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Denbighshire, Rhyl West Council by election result 27th October 2016

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Denbighshire, Rhyl West - Labour hold

Party  2016 votes    2016 share  since 2012 "top"since 2012 "average"since 2008 "top"since 2008 "average"
Labour
199
48%
-2.4%
-2.0%
+12.4%
+13.7%
Conservative
93
22.4%
+8.3%
+8.5%
-0.1%
-0.2%
Independent Shone * 
55
13.3%
from nowhere
from nowhere
from nowhere
from nowhere
Independent Webster 
42
10.1%
from nowhere
from nowhere
-15.0%
-15.5%
Liberal Democrat
26
6.3%
from nowhere
from nowhere
-10.5%
-11.1%
Previous Independents 


-18.9%
-19.2%


Plaid Cymru


-16.6%
-16.9%


Total votes
415

55%
56%
53%
56%

* Plaid Cymru candidate in 2012

Swing Labour to Conservative ~5¼% since 2012 but ~6½% Conservative to Labour since 2008

Council now 18 Labour, 13 Independent, 8 Plaid Cymru, 7 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat


Rhyl West - Denbighshire - Ian Armstrong (Labour) resigned. He was a councillor since 2008.

2012: Lab 378/361, Ind 142, PC 125, Con 106/99
2008: Lab 276/236, Ind 195/188, Con 175/163, LD 130
2004: Lab 404/339, Ind 277/252

Les Harker (Welsh Conservative Party Candidate) 
Alan James (Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru)
Keith Kirwan (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
Norman Shone (Independent)
Mark Webster (Independent)