Crwst | |
Settlement Type: | Electoral ward |
Pushpin Map: | Wales Conwy |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Wales |
Subdivision Type1: | County Borough |
Subdivision Name1: | Conwy |
Subdivision Type2: | Town |
Subdivision Name2: | Llanrwst |
Seat Type: | County councillor |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2,118 |
Crwst is an electoral wards of town of Llanrwst, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It covers the southern part of the town, with its western border defined by the River Conwy and its northern border (dividing it from Llanrwst's Gower ward) defined by the Nant y Fedwen.[1]
According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the ward was 2,118.
The ward elects a county councillor to Conwy County Borough Council.
Independent councillor, Edgar Parry, was elected at the May 2012 election, with 317 votes.[2]
At the May 2017 election, the seat was won by Aaron Wynne for Plaid Cymru, beating the incumbent Independent, Edgar Parry,[3] and the Welsh Liberal Democrats' Baroness Christine Humphreys.
When elected in 2017, Councillor Wynne became Wales's youngest county councillor and Conwy County Borough Council's youngest ever elected member.