2022 Welsh local elections
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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.
Quick Facts All 1,231 seats to 22 Welsh councils, First party ...
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The Welsh Conservatives lost over a third of their seats and their majority on Monmouthshire County Council.[1] 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.