Isle of Anglesey County Council

The Isle of Anglesey County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn) is the governing body for the county of Anglesey, one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. The council consists of 40 councillors, representing 40 electoral wards.

Political makeup

Following years of dysfunctional governance and failure to engage the public, Anglesey Council's Executive function was finally taken over in 2011 by the appointment of five commissioners by Welsh Government Minister, Carl Sargeant. The previous intervention in the form of Interim Managing Director, David Bolwes, came to an end in 2011, with no sustainable change having been made. The Commissioners, in their second appraisal report in summer 2011, said that concerns remain about sustained recovery and the danger that some elected members are merely waiting for intervention to end so that they may return to 'business as usual'. So far, the appointment of commissioners is widely seen to be a positiove move, with tangible improvements in the council's overall functioning.

Unlike most other councils in Wales, Anglesey's councillors do not divide along political-party lines. Following the 2008 elections, only Plaid Cymru and Labour have maintained a group on the Council. Some Councillors elected on party political tickets or believed to have party political allegiances do not form, or join, party groups. The remaining councillors, both party-political and independent, form a number of factions based as much on personalities as policy. Since the 2008 elections, the largest of these factions was the Original Independents (Welsh: Annibynol Gwreiddiol), with 22 councillors.

Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.[1]

Current composition

Group affiliation[1]		Members
	Original Independent	14
	Plaid Cymru	8
	Labour	5
	Llais i Fôn	5
	Unaffiliated	8
Total		40

The Original Independent grouping contains one councillor elected a Liberal Democrat and one as a Conservative. The Llais i Fôn (English: Anglesey Forward) grouping contains one councillor elected as a Liberal Democrat.

Historic results

Electoral divisions

The county is divided into 40 electoral wards returning 40 councillors. There are 40 communities (parishes) in the area, some of which have their own elected council. Few communities are coterminous with council wards. In Anglesey, they mostly overlap. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':

Ward	Communities (Parishes)	Other geographic areas
Aberffraw	Aberffraw* Llanfaelog* (Maelog ward)
Amlwch Port	Amlwch Town* (Port and Town wards)
Amlwch Rural	Amlwch Town* (Rural ward)
Beaumaris	Beaumaris Town*
Bodffordd	Bodffordd* Llangristiolus* (Cerrigceinwen ward)
Bodorgan	Bodorgan* Llangristiolus* (Llangristiolus ward)
Braint	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll* (Braint ward)
Bryngwran	Bryngwran* Trewalchmai*
Brynteg	Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf* (Benllech and Brynteg wards)
Cadnant	Menai Bridge (Cadnant ward)
Cefni	Llangefni (Cefni ward)
Cwm Cadnant	Cwm Cadnant
Cyngar	Llangefni (Cyngar ward)
Gwyngyll	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll* (Gwyngyll ward)
Holyhead Town	Holyhead town* (Town ward)
Kingsland	Holyhead* (Kingsland ward)
Llanbadrig	Llanbadrig*
Llanbedrgoch	Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf* (Benllech 'A' and Llanbedrgoch wards)
Llanddyfnan	Llanddyfnan* Llaneugrad*
Llaneilian	Llaneilian* Rhosybol*
Llanfaethlu	Llanfachraeth* Llanfaethlu* Cylch-y-Garn* (Llanrhuddlad ward)
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll	Bodedern* Llanfair-yn-Neubwll*
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog* Penmynydd*
Llangoed	Llangoed and Penmon*
Llanidan	Llanddaniel Fab Llanidan*
Llannerch-y-medd	Llannerch-y-medd Tref Alaw*
London Road	Holyhead town* (London Road ward)
Maeshyfryd	Holyhead town* (Maeshyfryd ward)
Mechell	Mechell* Cylch-y-Garn* (Llanfairynghornwy ward)
Moelfre	Moelfre*
Morawelon	Holyhead town* (Morawelon ward)
Parc a'r Mynydd	Holyhead town* (Parc a'r Mynydd ward)
Pentraeth	Llanddona* Pentraeth*
Porthyfelin	Holyhead town* (Porthyfelin ward)
Rhosneigr	Llanfaelog* (Rhosneigr ward)
Rhosyr	Rhosyr*
Trearddur	Rhoscolyn* Trearddur*
Tudur	Llangefni Town* (Tudur ward)
Tysilio	Menai Bridge (Tysilio ward)
Valley	Valley*

Chair and vice-chair of the council

Within the council's administrative area and having regard to the royal prerogative, the chair of the county council is the "first citizen".

References

1. ^ "Your councillors by political group". Isle of Anglesey County Council. http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/councillors/find-your-councillor/your-councillors-by-political-group/. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 

External links

• Isle of Anglesey County Council