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Local Election Results 2017

Gwynedd

Whole council up for election. Four independent councillors and seventeen Plaid Cymru councillors were elected unopposed

LlG = Llais Gwynedd

Other results for Gwynedd: 2004 2008 2012 2022
By-elections for Gwynedd (may be incomplete): 15th December 2005 (Cadnant) — 15th June 2006 (Tywyn) — 15th July 2010 (Diffwys & Maenofferen) — 30th September 2010 (Bowydd & Rhiw) — 7th October 2010 (Seiont) — 16th June 2011 (Arllechwedd) — 21st July 2011 (Glyder) — 29th September 2011 (Diffwys & Maenofferen; Penrhyndeudraeth) — 14th June 2012 (Bryn-crug/​Llanfihangel) — 18th December 2014 (Bowydd & Rhiw) — 2nd April 2015 (Cadnant) — 9th July 2015 (Morfa Nefyn) — 19th November 2015 (Dewi; Llanaelhaearn) — 26th November 2015 (Pwllheli S.) — 14th July 2016 (Marchog; Y Felinheli) — 21st July 2016 (Waunfawr) — 23rd May 2019 (Morfa Nefyn) — 25th March 2021 (Llanrug) — 24th June 2021 (Harlech) — 22nd September 2022 (Llanuwchllyn) — 8th February 2024 (Criccieth)

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Consolidated results — Gwynedd 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 11823 40.7% 41
Independent 10367 35.7% 26
Llais Gwynedd 3622 12.5% 6
Labour 2355 8.1% 1
Liberal Democrat 654 2.3% 1
Conservative 122 0.4% 0
Socialist Labour Party 97 0.3% 0
UK Independence Party 24 0.1% 0

Aberdaron

Gareth Roberts PC 233 52.0%
Dafydd Williams LlG 215 48.0%

Aberdyfi
Aberdovey

Robert Owen Ind unop.

Abererch [PC gain from LlG]

Peter Read PC unop.

Abermaw

Gethin Williams PC 412 71.9%
Graham Hogg Lab 161 28.1%

Aber-soch
Abersoch [Ind gain from PC]

Dewi Roberts Ind 206 67.1%
John Gosling Ind 69 22.5%
Sally Jones LlG 17 5.5%
Bernard Gentry C 15 4.9%

Arllechwedd

Dafydd Meurig PC unop.

Y Bala
Bala

Dilwyn Morgan PC unop.

Bethel

Sion Jones Lab 514 72.9%
Gareth Griffiths PC 191 27.1%

Y Bontnewydd
Bontnewydd [Ind gain from PC]

Peter Garlick Ind 361 61.9%
Wynn Roberts PC 191 32.8%
Gavin Owen LlG 31 5.3%

Botwnnog

Gareth Williams LlG 203 41.1%
Glyn Roberts Ind 123 24.9%
Sian Parri Ind 105 21.3%
Sioned Roberts PC 63 12.8%

Bowydd a'r Rhiw
Bowydd and Rhiw

Annwen Daniels PC 307 69.0%
Mark Thomas LlG 138 31.0%

Brithdir a Llanfachreth/​Y Ganllwyd/​Llanelltud
Brithdir and Llanfachreth/​Ganllwyd/​Llanelltyd

Peredur Jenkins PC unop.

Bryn-crug/​Llanfihangel

Beth Lawton Ind 284 77.8%
Royston Hammond Ind 81 22.2%

Cadnant

Cemlyn Williams PC 263 38.2%
Glyn Thomas Lab 259 37.6%
Maria Sarnacki Ind 167 24.2%

Clynnog

Owain Williams LlG 179 39.6%
Dafydd Davies Ind 171 37.8%
Heulwen Jones PC 102 22.6%

Corris/​Mawddwy

John Roberts Ind unop.

Criccieth

Eirwyn Williams Ind 470 68.7%
Mici Plwm PC 168 24.6%
William Andrews LD 46 6.7%

Cwm-y-glo
Cwm-y-Glo [PC gain from Lab]

Berwyn Jones PC 231 67.7%
Martin Jones Lab 110 32.3%

Deiniol [PC gain from Lab]

Steve Collings PC 74 39.6%
Enid Jones Ind 41 21.9%
Kerry Kieran Lab 41 21.9%
Mohammed Shultan LD 31 16.6%

Deiniolen [PC gain from Ind]

Elfed Williams PC unop.

Dewi

Gareth Roberts PC 266 54.7%
Colin King Ind 220 45.3%

Diffwys a Maenofferen
Diffwys and Maenofferen [LlG gain from PC]

Robert Daniels LlG 185 50.4%
Mandy Williams-Davies PC 182 49.6%

Dolbenmaen

Stephen Churchman LD 447 80.7%
Caroll Morris PC 107 19.3%

Gogledd Dolgellau
Dolgellau North

Dyfrig Siencyn PC 228 54.3%
Delwyn Evans Ind 192 45.7%

De Dolgellau
Dolgellau South

Linda Morgan PC 301 59.4%
John Raghoobar Ind 206 40.6%

Dyffryn Ardudwy

Eryl Jones-Williams Ind 324 49.9%
Thomas Jones PC 286 44.1%
Anne Bennett Lab 39 6.0%

Efailnewydd/​Buan
Efail-newydd/​Buan

Anwen Davies LlG 385 71.7%
Gweno Glyn PC 152 28.3%

Garth [PC gain from Ind]

Huw Jones PC 136 56.0%
Lesley Day Ind 107 44.0%

Gerlan

Paul Rowlinson PC 439 54.5%
Chris O'Marah Ind 273 33.9%
Kathrine Jones SocLab 94 11.7%

Glyder

Elin Jones PC unop.

