Denbighshire County Council

Denbighshire Council

Cyngor Sir Ddinbych
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1996
Preceded byClwyd County Council
Rhuddlan
Glyndŵr (part)
Colwyn (part)
Leadership
Peter Scott,
Conservative
since 14 November 2023[1]
Jason McLellan,
Labour
since 24 May 2022[2]
Graham Boase
since 1 August 2021[3]
Structure
Seats48 councillors
Political groups
  Labour (15)
  Independent (13)
  Plaid Cymru (8)
  Conservative (8)
  Green (2)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
  Non-aligned (1)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
First election
4 May 1995
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, LL15 1YN
Website
www.denbighshire.gov.uk

Denbighshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Denbighshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County Hall in Ruthin.

Elections take place every five years. The last election was on 5 May 2022. The council is under no overall control, being administered by a multi-party cabinet led by Jason McLellan of the Labour Party.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 14 November 2023". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2022". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "New Chief Executive for Denbighshire County Council". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 8 November 2022.