Glasbury (electoral ward)

Glasbury is the name of an electoral wards 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.

Glasbury ward location in Powys, Wales

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 2,299.[2]

County councillors

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]

2017 Powys County Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Gibson-Watt * 725 66.7%
Conservative Alan Hood 358 32.9%
Turnout 1087 59%
2015 Glasbury by-election [6]
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%
2012 Powys County Council election
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
  1. Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Glasbury - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Powys 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. "Lib Dems win Powys council by-election". The Brecon & Radnor Express. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. "County Council Elections 2017 - Radnorshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. "Glasbury by-election, 2015". WelshElections.org.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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