Tudno (electoral ward)

Tudno is the name of one of the electoral wards in Llandudno, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is the middle of the five town wards and covers the town immediately east of the branch line to Llandudno railway station. Mostyn ward lies to the west and Craig-y-Don ward lies to the east, with Llandudno beach to the north.[1]

Map of electoral wards in and surrounding Llandudno

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 5,008.[2]

Town Council elections

Tudno ward elects four of the twenty councillors of Llandudno Town Council.[3]

In December 2017 a by-election was held for a vacant seat on the Town Council, following the death of Tudno councillor Billie Evans. The seat was won by Conservative Party candidate Brian Bertola, who had previously lost his seat at the May 2017 election.[4]

County council elections

Tudno was an electoral ward to Gwynedd County Council, in the Borough of Aberconwy, between 1989 and 1996.[5]

Since 1995 the Tudno ward has elected two county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council[6] and, at the May 2017 election, one seat was won by Ronnie Hughes for the Welsh Labour Party and the other by Independent candidate Philip Evans.[7] Cllr Hughes was deputy leader of the county council and narrowly survived a strong challenge from Llandudno mayor, Carol Marubbi.[8]

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References
  1. Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Tudno 2011 Census Ward (1237328210)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Councillors". Llandudno Town Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. Allan George (2 December 2017). "Candidates concern at lack of Llandudno by-election polling cards". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. "The County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 5 May 1988. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. "Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. "Local Election Results (County): Conwy and Denbighshire". North Wales Pioneer. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  8. David Powell (5 May 2017). "Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control". Daily Post. North Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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