Crwst Explained

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.

County council elections

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.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ Election maps
  2. News: New County Cllr Edgar Parry . North Wales Live . 17 May 2012 . 13 September 2019 .
  3. News: David Powell . Local election results: Conwy sees no party win overall control . . North Wales . 5 May 2017 . 13 September 2019 .