Councillor Hugh Irving

Denbighshire County Council was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Councillor Hugh Irving on Wednesday, 9 April. As a Welsh Conservative member representing the Prestatyn Central ward, he had a long and distinguished career in local government and public services. Cllr Irving was elected as a county councillor in 2012 and was Cabinet Lead Member for Customers and Communities which subsequently became Customers and Libraries during this administration. He was then re-elected in 2017 and again in 2022. Up until his death Cllr Irving was Chair of the Performance Scrutiny Committee and the Scrutiny Chairs and Vice Chairs Group as well as Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee. He had previously been Chair of the Licensing Committee and he had chaired the Prestatyn and Meliden Member Area Group.