Deiniol (electoral ward)

Electoral wards in Bangor

Deiniol is one of eight electoral wards in the city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. The ward covers the centre of the city including the High Street and Bangor Cathedral[1] (dedicated to St Deiniol). It elects two councillors to Bangor City Council and one county councillor to Gwynedd Council.

The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 1,839.[2]

In the May 2017 county council election Plaid Cymru regained the seat from the Labour Party, having lost it in 2012.[3]

Gwynedd Council election, 4 May 2017 [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru Collings, Steve 74 39.57
Independent Jones, Enid 41 21.93
Labour Kieran, Kerry Ann 41 21.93
Liberal Democrats Shultan, Mohammed 31 16.58
Gwynedd Council election, 3 May 2012 [3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwards, David Gwynfor 66 36.67
Plaid Cymru Llewellyn, Dewi * 62 34.44
Liberal Democrats Shultan, Mohammed 52 28.89

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

References

  1. ↑ "Election Maps GB". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Deiniol: Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 Arron Evans (4 May 2012). "Elections: Latest Gwynedd Council ward results". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Deiniol: Local Government Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "3 May 2012 Election - Arfon results". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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