List of electoral wards in Wrexham County Borough
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Wrexham County Borough in north-east Wales, is divided into forty-nine electoral wards for Wrexham County Borough Council elections since the 2022 election. Seven of the electoral wards have two councillors. This is the second set of electoral boundaries since the council's formation, with the first set used between 1995 and 2022.
2022 ward changes[edit]
On 23 June 2016, the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales was asked by the then Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to restart its boundary reviews of the 22 local authorities local government ward boundaries, with the review expected to be completed for the 2022 local elections.[1]
A public consultation ahead of any draft proposals was held between 15 October 2018 and 7 January 2019.[1]
On 6 January 2020, the commission published its draft proposals, and held another consultation for 12 weeks between 14 January 2020 to 6 April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, the consultation was prematurely suspended on 27 March 2020, and reopened from the 1 July 2020 to 13 July 2020.[1]
Draft proposals[edit]
Under draft proposals, the LDBCW proposed a 55-member council (increase of 3), and 48 electoral wards (increase of 1), with 7 being two-councillor wards. 22 wards would be retained.[1]
Final proposals[edit]
Under final proposals, the LDBCW proposed a 56-member council, up 1 from the draft proposal and 4 from the existing configuration. An extra ward would be added to the proposals, to a total of 49 wards, compared to the pre-existing 47 wards. 24 wards would be retained, up from the proposed 22 in the draft proposals.[1]
In July 2021, the Welsh Government accepted the various ward change proposals made by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, with only slight modification, for Wrexham County Borough.[2] The number of electoral wards would increase from 47 to 49.[3] The number of councillors will increase by four, from 52 to a total of 56, giving an average of 1,801 electors per councillor.[2] These took effect from May 2021 following the election. The changes gave a better parity of representation. The Welsh Government rejected three recommendations on the names of three wards.[2] Twenty-four wards remained unchanged. Seven wards have two councillors, up from four wards having two councillors in 2017.[2] The changes came into force following the passing of The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.[4]
Of the other wards, and not mentioning minor boundary changes, the major changes are:[1][5]
- New wards; Acrefair North (from Plas Madoc ward and Cefn community), Bangor Is-y-Coed and Rhos.
- Acton ward expanded to include Maesydre as Acton and Maesydre
- Bronington ward expanded to include Hanmer as Bronington and Hanmer
- Bryn Cefn expanded to include parts of Brynteg ward
- Gwenfro ward expanded to include parts of New Broughton and Brynteg wards
- Parts of Abenbury wards moved to Whitegate ward, parts of Whitegate ward (near Newton Street) moved to Smithfield ward, and parts of Smithfield ward moved to Wynnstay ward
- Split Cefn ward (a two councillor ward) into separate East and West wards (one councillor each), as Cefn East and Cefn West.
- Refer to the dually named Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley ward by only its Welsh name, Dyffryn Ceiriog
- Parts of Offa ward transferred to Erddig ward
- Parts of Brynyffynnon ward transferred to Offa ward
- Split Gwersyllt East and South (a two councillor ward) into separate East and South wards (one councillor each), as Gwersyllt East and Gwersyllt South
- Abolish Johnstown ward, Plas Madoc ward, and Maesydre ward
- Overton ward expanded to include Maelor South as Overton and Maelor South
- Pant ward merged with Johnstown ward as Pant and Johnstown with two councillors.
- Various minor boundary changes
- Shrink the Ponciau ward, removing one of its two councillors.
- Wards of Acton and Maesydre (merged ward), Brymbo, Pant and Johnstown (merged ward), Rhosnesni, and Rossett, become two-councillor wards.
- Introduction of Welsh-language names used alongside English-language names for some wards.
