Denbighshire County Council
Denbighshire County Council is the governing body for the principal area of Denbighshire (not historic Denbighshire), one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales. The council consists of a multi-party cabinet led by Councillor Hugh Evans. Political makeup. Elections take place every five years. The last election was 4 May 2017. Current composition (2017). The council consists of a multi-party cabinet led by Councillor Hugh Evans, Independent Member for Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern. The Liberal Democrat currently sits with the Independents. Six seats (2 PC, 3 Lab, 1 Con) were elected unopposed at the 2017 election . Leadership. Cllr Hugh Evans, a farmer from Llanelidan, was first elected as leader of the council on 6 November 2007. This followed a vote of no confidence in the previous leader, Rhiannon Hughes, two weeks beforehand. Prior to Hughes, Plaid Cymru councillor Eryl Williams was leader, from 2002 till 2004. In 2016 the council leader was paid a salary of £43,000. Historic results. Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Electoral divisions. The county borough is divided into 30 electoral wards returning 47 councillors. Few communities in Denbighshire  are coterminous with electoral wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Democratic Alliance of Wales. The Democratic Alliance of Wales (DAW) was a political party partly comprising former Labour Party members, The DAW stood 14 candidates in the 1999 Denbighshire Council election, with five winning seats in Prestatyn. The three successful DAW candidates in Prestatyn North—Michael German, Isobel German and Jeff Hughes—had been elected as Labour councillors at the 1995 elections. One of the DAW founders, Gwynn Clague, was elected as a county councillor for Prestatyn South West, and became  mayor of Prestatyn Town Council. He was particularly known for his criticisms of the county council's performance, as well as the town council's finances. By October 2003, he had left DAW and was unaligned. At the 2004 all-council election, the three DAW councillors in the Prestatyn North ward stood for re-election, retaining their seats. Following the rejection of Denbighshire council leader Rhiannon Hughes in October 2007, DAW group leader Mike German was touted as a possible successor. At the 2008 all-council election, the three remaining DAW councillors stood as Independents, losing to the Conservatives. Denbighshire