Conwy_County_Borough_Council

Conwy County Borough Council

Conwy County Borough Council

Local government authority in central north Wales


Conwy County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is the local authority for Conwy County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales.

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History

Conwy County Borough was created in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which replaced the previous two tier system of counties and districts with principal areas (each designated either a "county" or a "county borough"), whose councils perform the functions previously divided between the county and district councils. The county borough of Conwy was created to cover the area of the district of Aberconwy from the county of Gwynedd and the district of Colwyn from the county of Clwyd, except for the parishes of Cefnmeiriadog and Trefnant, which went to the Denbighshire. The government originally named the new area "Aberconwy and Colwyn" (Welsh: Aberconwy a Cholwyn).[5] During the transition to the new system, the shadow authority requested a change of name from "Aberconwy and Colwyn" to "Conwy", taking the name from both the River Conwy which runs through the area and the town of Conwy, where the new council established its headquarters. The government confirmed the change with effect from 2 April 1996, one day after the new council came into being.[6]

Political control

The first election to the new council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been as follows:[7]

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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2005 have been:[8]

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Composition

Following the 2022 election and subsequent changes of allegiance up to November 2023, the composition of the council was:

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Of the independent councillors, 20 sit together as the "Conwy First Independent Group", two sit as the "Allied Independents" and one is not aligned to any group. The Green councillor sits with Plaid Cymru as the "Plaid Cymru a'r Blaid Werdd" (English: Plaid Cymru and the Green Party) group.[10] The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since 2012, elections have been held every five years.

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Party with the most elected councillors in bold. Coalition agreements in notes column.

Premises

The council is based at Bodlondeb, which was built as a house in 1877 on Bangor Road in Conwy, just outside the town walls and set in substantial grounds stretching down to the River Conwy.[18] The house had been bought in 1937 by the former Conwy Municipal Borough Council and converted into a civic centre.[19] The building passed to Aberconwy District Council under the 1974 reforms and then to Conwy County Borough Council on its creation in 1996. In 2018 the council also opened a new building called Coed Pella on Conway Road in Colwyn Bay to house many of the council's departments, replacing several other office buildings.[20][21]

Electoral divisions

Electoral divisions in Conwy County Borough

The county borough is divided into 38 electoral wards returning 59 councillors. Few communities in Conwy are coterminous with electoral wards. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':

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References

  1. "Council minutes, 19 May 2022" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Chandler, Matthew (27 October 2022). "New chief executive appointed at Conwy County Borough Council". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. "Council leader appoints cabinet". Conwy County Borough Council.
  4. "Hansard: Written Answers". UK Parliament. 2 April 1996. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. "Council minutes". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. "Conwy council leader Gareth Jones leaves Plaid Cymru group". BBC News. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. "Your councillors by party". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  10. "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  11. "Local Democracy". modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk.
  12. "Conwy result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. "Bodlondeb, Mansion and Grounds". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  14. "Mr Lloyd George Opens Conway's New Civic Centre". Liverpool Echo. 16 July 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  15. Glover, Patrick (19 November 2018). "New Conwy council offices in Colwyn Bay open to the public". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  16. "Council buildings". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  17. "Local Elections May 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Conwy County Borough Council. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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