No changes performed on the following wards:[1]
- Borras Park
- Cartrefle
- Dyffryn Ceiriog (aside name change)
- Chirk North
- Chirk South
- Coedpoeth
- Esclusham
- Garden Village
- Gresford East and West
- Grosvenor
- Gwersyllt North
- Gwersyllt West
- Hermitage
- Little Acton
- Llangollen Rural
- Llay
- Marchwiel
- Marford and Hoseley
- Minera
- Penycae
- Penycae and Ruabon South
- Queensway
- Ruabon
- Stansty
List of electoral wards[edit]
| Electoral ward (2022–) |
Welsh name | No. of councillors[1][3] | Communities and community council wards[i][1][3] | Councillor elected in May 2022 election[7][8] | Map image |
| Acrefair North | Gogledd Acre-fair | 1 | Cefn (Plas Madoc community ward and Acrefair and Penybryn community ward) | Paul Blackwell (Labour) | 
|
| Acton and Maesydre | Gwaunyterfyn a Maes-y-dre | 2 | Acton (Acton Central, Acton Park and Maesydre community wards) | Becca Martin (Plaid Cymru)
Corin Jarvis (Labour) |
|
| Bangor Is-y-Coed | Bangor-is-y-coed | 1 | Bangor Is-y-Coed
Willington Worthenbury (Willington and Worthenbury wards) |
Robert Ian Williams (Conservative) | 
|
| Borras Park | Parc Borras | 1 | Acton (Borras Park ward) | Debbie Wallice (Conservative) | 
|
| Bronington and Hanmer | Bronington a Hanmer | 1 | Bronington (Bronington, Iscoyd and Tybroughton community wards)
Hanmer (Halghton and Hanmer community wards) |
Jeremy Alexander Newton (Conservative) | 
|
| Brymbo | 2 | Brymbo (Brymbo ward and Vron ward) | Paul Rogers (Independent)
Gary Brown (Labour) |
| |
| Bryn Cefn | 1 | Broughton (Bryn Cefn ward and parts of Brynteg ward) | Beverley Parry-Jones (Conservative) | 
| |
| Brynyffynnon | 1 | Offa (Part of Brynffynon and Offa community wards) | Phill Wynn (Independent) | 
| |
| Cartrefle | 1 | Caia Park (Cartrefle ward) | Ronnie Prince (Independent) | 
| |
| Cefn East | Dwyrain Cefn | 1 | Cefn (Parts of Cefn community ward, and Rhosymedre and Cefn Bychan community ward) | Derek William Wright (Labour) | 
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| Cefn West | Gorllewin Cefn | 1 | Cefn (Part of Acrefair and Penybryn ward, and parts of Rhosymedre and Cefn community wards) | Stella Matthews (Labour) | 
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| Chirk North | Gogledd y Waun | 1 | Chirk (North ward) | Frank Hemmings (Labour) | 
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| Chirk South | De'r Waun | 1 | Chirk (South ward) | Terry Evans (Independent) | 
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| Coedpoeth | Coed-poeth | 2 | Coedpoeth | Krista Childs (Labour)
Anthony Wedlake (Labour) |
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| Dyffryn Ceiriog | 1 | Trevor Raymond Bates (Independent) | 
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| Erddig | 1 | Offa (Erddig ward and part of Offa ward) | Paul Anthony Roberts (Conservative) | 
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| Esclusham | 1 | Esclusham (Bersham and Rhostyllen wards) | Mark Pritchard (Independent) | 
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| Garden Village[ii] | 1 | Rhosddu (Garden Village ward) | Andy Williams (Independent) | 
| |
| Gresford East and West | Dwyrain a Gorllewin Gresffordd | 1 | Gresford (East and West wards) | Jeremy Kent (Conservative) | 
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| Grosvenor | 1 | Rhosddu (Grosvenor ward) | Marc Jones (Plaid Cymru) | 
| |
| Gwenfro | 1 | Broughton (Gwenfro ward and parts of New Broughton and Brynteg community wards) | Nigel Williams (Independent) | 
| |
| Gwersyllt East | Dwyrain Gwersyllt | 1 | Gwersyllt (East ward and parts of South ward) | Tina Mannering (Independent) | 
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| Gwersyllt North | Gogledd Gwersyllt | 1 | Gwersyllt (North ward) | Emma Holland (Plaid Cymru) | 
