Local Elections 2022: Counting gets underway in Flintshire

Results so far with just two more wards to declare, Connah’s Quay South and Buckley Bistre West are set to be recounted on Saturday:

Wards	Elected candidates	Elected party or parties
Argoed and New Brighton / Argoed a New Brighton	Mared Eastwood	Welsh Liberal Democrats
	Hilary McGuill	Welsh Liberal Democrats
Bagillt / Bagillt	Rob Davies	Independent / Annibynnol
	Kevin Rush	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Broughton North East / Gogledd-ddwyrain Brychdyn	Billy Mullin	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Broughton South / De Brchdyn	Chrissy Gee	Independent
	Ryan James McKeown	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Brynford and Halkyn / Brynffordd a Helgain	Jean Davies	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate / Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru
	Simon Jones	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Buckley: Bistre East / Bwcle: Dwyrain Bistre	Richard Brent Jones	Independent / Annibynnol
	Arnold Woolley
Buckley: Mountain / Bwcle: Mynydd	Carol Ann Ellis	Independent / Annibynnol
Buckley: Pentrobin / Bwcle: Pentrobin	Dennis Hutchinson	Independent / Annibynnol
	Mike Peers	Independent
Caergwrle / Caergwrle	Dave Healey	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Caerwys / Caerwys	Steve Copple	Independent / Annibynnol
Cilcain / Cilcain	Andrew John Parkhurst	Welsh Liberal Democrats – Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru
Connah’s Quay Central / Canol Cei Connah	Bernie Attridge	Independent
	Debbie Owen	Independent
Connah’s Quay: Golftyn / Cei Connah: Golftyn	Andy Hughes	Independent
	Franko Richardson	Independent
Connah’s Quay: Wepre / Cei Connah: Gwepra	Roz Mansell	Independent / Annibynnol
Flint: Castle / Y Fflint: Y Castell	Ian Roberts	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny / Y Fflint: Cynswllt a Threlawny	Paul Cunningham	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Michelle Perfect	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Vicky Perfect	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Flint: Oakenholt / Y Fflint: Oakenholt	Mel Buckley	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Greenfield / Maes Glas	Rosetta Dolphin	Independent / Annibynnol
Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd / Y Waun a Gwernymynydd	David Coggins Cogan	Welsh Liberal Democrats – Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru
	Adele Davies-Cooke	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate / Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru
Hawarden: Aston / Penarlag: Aston	Gillian Louise Brockley	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Helen Brown	Independent / Annibynnol
Hawarden: Ewloe / Penarlag: Ewloe	Dave Mackie	Independent
	Linda Thomas	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Hawarden: Mancot / Penarlag: Mancot	Sam Swash	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Ant Turton	Independent / Annibynnol
Higher Kinnerton / Kinnerton Uchaf	Mike Allport	Independent
Holywell Central / Canol Treffynnon	Ted Palmer	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Holywell East / Dwyrain Treffynnon	Ian Hodge	Independent / Annibynnol
Holywell West / Gorllewin Treffynnon	Paul Johnson	Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party / Llafur a’r Blaid Gydweithredol Cymru
Hope / Yr Hob	Gladys Healey	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Leeswood / Coed-llai	Ray Hughes	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Llanasa and Trelawnyd / Llanasa a Threlawnyd	Glyn Banks	Independent / Annibynnol
	Gina Maddison	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Llanfynydd / Llanfynydd	Dave Hughes	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold East / Dwyrain yr Wyddgrug	Chris Bithell	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold South / De’r Wyddgrug	Geoff Collett	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold West / Gorllewin yr Wyddgrug	Tina Susan Claydon	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold: Broncoed / Yr Wyddgrug: Broncoed	Teresa Carberry	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mostyn / Mostyn	Pam Banks	Independent / Annibynnol
Northop / Llaneurgain	Marion Bateman	Independent
	Linda Thew	Independent / Annibynnol
Penyffordd / Pen-y-ffordd	Alasdair Ibbotson	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Roy Alan Wakelam	Independent / Annibynnol
Queensferry and Sealand / Queensferry a Sealand	Christine Jones	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Dale Selvester	Independent
Saltney Ferry / Saltney Ferry	Richard Lloyd	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	Jason Shallcross	Independent
Shotton East and Shotton Higher / Dwyrain Shotton a Shotton Uchaf	Ron Davies	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
	David Evans	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Shotton West / Gorllewin Shotton	Sean Bibby	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Treuddyn / Treuddyn	Allan Marshall	Annibynnol / Independent
Whitford / Chwitffordd	Chris Dolphin	Independent / Annibynnol

These two wards are being recounted tomorrow so no final numbers here at the Flintshire count today … https://t.co/wcd4012bUA

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

A run down of seats won in Flintshire so far:

Labour 23
Independent 20
Conservative Party 2
Liberal Democrats 2
Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party 1
Non stated 1 pic.twitter.com/1jGkOMBUav

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

13:00 – Independents take both Connah’s Quay Golftyn seats 

Election results for Connah’s Quay: Golftyn (2 councillor ward)

Andy Hughes – Independent – elected
Franko Richardson – Independent – elected pic.twitter.com/iInE6KcoBz

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

Ward and results so far..

