Betws-y-Coed (electoral ward)

Betws-y-Coed is the name of an electoral ward in the southwest of Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers its namesake community of Betws-y-Coed, as well as the neighbouring communities of Dolwyddelan and Capel Curig.[1]

Location of the Betws-y-Coed ward within Conwy County Borough

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,244.[2]

County council elections

The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Liz Roberts for Plaid Cymru.[3] Cllr Roberts first won the seat as an Independent candidate in May 2004, subsequently being elected on the Plaid Cymru ticket at the following election in May 2008.[4]

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See also

References
  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Betws-y-Coed 2011 Census Ward (1237327475)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Local Election Results (County): Conwy and Denbighshire". North Wales Pioneer. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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