The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales

Gwynedd.

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales-controlled welsh_council. 54 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typewelsh_council
Seats57 councillors · 54 wards
Last election5 May 2022
Net revenue ·
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
37/57
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 65%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales chamber, 2-party MP geography.

Gwynedd is a welsh_council controlled by Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales (37 of 57 seats). It covers 54 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.57 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 37Independent Berwick Hills Resident 17Independent Network 1Lab 1LD 1

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 65% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Robert Dewi OwenIndAberdyfi2022
Richard RobertsIndAbererch2022
Rob TriggsIndAbermaw2022
John Brynmor HughesIndAbersoch Gyda Llanengan2022
Dafydd MeurigIndArllechwedd2022
Louise HughesIndArthog A Llangelynnin2022
Iwan HuwsIndBethel Ar Felinheli2022
Sasha WilliamsIndBethel Ar Felinheli2022
Elfed Wyn ap ElwynIndBowydd Ar Rhiw2022
Delyth Lloyd GriffithsIndBrithdir Llanfachrethganllwydllanelltyd2022
Beth LawtonIndBro Dysynni2022
Cemlyn Rees WilliamsIndCadnant2017
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§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.54 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats

Gwynedd’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Dwyfor Meirionnydd55102% Liz Saville RobertsPlaid
Bangor Aberconwy1019% Claire HughesLab
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales-controlled welsh_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Gwynedd
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level