Conwy County Borough UK electoral wards - Gele ward locator

Gele is the name of one of the electoral wards in the town and

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. It covers the southern part of the town and a more rural area to the southeast including the settlement of

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. It takes its name from the

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which runs through the western part of the ward. As of 2016 the estimated ward population of the ward was about 4,600, with 22.7% able to speak

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County council elections

The ward elects three county councillors to

Conwy County Borough Council Conwy County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is the local authority for Conwy County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. History Conwy County Borough was created in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1 ...

and, at the May 2017 election, the seats were won by

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councillor David Wood and Conservative Party councillors Mark Baker and Pauline Heap-Williams. It has been represented by a wide variety of political parties since 1995, including a Liberal Democrat (1995-2004) and a

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representative (2012–17). In December, 2022 after Cllr Andrew Wood was re-elected to represent the ward, it was reported that he had broken the law by voting by operating his phone whilst driving, an opposition councillor described it as being "completely reckless".

2017

2012

* = sitting councillor prior to the election
^{/sup> = elected as a Conservative at the 2008 election

Town Council

Gele is also a community ward to Abergele Town Council, electing six town councillors.

See also

* List of places in Conwy County Borough (categorised)
This is a categorised list of places in Conwy County Borough, north Wales. See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas.
Administrative divisions Electoral wards
See the article on electoral wards for an explanation of th ...

References

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