The Isle of Anglesey County Council is the governing body for the county of Anglesey

Anglesey

Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

, one of the unitary authority areas

Subdivisions of Wales

For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 single-tier principal areas, which are responsible for the provision of all local government services, including education, social work, environment and roads services...

 of Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. 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

Plaid Cymru

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 and Labour

Wales Labour Party

Welsh Labour is the part of the United Kingdom Labour Party that operates in Wales. Labour is the largest and most successful political party in modern Welsh politics, having won the largest share of the vote at every UK General Election since 1922, every Welsh Assembly election since 1999, and...

 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 , with 22 councillors.

Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/elec2008.htm

Current composition

Group affiliation		Members
	Original Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	14
	Plaid Cymru ' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...	8
	5
	Llais i Fôn Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5
	Unaffiliated	8
Total		40

The Original Independent grouping contains one councillor elected a Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

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 and one as a Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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. The Llais i Fôn (Anglesey Forward) grouping contains one councillor elected as a Liberal Democrat.

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

Community council

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 are indicated with a '*':

Ward	Communities (Parishes)	Other geographic areas
Aberffraw Aberffraw Aberffraw is a small village and community on the south west coast of the Isle of Anglesey , in Wales, by the west bank of the River Ffraw, at . The UK postcode begins LL63. Access by road is by way of the A4080 and the nearest rail station is Bodorgan. In the early Middle Ages Aberffraw was the...	Aberffraw* Llanfaelog Llanfaelog Llanfaelog is a village in western Anglesey, Wales. It is situated some 13 kilometres south-east of Holyhead and 22 kilometres west of the city of Bangor.-Transport:... * (Maelog ward)
Amlwch Port Amlwch Port Amlwch Port is a port village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales....	Amlwch Town Amlwch Amlwch is the most northerly town in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. The town has no beach, but it has impressive coastal cliffs. Tourism is an important element of the local economy. At one time it... * (Port and Town wards)
Amlwch Rural	Amlwch Town Amlwch Amlwch is the most northerly town in Wales. It is situated on the north coast of the Isle of Anglesey, on the A5025 which connects it to Holyhead and to Menai Bridge. The town has no beach, but it has impressive coastal cliffs. Tourism is an important element of the local economy. At one time it... * (Rural ward)
Beaumaris	Beaumaris Town*
Bodffordd Bodffordd Bodffordd is a village in the parish of Heneglwys, central Anglesey, Wales.It is located just under two miles away from the county town, Llangefni and is on the south-western edge of the reservoir Llyn Cefni. It is the nearest settlement to RAF Mona. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001,...	Bodffordd* Llangristiolus Llangristiolus Llangristiolus is a village in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village... * (Cerrigceinwen ward)
Bodorgan Bodorgan Bodorgan is a hamlet and a surrounding community area on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom.According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, there are 1,503 residents in the electoral ward, 72.7% of them being able to speak Welsh: the local government community of Bodorgan, including the...	Bodorgan* Llangristiolus Llangristiolus Llangristiolus is a village in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Saint Cristiolus. The River Cefni flows through the village... * (Llangristiolus ward)
Braint Braint Braint is the name of one of the 40 wards of the Isle of Anglesey County Council, covering part of the area of the community of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. The ward contained 1,173 electors in 2007....	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll* (Braint ward)
Bryngwran Bryngwran Bryngwran is a village on the A5 road across Anglesey in North Wales. It lies just east of RAF Valley.- External links :*...	Bryngwran* Trewalchmai*
Brynteg Brynteg, Anglesey Brynteg is a crossroads village and post town on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales.Bryteg is located on the east of the island on the B5108 and B5110 roads due west of the coastal resort of Benllech. It gives its name to an electoral ward of the island's council.-See also:*Storws Wen Golf Club...	Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf* (Benllech and Brynteg wards)
Cadnant	Menai Bridge Menai Bridge Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford...  (Cadnant ward)
Cefni	Llangefni Llangefni Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llangefni was 4,662 people and it is the second largest settlement on the island...  (Cefni ward)
Cwm Cadnant	Cwm Cadnant
Cyngar	Llangefni Llangefni Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llangefni was 4,662 people and it is the second largest settlement on the island...  (Cyngar ward)
Gwyngyll	Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll* (Gwyngyll ward)
Holyhead Town	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (Town ward)
Kingsland	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland.... * (Kingsland ward)
