Flintshire stock transfer

Residents in Flintshire have voted against the transfer of their homes to a housing association.

Of the tenants who voted, 88 per cent said they wanted the housing management of Flintshire Council’s 7,400 homes to stay with the council. 12 per cent voted for a transfer.

It was the highest turnout in a housing ballot in Wales with 71 per cent of tenants using their vote.

The county council will be recommended to accept the outcome of the ballot at its coming meeting on 27 March.

The council said it would have discussions with the Welsh Government about how it can ‘bridge the funding gap’ for improving homes.

All of Flintshire’s council houses need to be brought up to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard – which will cost £166 million.

The council had previously said it only had £49 million for improvements.