The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales
Denbighshire.
Labour Party-controlled welsh_council. 27 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/47
Labour Party 40%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Denbighshire is a welsh_council controlled by Labour Party (19 of 47 seats). It covers 27 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Lab 19Independent Berwick Hills Resident 12Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 8Con 5Green 2LD 1
Labour Party 40% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Metri | Lab | Bodelwyddan | 2022 |
| Delyth Jones | Ind | Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan | 2022 |
| Geraint Lloyd-Williams | Ind | Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan | 2022 |
| Pauline Edwards | Ind | Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan | 2022 |
| Mark Young | Ind | Denbigh Lower | 2022 |
| Rhys Thomas | Ind | Denbigh Lower | 2022 |
| David Williams | Ind | Dyserth | 2022 |
| Alan Hughes | Ind | Edeirnion | 2022 |
| Gwyneth Ellis | Ind | Edeirnion | 2022 |
| Eryl Wyn Williams | Ind | Efenechdyd | 2022 |
| Merfyn Parry | Ind | Llandyrnog | 2022 |
| Hugh Hesketh Evans | Ind | Llanfair Dyffryn Clwydgwyddelwern | 2022 |
Denbighshire’s territory crosses 4 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clwyd East | 13 | 48% | Becky Gittins | Lab |
| Clwyd North | 13 | 48% | Gill German | Lab |
| Bangor Aberconwy | 2 | 7% | Claire Hughes | Lab |
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 1 | 4% | Liz Saville Roberts | Plaid |
Of note · the mixed-MP geography
This council holds 3 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Labour Party-controlled welsh_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Denbighshire
Not yet ingested for Denbighshire
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level