Wrexham County Borough Council was created in 1996 under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. The new county borough of Wrexham covered all of the district of Wrexham Maelor and a small part of the Glyndŵr district, both of which were part of the county of Clwyd. On 1 April 1996 the new Wrexham County Borough Council took over the county-level functions previously performed by Clwyd County Council and the district-level functions from the two district councils, which were abolished.[3]
On 1 September 2022 the county borough was awarded city status, but the council continues to style itself "Wrexham County Borough Council".[4]
In November 2023, a councillor's annual basic salary was £17,600, with the council proposing an increase of 6% to £18,666.[5]
Political control
The council has been under no overall control since 1999. Since the 2022 election the council has been led by a coalition of the "Independent Group", comprising 21 of the independent councillors, and the Conservatives.[6] The council's one Liberal Democrat councillor joined the administration in December 2022.[7]
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:[8]
Of the independent councillors, 21 sit as the "Independent Group" which also includes the one Liberal Democrat councillor. The other two independent councillors do not belong to any group.[14] The next election is due in 2027.
Elections
Since 2012, elections have taken place every five years. The last election was 5 May 2022.[15]
Independent / Conservative coalition controlled. New ward boundaries.[18]
↑ Includes three candidates elected as Independent Labour.
↑ Includes five candidates elected as Independent Labour.
↑ Includes one candidate elected to represent Forward Wales.
Party with the most elected councillors in bold. Coalition agreements in notes column.
Premises
The council is based at the Guildhall off Rhosddu Road in the centre of Wrexham, overlooking the open space of Llwyn Isaf. The Guildhall was built between 1959 and 1961 for the original Wrexham Borough Council. It subsequently served as the headquarters of Wrexham Maelor Borough Council between 1974 and 1996, when the current Wrexham County Borough Council was created.[19]
Electoral divisions in Wrexham County Borough from May 2022
The county borough is divided into forty-nine electoral wards returning fifty-six councillors. There are 35 communities in the county borough, some of which have their own elected council.
Electoral wards for Wrexham County Borough Council
↑ All wards listed in this column are referring to the community electoral wards for their respective community councils. These wards are within the brackets following the name of the community. Many community wards share names with current and former county borough council electoral wards.
↑ "Pentre Yr Ardd", with "Yr" capitalised in source, was a name suggested by Wrexham County Borough Council for the electoral ward.[24] However, this recommendation was not applied, English name "Garden Village" is used in Welsh, following the Welsh Language Commissioner's standardisation policy,[25] as the commissioner stated they have no evidence of a used Welsh name for the settlement.
↑ The Welsh name Marchwiail was proposed by the LDBCW to be the name for the ward in both Welsh and English, but rejected by the Welsh Government in July 2021. The ward would be known as Marchwiel in both Welsh and English.
↑ Initially proposed as Y Mwynglawdd by the LDBCW, rejected by the Welsh Government in July 2021 for Mwynglawdd.
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↑ "Crown Office | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2022. THE QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 1 September 2022 to ordain that the County Borough of Wrexham shall have the status of a City.
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