby-electionDiane KingPete Prendergast | December 2023, May 2022 |
| Rhyl Westall in Rhyl · 4,911 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Joan ButterfieldAlan James | May 2022 |
| Rhyl Eastall in Rhyl · 4,650 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Barry MellorJustine Marie Evans | May 2022 |
| Rhyl Tŷ Newyddall in Rhyl · 4,203 residents2 seats · February 2023, May 2022 | 2 | Brian Jonesby-electionBrian BlakeleyCheryl Lynne Williams | February 2023, May 2022 |
| Rhyl Trellewelynall in Rhyl · 4,198 residents2 seats · September 2024, May 2022 | 2 | Will Priceby-electionWin Mullen-JamesMichelle Walker | September 2024, May 2022 |
| Rhyl Southall in Rhyl · 3,456 residents2 seats · June 2026, May 2022 | 2 | Tony Thomasby-electionJeanette Chamberlain JonesEllie Chard | June 2026, May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Denbighshire 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).
Denbighshire council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Rhyl, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
6 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Rhyl’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,630 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,087 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,236 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (3 more)
2,155 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,764 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,055 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Rhyl is in Clwyd North constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Rhyl).
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 Rhyl
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 Rhyl is in Clwyd.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Rhyl’s Band D council tax is £2,339 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Denbighshire County Council sets £1,872.37 of a Band D bill (80%); the rest goes to community councils and the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Denbighshire, 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 Rhyl 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.
denbighshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
denbighshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Rhyl is run
Who is the MP for Rhyl?
Gill German (Labour) is the MP for Clwyd North, which covers Rhyl.
How many councillors does Rhyl have?
12 ward councillors represent Rhyl’s 6 wards.
When are the next elections in Rhyl?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Rhyl’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 Rhyl?
Band D council tax in Rhyl is £2,339 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 Denbighshire County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 15 · Independent 13 · Conservative 8 · Plaid Cymru 7 · Green 2 · Liberal Democrat 1 · Reform UK 1 of 47 seats; a majority needs 24. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Rhyl?
In Rhyl’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 11 · Conservative 1 of the 12 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 58.1%.
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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