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| Gwersyllt South | De Gwersyllt | 1 | Gwersyllt (Part of South ward) | Peter Howell (Plaid Cymru) | 
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| Gwersyllt West | Gorllewin Gwersyllt | 1 | Gwersyllt (West ward) | Annette Davies (Plaid Cymru) | 
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| Hermitage | 1 | Offa (Hermitage ward) | Graham Rogers (Labour) | 
| |
| Holt | 1 | Holt (entire community)
Abenbury (part) Isycoed (part) |
Michael Morris (Conservative) | 
| |
| Little Acton | Acton Fechan | 1 | Acton (Little Acton ward) | Bill Baldwin (Independent) | 
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| Llangollen Rural | Llangollen Wledig | 1 | Llangollen Rural | Rondo Roberts (Independent) | 
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| Llay | Llai | 2 | Llay | Rob Walsh (Independent)
Bryan Apsley (Labour) |
|
| Marchwiel[iii] | 1 | Erbistock
Marchwiel |
John Pritchard (Independent) | 
| |
| Marford and Hoseley | Marford a Hoseley | 1 | Gresford (Marford and Hoseley ward) | Beryl Blackmore (Liberal Democrats) | 
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| Minera | Mwynglawdd[iv] | 1 |
Minera Brymbo (Bwlchgwyn ward) |
Jerry Wellens (Labour) | 
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| New Broughton | 1 | Broughton (Parts of Brynteg and New Broughton community wards) | Claire Lovett (Independent) | 
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| Offa | 1 | Offa (Part of Offa community ward and Brynyffynnon community ward) | Katie Wilkinson (Plaid Cymru) | 
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| Overton and Maelor South | Owrtyn a De Maelor | 1 | Overton
Maelor South (Penley and Bettisfield wards) |
John Bernard McCusker (Independent) | 
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| Pant and Johnstown | Pant a Johnstown | 2 | Rhosllanerchrugog (Johnstown community ward and Pant community ward) | Steve Joe Jones (Independent)
David A Bithell (Independent) |
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| Penycae | Pen-y-cae | 1 | Penycae (Eitha ward) | John Conrad Phillips (Independent) | 
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| Penycae and Ruabon South | Pen-y-cae a De Rhiwabon | 1 | Pen-y-Cae (Groes ward)
Ruabon (South ward) |
Alison Tynan (Independent) | 
|
| Ponciau | 1 | Esclusham (Pentrebychan ward)
Rhosllanerchrugog (parts of Ponciau North, and Ponciau South wards) |
Paul Pemberton (Independent) | 
| |
| Queensway | 1 | Caia Park (Queensway ward) | Carrie Harper (Plaid Cymru) | 
| |
| Rhos | 1 | Esclusham (Aberoer ward)
Rhosllanerchrugog (Rhos ward; parts of Ponciau North and Ponciau South wards) |
Fred Roberts (Independent) | 
| |
| Rhosnesni | 2 | Acton (Rhosnesni community ward) | Mike Davies (Independent)
Andy Gallanders (Plaid Cymru) |
| |
| Rossett | Yr Orsedd | 2 | Rossett (Allington and Burton wards) | Hugh Jones (Conservative)
Ross Edward Shepherd (Conservative) |
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| Ruabon | Rhiwabon | 1 | Ruabon (North ward) | Dana Davies (Labour) | 
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| Smithfield | 1 | Caia Park (Part of Smithfield ward and part of Whitegate ward) | Paul Williams (Plaid Cymru) | 
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| Stansty | 1 | Rhosddu (Stansty ward) | David Bithell (Independent) | 
| |
| Whitegate | 1 | Caia Park (Part of Whitegate ward and Abenbury ward) | Brian Paterson Cameron (Labour) | 
| |
| Wynnstay | 1 | Caia Park (Wynnstay community ward and parts of Smithfield community ward) | Malcolm Christopher King (Labour) | 
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Between 1995 and 2022[edit]
The table following lists the electoral wards used between 1995 and 2022, with their incumbents before the May 2022 election.