Election summary for Wards

Wards	Elected candidates	Elected party or parties
Bagillt / Bagillt	Rob Davies	Independent / Annibynnol
	Kevin Rush	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Broughton North East / Gogledd-ddwyrain Brychdyn	Billy Mullin	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Brynford and Halkyn / Brynffordd a Helgain	Jean Davies	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate / Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru
	Simon Jones	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Buckley: Mountain / Bwcle: Mynydd	Carol Ann Ellis	Independent / Annibynnol
Caergwrle / Caergwrle	Dave Healey	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Caerwys / Caerwys	Steve Copple	Independent / Annibynnol
Cilcain / Cilcain	Andrew John Parkhurst	Welsh Liberal Democrats – Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru
Connah’s Quay: Golftyn / Cei Connah: Golftyn	Andy Hughes	Independent
	Franko Richardson	Independent
Connah’s Quay: Wepre / Cei Connah: Gwepra	Roz Mansell	Independent / Annibynnol
Flint: Castle / Y Fflint: Y Castell	Ian Roberts	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Flint: Oakenholt / Y Fflint: Oakenholt	Mel Buckley	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Greenfield / Maes Glas	Rosetta Dolphin	Independent / Annibynnol
Higher Kinnerton / Kinnerton Uchaf	Mike Allport	Independent
Holywell Central / Canol Treffynnon	Ted Palmer	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Holywell East / Dwyrain Treffynnon	Ian Hodge	Independent / Annibynnol
Holywell West / Gorllewin Treffynnon	Paul Johnson	Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party / Llafur a’r Blaid Gydweithredol Cymru
Hope / Yr Hob	Gladys Healey	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Leeswood / Coed-llai	Ray Hughes	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Llanfynydd / Llanfynydd	Dave Hughes	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold East / Dwyrain yr Wyddgrug	Chris Bithell	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold South / De’r Wyddgrug	Geoff Collett	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold West / Gorllewin yr Wyddgrug	Tina Susan Claydon	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mold: Broncoed / Yr Wyddgrug: Broncoed	Teresa Carberry	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Mostyn / Mostyn	Pam Banks	Independent / Annibynnol
Shotton West / Gorllewin Shotton	Sean Bibby	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru
Treuddyn / Treuddyn	Allan Marshall	Annibynnol / Independent
Whitford / Chwitffordd	Chris Dolphin	Independent / Annibynnol

12:26 – Slight lull in results being declared but this is the state of play so far

11:06 –

Election results for Cilcain – Andrew John ParkhurstWelsh Liberal Democrats – elected

Election results for Buckley: Mountain – Carol Ann Ellis- Independent – elected

How it looks in Flintshire after 16 declarations .. pic.twitter.com/yvsZ7KrYX8

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

10:50 – More results….

Councillor(s) elected for Flint: Oakenholt: Mel Buckley

Councillor(s) elected for Broughton North East: Billy Mullin

Councillor(s) elected for Connah’s Quay: Wepre: Roz Mansell

Councillor(s) elected for Holywell East: Ian Hodge

Councillor(s) elected for Llanfynydd: Dave Hughes

Councillor(s) elected for Mold East: Chris Bithell

Councillor(s) elected for Mold West: Tina Susan Claydon

Councillor(s) elected for Buckley: Mountain: Carol Ann Ellis

Councillor(s) elected for Cilcain: Andrew John Parkhurst

A few takeaways from the latest flurry of results
– Labour take Oakenholt from Independent
– Independent take Holywell East from Labour
– Independent take Connah’s Quay Wepre from Labour pic.twitter.com/Guv2OPTLaR

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

10:29 – A flurry of declarations

Mold: Broncoed: Teresa Carberry Welsh Labour elected

Treuddyn: Allan Marshall Independent elected

Caergwrle: Dave HealeyWelsh Labour elected

Hope: Gladys Healy Welsh Labour elected

The state of play after those declarations.

10:00 – First result declared

First result declared and its Flint: Castle / Y Fflint: Y Castell – Cllr Ian Roberts (Lab) has retained his seat pic.twitter.com/cUpcHjsgNt

— DEESIDE.com (@DeesideDotCom) May 6, 2022

9:57 – Two councillors have already been elected as they were the only people to stand in their communities.

Steve Copple (Independent) was the only candidate standing in the Caerwys ward, he has been elected unopposed, the seat was previously held by Tudor Jones (Liberal Democrats).

Mike Allport (Independent) has been re-elected unopposed in Higher Kinnerton.

It means that nearly 6,000 voters in those two wards did not get a say on election day in who represents them in Flintshire County Council.

9:48 – The counting of the ballot papers has begun.

That was fast! Counting of the ballot papers is underway #FCCElections2022

— Flintshire Council (@FlintshireCC) May 6, 2022

Some familiar faces here at the count, North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin doing a little shimmy past Delyn MP Rob Roberts.

9am –The verification process has begun here at Coleg Cambrai in Connah’s Quay.

Verification is where the number of papers in boxes are tallied against the number of papers issued at polling stations.

Once the verification process is complete the count will take place for each ward.

Results will be declared for each ward as and when each count is completed.