Y Groeslon
Groeslon

Eric Jones Ind 564 66.3%
Rhun Dafydd PC 241 28.3%
Emyr Rhys Lab 46 5.4%

Harlech [Ind gain from PC]

Freya Bentham Ind 297 39.4%
Caerwyn Roberts PC 292 38.8%
Jordan Edwards C 70 9.3%
Ross Lloyd Lab 70 9.3%
James Turner UKIP 24 3.2%

Hendre [Ind gain from PC on drawing of lots]

Richard Hughes Ind 133 41.0%
John Jones PC 132 40.7%
Ade Sharratt Lab 59 18.2%

Hirael

Keith Jones Ind 216 50.9%
Luke Tugwell Lab 102 24.1%
Dyfrig Jones PC 69 16.3%
David Hibbert C 37 8.7%

Llanaelhaearn [PC gain from LlG]

Aled Jones PC 318 60.7%
Doran Williams LlG 206 39.3%

Llanbedr

Annwen Hughes PC 303 77.5%
Olga Thomas Lab 88 22.5%

Llanbedrog

Angela Russell Ind unop.

Llanberis

Kevin Jones Ind 519 58.3%
Emlyn Baylis PC 371 41.7%

Llandderfel

Elwyn Edwards PC unop.

Llanengan [Ind gain from LlG]

John Hughes Ind 235 59.3%
Owen Roberts PC 161 40.7%

Llangelynnin
Llangelynin [Ind gain from LlG]

Louise Hughes Ind unop.

Llanllyfni

Craig ab Iago PC 245 52.7%
Robert Hughes LlG 220 47.3%

Llanrug

Charles Jones PC unop.

Llanuwchllyn

Alan Evans PC unop.

Llanwnda

Aeron Jones LlG 481 62.0%
Huw Rowlands PC 295 38.0%

Llanystumdwy

Aled Evans PC unop.

Marchog (2)

Nigel Pickavance Ind 376 63.0%
Dylan Fernley Ind 257
Derek Hainge Lab 156 26.1%
Christopher O'Neal Ind 98
Cadi Llywelyn PC 65 10.9%
Conor Savage PC 42

Menai (Bangor) (2) [1 PC gain from LD]

Mair Rowlands PC 218 70.6%
Catrin Wager PC 175
Andrew Joyce LD 91 29.4%

Menai (Caernarfon)

Ioan Thomas PC 568 55.1%
Gwyndaf Jones Ind 462 44.9%

Morfa Nefyn

Sian Hughes PC 332 65.7%
Gareth Jones LlG 173 34.3%

Nefyn [PC gain from Ind]

Gruffydd Williams PC unop.

Ogwen

Rheinallt Puw PC 355 44.2%
Stephen Jones Ind 279 34.7%
Susan Davies Lab 127 15.8%
Calum Davies LD 39 4.9%
Teresa Roberts SocLab 3 0.4%

Peblig (Caernarfon) [Ind gain from PC]

Jason Parry Ind 311 50.2%
Tudor Owen PC 308 49.8%

Penisa'r-waun
Penisarwaun [Ind gain from PC]

Elwyn Jones Ind 335 51.1%
Hefin Williams PC 320 48.9%

Penrhyndeudraeth

Gareth Thomas PC unop.

Pentir

Menna Baines PC unop.

Pen-y-groes
Penygroes

Judith Humphreys PC 512 71.3%
Hugh "Taxi" Edwards LlG 206 28.7%

Dwyrain Porthmadog
Porthmadog East [PC gain from LlG]

Nia Jeffreys PC 379 56.1%
Jason Humphreys LlG 296 43.9%

Gorllewin Porthmadog
Porthmadog West

Selwyn Griffiths PC unop.

Porthmadog-Tremadog

Alwyn Gruffydd LlG 296 56.0%
Margaret Jones PC 233 44.0%

Gogledd Pwllheli
Pwllheli North [Ind gain from PC]

Dylan Bullard Ind 420 56.0%
Michael Owen PC 330 44.0%

De Pwllheli
Pwllheli South [Ind gain from LlG]

Hefin Underwood Ind 555 76.9%
Elin Hywel PC 167 23.1%

Seiont (2) [1 PC gain from LlG]

Roy Owen Ind 563 41.5%
Olaf Larsen PC 282 20.8%
Gareth Parry Lab 261 19.2%
Endaf Cooke LlG 251 18.5%
Glyn Tomos PC 248
Keith Jones Ind 217
Arfon Jones Ind 176

Tal-y-sarn
Talysarn

Dilwyn Lloyd Ind 377 59.6%
David Jones PC 256 40.4%

Teigl

Linda Jones PC unop.

Trawsfynydd

Elfed Roberts Ind 241 36.9%
Bryn Jones PC 214 32.7%
Lynda Massarelli Ind 199 30.4%

Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái
Tregarth and Mynydd Llandygai [PC gain from Lab]

Dafydd Owen PC unop.

Tudweiliog [PC gain from LlG]

Simon Glyn PC 176 55.7%
Lina Jones LlG 140 44.3%

Tywyn (2)

Anne Lloyd-Jones Ind 599 65.0%
Mike Stevens Ind 550
John Pughe Ind 455
Quentin Deakin Lab 322 35.0%

Waunfawr

Edgar Owen PC 349 55.0%
Cain Thomas Ind 286 45.0%

Y Felinheli

Gareth Griffith PC unop.

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