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| Former Electoral ward (1995–2022) |
Communities | Councillor before May 2022 election |
| Acton | Acton (Acton Central and Acton Park wards) | Geoff Lowe |
| Borras Park | Acton (Borras Park ward) | Debbie Wallice |
| Bronington |
|
Rodney Skelland |
| Brymbo | Brymbo (Brymbo and Vron wards) | Paul Rogers |
| Brynyffynnon | Offa (Brynyffynnon ward) | Phil Wynn |
| Bryn Cefn | Broughton (Bryn Cefn ward) | Beverley Parry-Jones |
| Cartrefle | Caia Park (Cartrefle ward) | Ronnie Prince |
| Cefn | Cefn (Acrefair and Penybryn; Cefn and Rhosymedre; and Cefn Bychan wards) | Sonia Benbow-Jones
Derek Wright |
| Chirk North | Chirk (North ward) | Frank Hemmings |
| Chirk South | Chirk (South ward) | Terry Evans |
| Coedpoeth | Coedpoeth | Krista Childs
Michael Dixon |
| Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley | Trevor Bates | |
| Erddig | Offa (Erddig ward) | Paul Roberts |
| Esclusham | Esclusham (Bersham and Rhostyllen wards) | Mark Pritchard |
| Garden Village | Rhosddu (Garden Village ward) | Andy Williams |
| Gresford East/West | Gresford (East and West wards) | Jeremy Kent |
| Grosvenor | Rhosddu (Grosvenor ward) | Marc Jones |
| Gwenfro | Broughton (Gwenfro ward) | Nigel Williams |
| Gwersyllt East and South | Gwersyllt (East and South wards) | David Griffiths
Tina Mannering |
| Gwersyllt North | Gwersyllt (North ward) | Phil Rees |
| Gwersyllt West | Gwersyllt (West ward) | Gwenfair Jones |
| Hermitage | Offa (Hermitage ward) | Graham Rogers |
| Holt | Michael Morris | |
| Johnstown | Rhosllanerchrugog (Johnstown ward) | David A. Bithell |
| Little Acton | Acton (Little Acton ward) | William Baldwin |
| Llangollen Rural | Llangollen Rural | Rondo Roberts |
| Llay | Llay | Bryan Apsley
Rob Walsh |
| Maesydre | Acton (Maesydre ward) | Becca Martin |
| Marchwiel | John Pritchard | |
| Marford and Hoseley | Gresford (Marford and Hoseley ward) | Russell Gilmartin |
| Minera |
|
David Kelly |
| New Broughton | Broughton (Brynteg and New Broughton wards) | Alan Edwards |
| Offa | Offa (Offa ward) | Alun Jenkins |
| Overton |
|
John McCusker |
| Pant | Rhosllanerchrugog (Pant ward) | David Maddocks |
| Pen-y-cae | Penycae (Eitha ward) | John Phillips |
| Pen-y-cae and Ruabon South |
|
Joan Lowe |
| Plas Madoc | Cefn (Plas Madoc ward) | Paul Blackwell |
| Ponciau |
|
Kevin Hughes
Paul Pemberton |
| Queensway | Caia Park (Queensway ward) | Carrie Harper |
| Rhosnesni | Acton (Rhosnesni ward) | Mike Davies |
| Rossett | Rossett | Hugh Jones |
| Ruabon | Ruabon (North ward) | Dana Davies |
| Smithfield | Caia Park (Smithfield ward) | Adrienne Jeorrett |
| Stansty | Rhosddu* (Stansty ward) | I. David Bithell MBE |
| Whitegate | Caia Park* (Whitegate ward) | Brian Cameron |
| Wynnstay | Caia Park* (Wynnstay ward) | Malcolm King OBE |
See also[edit]
- Mayor of Wrexham
- List of places in Wrexham County Borough
- Community (Wales)
- List of communities in Wales § Wrexham
Notes[edit]
- ^ All wards listed in this column are referring to the community electoral wards for their respective community councils. These wards are within the brackets following the name of the community. Many community wards share names with current and former county borough council electoral wards.
- ^ "Pentre Yr Ardd", with "Yr" capitalised in source, was a name suggested by Wrexham County Borough Council for the electoral ward.[9] However, this recommendation was not applied, English name "Garden Village" is used in Welsh, following the Welsh Language Commissioner's standardisation policy,[10] as the commissioner stated they have no evidence of a used Welsh name for the settlement.
- ^ The Welsh name Marchwiail was proposed by the LDBCW to be the name for the ward in both Welsh and English, but rejected by the Welsh Government in July 2021. The ward would be known as Marchwiel in both Welsh and English.
- ^ Initially proposed as Y Mwynglawdd by the LDBCW, rejected by the Welsh Government in July 2021 for Mwynglawdd.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Wrexham – Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). ldbc.gov.wales. Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. November 2020. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Wrexham Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed | LDBC". ldbc.gov.wales. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ a b c "Electoral arrangements for Wrexham | Wrexham County Borough Council". www.wrexham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Shake up of Wrexham council wards would see more councillors and boundary changes". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Wrexham Council Elections 2022". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
- ^ "Election results by wards, 5 May 2022". moderngov.wrexham.gov.uk. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Wrexham – Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). ldbc.gov.wales. Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. November 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "List of Standardised Welsh Place-names". GOV.WALES. Retrieved 2021-12-26.