Glasbury (electoral ward)
Glasbury is an electoral ward in central Powys, Wales. It covers the community of Glasbury (which contains part of the village of the same name) as well as the neighbouring communities of Clyro and Painscastle.[1] The ward elects a county councillor to Powys County Council.
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 2,299.[2]
County councillors
[edit]Independent councillor Margaret Morris represented the ward on Powys County Council until May 2012, when the seat was won by Christopher Davies for the Welsh Conservative Party.[3] Cllr Davies stood down in 2015 after being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnorshire.
A by-election was subsequently held in Glasbury on 13 August 2015, resulting in the new Conservative candidate being beaten by the Liberal Democrat candidate, James Gibson-Watt. Gibson-Watt had previously represented Hay-on-Wye until 2004 and had been leader of the Liberal Democrats on the county council.[4]
Cllr Gibson-Watt successfully defended the seat at the May 2017 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Gibson-Watt * | 725 | 66.7% | ||
| Conservative | Alan Hood | 358 | 32.9% | ||
| Turnout | 1087 | 59% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Gibson-Watt | 457 | 44.4% | ||
| Conservative | James Evans | 415 | 40.3% | ||
| Independent | David Hood | 106 | 10.3% | ||
| Green | Louise Davies | 52 | 5.0% | ||
| Turnout | 56.5% | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Paul Davies | 502 | |||
| Independent | Margaret Elizabeth Morris * | 299 | |||
| Independent | David Roger Hood | 180 | |||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
References
[edit]- ^ Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Glasbury - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Powys 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Powys council by-election". The Brecon & Radnor Express. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "County Council Elections 2017 - Radnorshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Glasbury by-election, 2015". WelshElections.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
