Marl (Conwy electoral ward)
# Marl (Conwy electoral ward)

Marl is the name of one of the electoral wards in the community of Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It elects representatives to Conwy County Borough Council and Conwy Town Council. The Marl ward covers part of the town of Llandudno Junction to the east of the River Conwy and is one of four county wards included within the boundaries of the community. The wards of Deganwy and Pensarn border Marl, also to the east of the river. Conwy ward lies on the opposite side of the river, including the walled town of Conwy. To the north of Marl is the Llandudno ward of Penrhyn.

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 3,879.

## County council elections

The ward elects two county councillors to Conwy County Borough Council and, at the May 2017 election, one seat was won by the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the other by the Welsh Labour Party. The Labour councillor, Mike Priestly, had previously represented the ward since 2004 as a Liberal Democrat. He had defected to the Labour Party in 2014 and, being a former trade union official, described it as "coming back to my roots". Local chiropodist Sue Shotter had won her seat from the Conservatives at a by-election in January 2011 and held it ever since.

### 2017

2017 Conwy County Borough Council election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mike Priestley * | 953 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Shotter * | 667 | 23.0 |
| | Labour | Bill Chapman | 510 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | Helen Roberts | 417 | 14.4 |
| | Conservative | Eva Leonie Roberts | 358 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2905 | 44.5 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2012

2012 Conwy County Borough Council election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Priestley * | 909 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Shotter * | 683 | 29.7 |
| | Labour | Bill Chapman | 324 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Anne James | 225 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Karen Marie Jones | 157 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2298 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

* = sitting councillor prior to the election

### 2011 by-election

A by-election took place on Thursday 20 January 2011, after Conservative councillor Linda Hurr had stood down on health grounds.

2011 Marl ward by-election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Shotter | 389 |
| Conservative | Julie Fallon | 270 |
| Labour | Michael Pritchard | 216 |
| Independent | Jason Landy | 87 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |

## Town Council elections

For the purposes of elections to Conwy Town Council, Marl ward elects or co-opts a total of four town councillors.

