Wrexham County Borough Council


Wrexham County Borough Council is the governing body for Wrexham, a local government principal area in North Wales.

Governance and political composition

Elections take place every five years. The last election was on 4 May 2017. On 28 November 2018 Councillor Paul Rogers left the Conservative Group to become non-aligned. He then went on to join the Independent group on 15 May 2019. On 7 November 2019, Councillor Ronnie Prince also joined the main Independent group having been non-aligned since the last election. Independent councillor for Gwersyllt North, Barrie Warburton, resigned his seat on 16 January 2020, and was subsequently replaced by Plaid Cymru`s Phil Rees who won the by-election on Thursday 27 February.

Current composition

Historical results

IndLib DemLabConPlaid
20172621293
20121942351
200820121154
200420*111854
199915*62630
199511*43330

The county borough is divided into 47 electoral divisions returning 52 councillors. There are 35 communities in the county borough, some of which have their own elected council.
WardCommunitiesCouncillors
ActonActon Geoff Lowe
Borras ParkActon Debbie Wallice
Bronington
  • Bangor Is-y-Coed
  • Bronington
  • Willington Worthenbury
Rodney Skelland
BrymboBrymbo Paul Rogers
BrynyffynnonOffa Phil Wynn
Bryn CefnBroughton Beverley Parry-Jones
CartrefleCaia Park Ronnie Prince
CefnCefn Sonia Benbow-JonesDerek Wright
Chirk NorthChirk Frank Hemmings
Chirk SouthChirk Terry Evans
CoedpoethCoedpoethKrista Childs
Michael Dixon
Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley
Trevor Bates
ErddigOffa Paul Roberts
EsclushamEsclusham Mark Pritchard
Garden VillageRhosddu Andy Williams
Gresford East and WestGresford Andrew Atkinson
GrosvenorRhosddu Marc Jones
GwenfroBroughton Nigel Williams
Gwersyllt East and SouthGwersyllt David GriffithsTina Mannering
Gwersyllt NorthGwersyllt Phil Rees
Gwersyllt WestGwersyllt Gwenfair Jones
HermitageOffa Graham Rogers
Holt
  • Abenbury
  • Holt
  • Isycoed
Michael Morris
JohnstownRhosllanerchrugog David A. Bithell
Little ActonActon Bill Baldwin
Llangollen RuralLlangollen RuralRondo Roberts
LlayLlayBryan ApsleyRob Walsh
MaesydreActon Paul Jones
Marchwiel
  • Erbistock
  • Marchwiel
  • Sesswick
John Pritchard
Marford and HoseleyGresford Russell Gilmartin
Minera
  • Minera
  • Brymbo
  • David Kelly
    New BroughtonBroughton Alan Edwards
    OffaOffa Alun Jenkins
    Overton
  • Hanmer
  • Maelor South
  • Overton
  • John McCusker
    PantRhosllanerchrugog David Maddocks
    PenycaePenycae John Phillips
    Penycae and Ruabon South
  • Pen-y-Cae
  • Ruabon
  • Joan Lowe
    Plas MadocCefn Paul Blackwell
    Ponciau
  • Rhosllanerchrugog
  • Esclusham
  • Kevin HughesPaul Pemberton
    QueenswayCaia Park Carrie Harper
    RhosnesniActon Mike Davies
    RossettRossettHugh Jones
    RuabonRuabon Dana Davies
    SmithfieldCaia Park Adrienne Jeorrett
    StanstyRhosddu* I. David Bithell MBE
    WhitegateCaia Park* Brian Cameron
    WynnstayCaia Park* Malcolm King OBE