:Conwy (electoral ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Conwy, Wales}}
File:Conwy County Borough UK electoral wards - Conwy ward locator.png
Conwy is one of the electoral wards in the town and community of Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Wales. The ward covers the community to the west of the River Conwy and is one of four county wards included within the boundaries of the community. The wards of Deganwy, Marl and Pensarn lie east of the river.[https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ Election maps], Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 4,065.{{NOMIS2011|id=1237327481|title=Conwy 2011 Census Ward |accessdate=17 March 2018}}
County council elections
The ward elects two county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, both seats were won by Independent candidates.{{cite news|url=http://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/15749623.Local_Election_Results__County___Conwy_and_Denbighshire/ |title=Local Election Results (County): Conwy and Denbighshire |work=North Wales Pioneer |date=5 May 2017 |accessdate=17 March 2018 }} Cllr Joan Vaughan has represented the ward since 2004, while the other seat has previously been won by the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Conwy-1995-2012.pdf |title=Conwy County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012 |publisher=The Elections Centre |accessdate=17 March 2018 }}
{{Election box begin|title=2017 Conwy County Borough Council election{{cite web|url=http://modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=345&RPID=10556662 |title=Election results for Conwy: Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017 |publisher=Conwy County Borough Council |accessdate=17 March 2018}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joan Mary Vaughan *
|votes = 611
|percentage = 33.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Emma Leighton-Jones
|votes = 504
|percentage = 27.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour Party
|candidate = Emily Hannah Owen
|votes = 434
|percentage = 23.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Shari Barber
|votes = 305
|percentage = 16.5
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1854
|percentage = 38.6
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent politician
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Welsh Labour Party
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{{Election box begin|title=2012 Conwy County Borough Council election{{cite web|url=http://modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=134&RPID=10586672 |title=Election results for Conwy: Local Elections May 2012 - Thursday, 3 May 2012 |publisher=Conwy County Borough Council |accessdate=24 March 2018}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour Party
|candidate = Sara Louise Allardice
|votes = 618
|percentage = 33.8
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Joan Vaughan *
|votes = 471
|percentage = 25.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Peredur Morris
|votes = 233
|percentage = 12.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Neil Bryson
|votes = 179
|percentage = 9.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = Jennifer Evans
|votes = 179
|percentage = 9.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = David Martin Williams
|votes = 146
|percentage = 8.0
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1826
|percentage = 34.4
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|winner = Welsh Labour Party
|loser = Plaid Cymru
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Town Council elections
For the purposes of elections to Conwy Town Council, Conwy ward is further divided into two community wards - Aberconwy and Castle - which elect a total of five town councillors.{{cite web|url=http://www.conwytowncouncil.gov.uk/ |title=About Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council |work=Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council |accessdate=17 March 2018 }}