Editing Mostyn (section)

==Governance==
Mostyn is also an [[electoral ward]], coterminous with the community. It elects one county councillor to [[Flintshire County Council]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 |date=1998 |publisher=Statutory Instruments|website=legislation.gov.uk |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3140/made |access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> A by-election was held on 31 July 2014 after the disqualification of the longstanding [[Independent politician|Independent]] councillor, Patrick Heesom,<ref>{{cite news|author=Rory Sheehan| url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/mostyn-by-election-four-running-county-7442755 |title=Mostyn by-election: Four running for county council seat |work=Daily Post |place=North Wales |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=20 December 2018 }}</ref>

On the 5th May 2022, as part of the most recent [[2022 Welsh local elections]], Mostyn elected Pamela Banks who was represented as an [[Independent politician|Independent]], by a 26% majority as former councillor Patrick Heesom saw defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://committeemeetings.flintshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=653&RPID=16615381&LLL=0|title=Election results for Mostyn / Mostyn|website=Flintshire.gov.uk|access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref>