Deiniol (electoral ward)
Deiniol is one of eight electoral wards in the city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the city and county councils.
Description
[edit]The ward covers the centre of the city including the High Street and Bangor Cathedral (dedicated to St Deiniol). It is bounded to the northwest by the A5 road, to the northeast by Maes-y-Dref and to the southwest by the railway.[1] It elects two councillors to Bangor City Council and one county councillor to Gwynedd Council.
The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 1,839.[2]
County ward
[edit]In the May 2017 county council election Plaid Cymru regained the seat from the Labour Party, having lost it in 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Collings, Steve | 74 | 39.57 | ||
| Independent | Jones, Enid | 41 | 21.93 | ||
| Labour | Kieran, Kerry Ann | 41 | 21.93 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shultan, Mohammed | 31 | 16.58 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edwards, David Gwynfor | 66 | 36.67 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Llewellyn, Dewi * | 62 | 34.44 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Shultan, Mohammed | 52 | 28.89 | ||
* = sitting councillor prior to the election
Welsh Language
[edit]According to the United Kingdom Census 2021, 19.6 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Deiniol could speak Welsh.[6] 27.4 per cent of the population noted that they could speak, read, write or understand Welsh.[7] The 2021 Census showed that Deiniol was the area in Gwynedd that had the highest proportion of its population with no Welsh language skills. According to the 2011 Census, 22.8 per cent of the population could speak Welsh.
2022 dissolution
[edit]A 2018 report by the Boundary Commission for Wales proposed the merger of Deiniol with neighbouring Bangor wards to form a new two-member ward. Low voter registration of the university students was blamed for the small electorates in the city.[8] This was enacted by The County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 which, from the 2022 local election, split Deiniol and merged it with the neighbouring wards of Hendre and Hirael.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election Maps GB". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Deiniol: Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b Arron Evans (4 May 2012). "Elections: Latest Gwynedd Council ward results". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Election results for Deiniol: Local Government Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "3 May 2012 Election - Arfon results". Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Language Change in the percentage of people aged three years or older able to speak Welsh by LSOA 2011 to 2021 | DataMapWales". datamap.gov.wales. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Welsh language skills (detailed) - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Gwynedd set to lose councillors in ward boundary shake-up". North Wales Live. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "The County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 - Article 4". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2024.