 On 7 November 2019, Councillor Ronnie Prince also joined the main Independent group having been non-aligned since the last election.Independent councillor for Gwersyllt North, Barrie Warburton, resigned his seat on 16 January 2020, and was subsequently replaced by Plaid Cymru`s Phil Rees who won the by-election on Thursday 27 February.The county borough is divided into 47 electoral divisions returning 52 councillors.