2022 Welsh local elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2022_Welsh_local_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:date 5 May 2022
gptkbp:elects local government councillors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2022 Welsh local elections
gptkbp:nextEdition 2027 Welsh local elections
gptkbp:notable_change foreign nationals allowed to vote
voting age lowered to 16
gptkbp:number_of_councils 22
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:party gptkb:Welsh_Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Welsh_Labour
gptkb:Plaid_Cymru
gptkb:Welsh_Conservatives
gptkb:Independents
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2017_Welsh_local_elections
gptkbp:result Independents won several councils
Plaid Cymru second largest party
Welsh Conservatives lost seats
Welsh Labour largest party
Welsh Liberal Democrats gained seats
gptkbp:voterTurnout 39.9%
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Single_transferable_vote
First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2017_Welsh_local_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7