Llanbadrig Llanbadrig Llanbadrig is a parish in the cwmwd of Talybolion, on the island of Anglesey, north Wales. The parish includes the township of Clygyrog and the little port of Cemaes . The region has extensive quarries of limestone and marble....	Llanbadrig*
Llanbedrgoch	Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf* (Benllech 'A' and Llanbedrgoch wards)
Llanddyfnan	Llanddyfnan* Llaneugrad*
Llaneilian Llaneilian Llaneilian is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It covers the area between Amlwch and the beach at Port Eilian and includes Point Lynas lighthouse, a caravan park and an old church....	Llaneilian* Rhosybol*
Llanfaethlu Llanfaethlu Llanfaethlu is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales....	Llanfachraeth Llanfachraeth Llanfachraeth is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales.... * Llanfaethlu* Cylch-y-Garn* (Llanrhuddlad ward)
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll Llanfair-yn-Neubwll Llanfair-yn-Neubwll is a community and village on the Isle of Anglesey in the north west of Wales. The community includes the villages of Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn and Caergeiliog, and has a population of 1,688. The community is heavily connected to the nearby Royal Air Force airfield, RAF Valley,...	Bodedern Bodedern Bodedern is a village in the west of Anglesey, North Wales, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL65. The population was 1,017 in 1991.The village has a fully bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern and a football team, Bodedern Athletic F.C. who play in the Welsh Alliance League... * Llanfair-yn-Neubwll*
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog	Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog* Penmynydd Penmynydd Penmynydd is a village on Anglesey situated on a slight hill on the B5420 road between Menai Bridge and Llangefni, at... *
Llangoed Llangoed Llangoed is a small village and community just north of Beaumaris, on the Isle of Anglesey or Ynys Môn, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL58...	Llangoed and Penmon*
Llanidan Llanidan Llanidan is a parish in south-west Anglesey, Wales which includes the village of Brynsiencyn. The parish is located along the Menai Strait, approximately 4 miles north-east of Caernarfon . The parish church is located near the A4080 highway, a little to the east of Brynsiencyn...	Llanddaniel Fab Llanddaniel Fab Llanddaniel Fab is a village in the ward of Llanidan, southern Anglesey, Wales.It is near the prehistoric monument of Bryn Celli Ddu which was constructed in the late neolithic period.... Llanidan*
Llannerch-y-medd	Llannerch-y-medd Tref Alaw*
London Road	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (London Road ward)
Maeshyfryd	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (Maeshyfryd ward)
Mechell Mechell Saint Mechell was the 6th century founder and first abbot of the clas of Llanfechell, on Anglesey in north-west Wales.He was said to have been a Breton by birth...	Mechell* Cylch-y-Garn* (Llanfairynghornwy ward)
Moelfre Moelfre Moelfre is a village and community on the east coast of Isle of Anglesey in Wales, and on the Anglesey Coastal Path. It has a population of 1,129.The Royal Mail postcode begins LL72....	Moelfre*
Morawelon	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (Morawelon ward)
Parc a'r Mynydd	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (Parc a'r Mynydd ward)
Pentraeth Pentraeth Pentraeth is a village on the island of Anglesey , north Wales, at . The Royal Mail postcode begins LL75.Its Welsh name means at the end of a beach, and it is located near Traeth Coch . There is a small river, Afon Nodwydd which runs through it. The village's ancient name was Llanfair Betws Geraint...	Llanddona Llanddona Llanddona is a village famous for its beach in Ynys Môn , North Wales.Located between Benllech and Beaumaris, it is popular as a holiday destination on Anglesey, particularly for families... * Pentraeth*
Porthyfelin	Holyhead Holyhead Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....  town* (Porthyfelin ward)
Rhosneigr Rhosneigr Rhosneigr is a village in the south-west of Anglesey, North Wales. It is situated on the A4080 road some 10km south-east of Holyhead, and is on the Anglesey Coastal Path. From the clock at the centre of the village can be seen RAF Valley and Holyhead Mountain...	Llanfaelog Llanfaelog Llanfaelog is a village in western Anglesey, Wales. It is situated some 13 kilometres south-east of Holyhead and 22 kilometres west of the city of Bangor.-Transport:... * (Rhosneigr ward)
Rhosyr	Rhosyr*
Trearddur Trearddur Trearddur Bay is a village is located south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales. The population is c.1000....	Rhoscolyn Rhoscolyn Rhoscolyn is a village located on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It is just over five miles south of Holyhead and is the most southerly settlement on the island... * Trearddur*
Tudur Tudur Tudur is the Welsh form of the given name Theodoric.People called Tudur include:*Tewdrig, king of Glywysing *Tudur Hen , eponymous founder of the Tudor dynasty*Tudur ap Gwyn Hagr Tudur is the Welsh form of the given name Theodoric.People called Tudur include:*Tewdrig, king of Glywysing (fl. 6th...	Llangefni Llangefni Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llangefni was 4,662 people and it is the second largest settlement on the island...  Town* (Tudur ward)
Tysilio	Menai Bridge Menai Bridge Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford...  (Tysilio ward)
Valley Valley, Anglesey Valley is a village near Holyhead/Caergybi on the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales.In Welsh it is referred to as either Y Dyffryn or [Y] Fali . Recent research, prompted by local opposition to the name of Y Fali, suggested that Valley may be a corruption of the Irish Bally , or Baile as it is...	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".

External links

• Isle of Anglesey County Council