County Borough of Conwy

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May 2019

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County Borough of Conwy

Summary of Final Recommendations

Who we are :

The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales is an independent Welsh Government

Sponsored Body. It was established under the Local

Democracy (Wales) Act 2013 with the main purpose of publishing a programme of work which keeps under review the electoral arrangements for the 22 principal councils.

The Commission makes electoral review recommendations, which it feels are in the interest of effective and convenient local government. This review has been conducted as a result of the former Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s Written Statement of 23 June 2016 as part of an all Wales review programme for the 2022 local government elections.

Summary of our Recommendations: The Commission recommends a council of 55 members, a reduction from the present 59 members.

The Commission recommends a change to the arrangement of electoral wards that will achieve a marked improvement in the level of electoral parity across the County Borough of Conwy.

The Commission recommends 30 electoral wards, a reduction from 38 existing wards.

The largest under-representation is recommended to be 20% above the proposed county average in Caerhun .

The largest over-representation is recommended to be 22% below the proposed county average in Uwch Conwy. The Commission recommends 17 multi-member wards in the County consisting of : ten two- member electoral wards; six three-member electoral wards and one four-member electoral ward. The Commission recommends no change to 18 electoral wards. The Commission recommends to have no split communities across the county borough. The Commission recommends making a boundary change between the Communities of Rhos-on- Sea and Colwyn Bay. The Commission has recommended no consequential changes ot the Bay of Colwyn Community Council which consists of the three communities of Colwyn Bay, Old Colwyn and Rhos-on-Sea.

Stage of Description Review

The Commission wrote to Cowny County Borough Council 25 May 2017 and other interested parties

02 June 2017– Initial Consultation Period 24 August 2017

28 March 2018 Draft Proposals Published

03 April 2018 – Consultation Period on Draft Proposals 25 June 2018

23 May 2019 Final Recommendations Published

Overview of Final Recommendations for the

County Borough of Conwy

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Key :

1. Betws yn Rhos 16. Llandrillo -yn-Rhos

2. Betws -y-Coed and Trefriw 17. Llanrwst a Llanddoged

3. Bryn 18. Llansanffraid

4. Caerhun 19. Llansannan

5. Colwyn 20. Llysfaen

6. Conwy 21. Mochdre

7. Craig-y-Don 22. Pandy

8. Deganwy 23. Penmaenmawr

9. Eglwys-bach a Llangernyw 24. Penrhyn

10. Eirias 25. Pensarn Pentre Mawr

11. Gele and Llanddulas 26. Rhiw

12. Glyn 27. Towyn

13. Glyn y Marl 28. Tudno

14. Gogarth Mostyn 29. Uwch Aled

15. Kinmel Bay 30. Uwch Conwy

What happens next? We have now completed our review of electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Conwy.

It now falls to the Welsh Government, if it thinks fit, to give effect to these final recommendations either as submitted, or with modifications.

The Welsh Government may also direct us to conduct a further review.

Our Final Recommendations:

The table lists all the wards we are proposing along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards, which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2022, so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future.

% variance % variance No. OF ELECTORATE 2017 ELECTORATE 2022 WARD NAME from from COUNCILLORS 2017 RATIO 2022 RATIO average average

Betws yn Rhos 1 1,630 1,630 0% 1,918 1,918 13%

Betws-y-Coed and 1 1,618 1,618 0% 1,629 1,629 -4% Trefriw

Bryn 1 1,347 1,347 -17% 1,460 1,460 -14%

Caerhun 1 1,953 1,953 20% 1,991 1,991 17%

Colwyn 2 3,281 1,641 1% 3,372 1,686 -1%

Conwy 2 3,219 1,610 -1% 3,313 1,657 -3%

Craig-y-Don 2 2,763 1,382 -15% 2,817 1,409 -17%

Deganwy 2 3,242 1,621 0% 3,277 1,639 -4%

Eglwys-bach a 1 1,568 1,568 -3% 1,605 1,605 -6% Llangernyw

Eirias 2 2,715 1,358 -16% 2,737 1,369 -20%

Gele and 3 5,103 1,701 5% 5,707 1,902 12% Llanddulas

Glyn 2 2,985 1,493 -8% 3,206 1,603 -6%

Glyn y Marl 3 5,708 1,903 17% 6,039 2,013 18%

Gogarth Mostyn 3 5,679 1,893 17% 5,816 1,939 14%

Kinmel Bay 3 4,567 1,522 -6% 4,589 1,530 -10%

Llandrillo-yn-Rhos 4 6,501 1,625 0% 6,732 1,683 -1%

Llanrwst a 2 2,921 1,461 -10% 3,015 1,508 -11% Llanddoged

Llansanffraid 1 1,816 1,816 12% 1,973 1,973 16%

Llansannan 1 1,489 1,489 -8% 1,555 1,555 -9%

Llysfaen 1 1,905 1,905 17% 2,221 2,221 30%

Mochdre 1 1,468 1,468 -10% 1,476 1,476 -13%

Pandy 1 1,449 1,449 -11% 1,523 1,523 -11%

Penmaenmawr 2 3,291 1,646 1% 3,430 1,715 1%

Penrhyn 2 3,856 1,928 19% 3,919 1,960 15%

Pensarn Pentre 3 4,688 1,563 -4% 5,117 1,706 0% Mawr

Rhiw 3 4,433 1,478 -9% 4,929 1,643 -3%

Towyn 1 1,844 1,844 13% 1,854 1,854 9%

Tudno 2 3,649 1,825 12% 3,717 1,859 9%

Uwch Aled 1 1,411 1,411 -13% 1,444 1,444 -15%

Uwch Conwy 1 1,260 1,260 -22% 1,260 1,260 -26%

Total 55 89,359 1,625 93,641 1,703