Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0Ynys Môn was decided by 637 votes in 2024
Holyhead is run by Isle of Anglesey County Council. Plaid Cymru has a majority on Isle of Anglesey County Council. Its MP is Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru), member for Ynys Môn.
£2,261
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Holyhead’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Isle of Anglesey County Council
Plaid Cymru holds a majority on Isle of Anglesey County Council: 20 of its 35 seats as elected. Independents hold 11, Labour 2, the Liberal Democrats 1 and Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
A close seat
Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru) won Ynys Môn by 637 votes in July 2024, 2% of votes cast: the 1st-narrowest result of 32 in Wales. Parliament ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 18 of Isle of Anglesey’s 35 seats to run the council alone.
- Plaid Cymru20
- Independent11
- Labour2
- Liberal Democrat1
- Reform UK1
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Holyhead
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Holyhead’s communities: Holyhead.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Holyhead, from the most recent elections.
- 1Isle of Anglesey County Council3 wards · 7 councillorsJeff EvansPip O'NeillBob Llewelyn JonesGlyn HaynesCelfyn Wyn FurlongTrefor Lloyd HughesDafydd Rhys ThomasKeith Robert Roberts
- 2Police and crime commissionerNorth Wales Police · elected May 2024Andy Dunbobbin
- 3SeneddBangor Conwy Môn · 6 membersJanet Elizabeth Finch-SaundersRhun Ap IorwerthHelen JennerMair RowlandsJohn ClarkElfed Williams
- 4House of CommonsYnys Môn
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
7 councillors for 3 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jeff EvansIndependent · May 2022
- Pip O'NeillLabour · May 2022
- Bob Llewelyn JonesIndependent · May 2022
- Glyn HaynesLabour · May 2022
- Celfyn Wyn FurlongReform UK · February 2026 · by-election
- Trefor Lloyd HughesPlaid Cymru · May 2022
- Dafydd Rhys ThomasIndependent · May 2022
- Keith Robert RobertsLabour · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tref Cybiall in Holyhead · 4,360 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Jeff EvansPip O'Neill | May 2022 |
| Parc a'r Mynyddall in Holyhead · 3,708 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Bob Llewelyn JonesGlyn Haynes | May 2022 |
| Ynys Gybimostly in Holyhead · 3,685 residents3 seats · February 2026, May 2022 | 3 | Celfyn Wyn Furlongby-electionTrefor Lloyd HughesDafydd Rhys ThomasKeith Robert Roberts | February 2026, May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Isle of Anglesey County Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Isle of Anglesey council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Holyhead, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Holyhead’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,642 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,588 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,076 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Holyhead is in Ynys Môn constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Holyhead).
32,628 votes for candidates · majority 637
Plaid Cymru, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 32,628 votes from 53,141 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 637 of 32,628 votes (2%): the 1st-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Holyhead
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Holyhead is in Bangor Conwy Môn.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Holyhead’s Band D council tax is £2,261 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Isle of Anglesey County Council sets £1,792.98 of a Band D bill (79%); the rest goes to community councils and the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Isle of Anglesey, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Holyhead is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
anglesey.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
anglesey.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Holyhead is run
Who is the MP for Holyhead?
Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru) is the MP for Ynys Môn, which covers Holyhead.
How many councillors does Holyhead have?
7 ward councillors represent Holyhead’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Holyhead?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Holyhead’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Holyhead?
Band D council tax in Holyhead is £2,261 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Isle of Anglesey County Council?
Plaid Cymru has a majority: 20 of 35 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Holyhead?
In Holyhead’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 3 · Independent 3 · Plaid Cymru 1 of the 7 seats up. Independents had the largest share of votes, 31.1%.
Is Ynys Môn a marginal seat?
Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru) won it by 637 votes in July 2024, 2% of votes cast: the 1st-narrowest result of 32 in Wales.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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