2022 Welsh local elections

The 2022 Welsh local elections took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2017.

2022 Welsh local elections
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 1,231 seats to 22 Welsh councils
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ind
Leader Mark Drakeford None Adam Price
Party Labour Independent Plaid Cymru
Last election 468 seats, 30.4% 309 seats, 22.5% 208 seats, 16.5%
Seats won 526 316 202
Seat change 66 8 6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
GRN
Leader Andrew RT Davies Jane Dodds Anthony Slaughter
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Last election 184 seats, 18.8% 63 seats, 6.8% 1 seat, 1.3%
Seats won 111 69 8
Seat change 86 10 7

The Welsh Conservatives lost over a third of their seats and their majority on Monmouthshire County Council. Plaid Cymru won outright control of four councils, which was the highest number in the party's history, however their overall number of councillors elected decreased.

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