Flintshire County Council


Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the present-day Welsh administrative county of Flintshire, one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales. It is based at County Hall in Mold, Flintshire.
Elections take place every four years. The last election was on 4 May 2017.

Current composition

Historic results

YearIndependentsLabourLiberal DemocratsConservativesPlaid Cymru
20172534560
20122331781
200826221191
200419351040
19991842712
19951647531

By the May 2017 elections the Labour Group held 34 seats on the council and held the same number after the election results came in, though they had gained seats in some wards and lost in others. Fourteen of the seventy seats were elected unopposed.
Following the elections in 2012 the council was governed by a coalition between Labour and a group of some of the Independents. Labour was the largest political group within the council with 34 members, followed by the Independent Alliance, Conservatives, Independents, the Liberal Democrats, and the New Independents.

Electoral divisions

The county borough is divided into 57 electoral wards returning 70 councillors. Few communities in Flintshire are coterminous with electoral wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
WardCommunities Other geographic areas
ArgoedArgoed*
AstonHawarden*
Bagillt EastBagillt*
Bagillt WestBagillt*
Broughton North EastBroughton and Bretton*
Broughton SouthBroughton and Bretton*
Brynford
  • Brynford*
  • Halkyn*
Buckley Bistre EastBuckley *
Buckley Bistre WestBuckley *
Buckley MountainBuckley *
Buckley PentrobinBuckley *
CaergwrleHope*
Caerwys
  • Caerwys *
  • Ysceifiog*
    • Cilcain
  • Cilcain*
  • Nannerch*
    • Connah's Quay CentralConnah's Quay *
    Connah's Quay GolftynConnah's Quay *
    Connah's Quay SouthConnah's Quay *
    Connah's Quay WepreConnah's Quay *
    EwloeHawarden*
    FfynnongroywLlanasa*
    Flint CastleFlint *
    Flint ColeshillFlint *
    Flint OakenholtFlint *
    Flint TrelawnyFlint *
    GreenfieldHolywell *
    GronantLlanasa*
    GwernaffieldGwernaffield*
    Gwernymynydd
  • Gwernymynydd*
  • Nercwys*
    • HalkynHalkyn*
    HawardenHawarden*
    Higher KinnertonHigher Kinnerton*
    Holywell CentralHolywell *
    Holywell EastHolywell *
    Holywell WestHolywell *
    HopeHope*
    LeeswoodLeeswood*
    LlanfynyddLlanfynydd*
    MancotHawarden*
    Mold BroncoedMold *
    Mold EastMold *
    Mold SouthMold *
    Mold WestMold *
    MostynMostyn*
    New BrightonArgoed*
    NorthopNorthop*
    Northop HallNorthop Hall*
    PenyfforddPenyffordd*
    QueensferryQueensferry*
    Saltney Mold JunctionSaltney*
    Saltney StonebridgeSaltney*
    SealandSealand*
    Shotton EastShotton *
    Shotton HigherShotton *
    Shotton WestShotton *
    Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor
  • Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor*
  • Llanasa*
    • TreuddynTreuddyn*
    WhitfordWhitford*