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In 1996 Anglesey became a separate county and the District of Aberconwy passed to Conwy County Borough, The new Gwynedd local authority renamed itself Gwynedd Council. Between 2004 and 2022 there were 71 county wards returning 75 county councillors to Gwynedd Council. From 2022 there have been 65 wards electing 69 county councillors.
Gwynedd (Welsh: [ˈɡwɨnɛð]) is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy , Denbighshire , and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west.
Gwynedd Council, which calls itself by its Welsh name Cyngor Gwynedd, is the governing body for the county of Gwynedd, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council administrates internally using the Welsh language .
The 2022 Gwynedd Council election took place on 5 May 2022 [1] to elect 69 members from 65 wards to Gwynedd Council. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections .
The 2017 Gwynedd Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Gwynedd Council in Wales. [1] Seventy five council seats were up for re-election. In twenty one seats, the candidates were elected unopposed. The Gwynedd election was on the same day as other 2017 Welsh local elections.
The contest was between Meirionnydd Nant Conwy MP Dafydd Elis Thomas and Gwynedd-based politician Dafydd Iwan. The contest was won by Dafydd Elis Thomas [1] with the result being announced at Plaid Cymru's conference in Lampeter on Saturday 27 October 1984, [2] Thomas went on to serve until he stood down in October 1991. [3] [4]
Bangor's council was created in 1883 by royal charter. In 1974 it became City of Bangor Council, after Bangor had been granted city status, though many of its previous powers were passed to Arfon Borough Council (1974–1996) [1] and the new Gwynedd Council, based in Caernarfon.
Location of County Offices in Gwynedd The Council Offices ( Welsh : Swyddfa'r Cyngor ) is a municipal facility at Shirehall Street in Caernarfon , Wales. The structure, which is the headquarters of Gwynedd Council , is a Grade II listed building .