# 2012 Conwy County Borough Council election

The 2012 Conwy County Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Conwy County Borough Council in Wales. It was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place on 1 May 2008 and the next elections took place on 4 May 2017.

## Overview

Conwy County Borough Council election result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Independent | 19 $^{[a]}$ | | | +5 | 32.2 | 30.0 | 10,831 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | 13 | | | -9 | 22.0 | 23.7 | 8,565 | -5.7 |
| Labour | 10 | | | +3 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 6,741 | +4.3 |
| Plaid Cymru | 12 | | | 0 | 20.3 | 16.6 | 5,976 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | | | +1 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 3,648 | -2.6 |
| Christian | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 278 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 57 | New |
| BNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.2 |
| Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.6 |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.6 |
$^{[a]}$ Includes Betws yn Rhos councillor who did not declare his affiliation at the election

## Results by ward

(*) represents a candidate running from previous election. (~) represents an equivalent to a previous candidate.

### Abergele and Pensarn

Abergele and Pensarn (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Stubbs* | 407 | 55.1 | +16.6 |
| | Independent | Ken Sudlow | 186 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Conservative | Bernice McLoughlin | 145 | 19.6 | −24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 29.9 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | 36.3 | −0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kinmel Bay/Bae Cinmel

Kinmel Bay/Bae Cinmel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nigel Smith | 684 | 24.5 | +24.5 |
| | Independent | Dr Stuart Anderson* | 569 | 20.3 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Bill Darwin | 450 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | John Bevan* | 402 | 14.4 | −14.5 |
| | Conservative | Ken Stone~ | 353 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey David Corry* | 339 | 12.1 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 4.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2797 | 59.3 | −1.3 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Plaid Cymru | Liz Roberts~ | 307 | 68.4 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Robert Skerrett~ | 142 | 31.6 | +31.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 36.7 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 449 | 44.4 | −0.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru hold | Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | | |

### Betws yn Rhos

Betws yn Rhos (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Doctor Ahmed Jamil~ | 340 | 43.4 | +43.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clwyd Roberts~ | 219 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Independent | Bryn Jones~ | 167 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Independent | Eryl Ellis Williams~ | 40 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | John Oddy~ | 18 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 784 | 46.7 | +46.7 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Bryn

Bryn (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Hinchliff* | 319 | 58.5 | +5.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gareth Wyn Jones* | 226 | 41.5 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 17.1 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 545 | 38.3 | −14.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Caerhun

Caerhun (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Gareth Roberts | 352 | 40.6 | +40.6 |
| | Independent | Goronwy Owen Edwards* | 346 | 40.0 | −20.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Terrance Jones | 168 | 19.4 | +19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 866 | 51.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Capelulo

Capelulo (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anne McCaffrey | 292 | 48.4 | +48.4 |
| | Independent | Darrell Owens | 117 | 19.4 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | Gail Hall* | 90 | 14.9 | −19.3 |
| | Labour | Viv Mooney~ | 69 | 11.4 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Banwell~ | 35 | 5.8 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 29.0 | +23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 603 | 49.2 | +7.0 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Colwyn

Colwyn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Lynne Carlisle* | 547 | 30.0 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Cossey* | 515 | 28.3 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Mike Bird~ | 350 | 19.2 | +1.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dr. Sibani Roy | 262 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | Blake Richard Bull | 147 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.8 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1821 | 51.7 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Conwy

Conwy (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sara Louise Allardice | 618 | 33.8 |
| | Independent | Joan Vaughan * | 471 | 25.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Peredur Morris | 233 | 12.8 |
| | Independent | Neil Bryson | 179 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Evans | 179 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | David Martin Williams | 146 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1826 | 34.4 |
| | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
* = sitting councillor prior to the election

## By-elections between 2012–2015
### Betws yn Rhos (2014)

Resignation of Independent Cllr Ahmed Jalil.
Betws yn Rhos by-election, 6 February 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ifor Lloyd | 347 | 46.0 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Clwyd Roberts | 197 | 26.1 | −1.8 |
| | Independent | Caroline Evans | 127 | 16.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bryn Jones | 83 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 754 | 44.1 | |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | | |