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Town Hall & politics · Isle of Anglesey County Council

Ynys Môn was decided by 637 votes in 2024

Llanfechell 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.

Council tax 2026–27

£2,261

Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.

Where it goes →
Band D council tax
£2,261
2026–27, a year · council average
Ward councillors
3
1 ward · Isle of Anglesey
MP
Llinos Medi
Plaid Cymru · Ynys Môn
Turnout, July 2024
61%
Ynys Môn · Wales 56%
What stands out · In brief

How Llanfechell’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’s in charge

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.

Council · 35 councillorsIsle of Anglesey County CouncilPlaid Cymru majority
LabourLabourLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruPlaid CymruIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentReform UK35seats
  • Plaid Cymru20
  • Independent11
  • Labour2
  • Liberal Democrat1
  • Reform UK1

Latest election: May 2022.

LabourLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruIndependentReform UK

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.

Who runs Llanfechell

The councils that run Llanfechell

One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.

County or county borough councilIsle of Anglesey County Council

Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.

Website ↗

Who to ask

Bins and recyclingIsle of Anglesey County Council
Planning applicationsIsle of Anglesey County Council
Council housing and homelessnessIsle of Anglesey County Council
Council tax billsIsle of Anglesey County Council
Parks and leisure centresIsle of Anglesey County Council
Potholes, roads and streetlightsIsle of Anglesey County Council
Schools and school placesIsle of Anglesey County Council
Adult and children’s social careIsle of Anglesey County Council
LibrariesIsle of Anglesey County Council
Tips and recycling centresIsle of Anglesey County Council
Police priorities and budgetNorth Wales Police police and crime commissioner

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. Llanfechell’s communities: Mechell.

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.

Who represents Llanfechell

From the council to Westminster

Every elected tier that speaks for Llanfechell, from the most recent elections.

  1. 1
    Isle of Anglesey County Council1 ward · 3 councillors
    Kenneth Pritchard HughesLlinos MediLlio Angharad OwenJackie Lewis
  2. 2
    Police and crime commissionerNorth Wales Police · elected May 2024
    Andy Dunbobbin
  3. 3
    SeneddBangor Conwy Môn · 6 members
    Janet Elizabeth Finch-SaundersRhun Ap IorwerthHelen JennerMair RowlandsJohn ClarkElfed Williams
  4. 4
    House of CommonsYnys Môn
LabourConservativeReform UKPlaid CymruIndependent

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.

Councillors

3 councillors for 1 ward

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.

Talybolion
614 residents · 12% in Llanfechell
  • Kenneth Pritchard HughesIndependent · October 2024 · by-election
  • Llinos MediPlaid Cymru · May 2022
  • Llio Angharad OwenPlaid Cymru · May 2022
  • Jackie LewisPlaid Cymru · May 2022
Plaid CymruIndependent
Show as a table
WardSeatsElectedWhen
Talybolion12% in Llanfechell · 614 residents3 seats · October 2024, May 20223
Kenneth Pritchard Hughesby-electionLlinos MediLlio Angharad OwenJackie Lewis
October 2024, 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).

Local elections

Isle of Anglesey council election, May 2022

Results in the wards that make up Llanfechell, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.

Seats won in Llanfechell’s wards3 seats · 5 May 2022
Plaid Cymru3

1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.

Next elections

No election is scheduled yet for Llanfechell’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.

Who can I vote for? ↗
Talybolion5 May 2022
Llinos Medi ElectedPlaid Cymru21.3%
Llio Angharad Owen ElectedPlaid Cymru14.7%
Jackie Lewis ElectedPlaid Cymru13.0%
Kenneth Pritchard HughesIndependent12.4%
Catrin Ann ThomasIndependent10.0%
Rhian BoylanConservative7.6%
Tania CullenConservative6.7%
Stayce Elizabeth WeederConservative5.4%
Rhys ParryIndependent5.1%
Paul Anthony CrossGreen2.9%
Rob GordonHeritage Party1.0%

4,821 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each

ConservativeGreenPlaid CymruIndependentOther parties

Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.

Parliament

Llanfechell is in Ynys Môn constituency

The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Llanfechell).

Ynys Môn · general election4 July 2024
Llinos Medi ElectedPlaid Cymru32.5%
Virginia CrosbieConservative30.5%
Ieuan WilliamsLabour23.4%
Emmett JennerReform UK9.9%
Martin SchwallerGreen1.9%
Leena FarhatLiberal Democrat1.3%
Sir Grumpus L ShorticusOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party0.5%
Sam WoodLibertarian Party0.1%

32,628 votes for candidates · majority 637

MP for Ynys Môn

Llinos Medi

Plaid Cymru, MP since 4 July 2024.

61%

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.

LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratReform UKGreenPlaid CymruOther parties

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.

Senedd Cymru

Members of the Senedd for Llanfechell

Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.

Bangor Conwy Môn7 May 2026
Plaid Cymru3 members elected3 of 6
Reform UK2 members elected2 of 6
Conservative1 member elected1 of 6

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.

6 members of the Senedd
Janet Elizabeth Finch-SaundersRhun Ap IorwerthHelen JennerMair RowlandsJohn ClarkElfed Williams

All of Llanfechell is in Bangor Conwy Môn.

LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratReform UKGreenPlaid CymruOther parties

Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).

Council money

Llanfechell’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.

COUNCIL TAXBand D · 2026–27 · the average Band D home in Isle of Anglesey
Community councilsaverage across Isle of Anglesey£69.50
Isle of Anglesey County Councilcounty or county borough£1,792.98
North Wales Police and Crime Commissionerpolice£398.25
A year£2,260.73
Bills by band run from 6/9 of Band D (Band A) to 18/9 (Band H) and 21/9 (Band I) in Wales. Discounts and support reduce many bills.

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

Band A 6/9£1,507
Band B 7/9£1,758
Band C 8/9£2,010
Band D 9/9£2,261
Band E 11/9£2,763
Band F 13/9£3,265
Band G 15/9£3,768
Band H 18/9£4,521
Band I 21/9£5,275

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.

Council budget per resident
£3,637
Isle of Anglesey, 2026–27
Gwynedd councils
£3,774
per resident
Wales
£3,367
per resident

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.

Get involved

Having a say in how Llanfechell is run

Register to vote

It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.

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Contact your councillors or MP

Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.

WriteToThem ↗
Report a pothole or a broken streetlight

GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.

gov.uk ↗
Watch or speak at a council meeting

Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.

anglesey.gov.uk ↗
Comment on a planning application

Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.

anglesey.gov.uk ↗
Stand for election

The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.

Electoral Commission ↗

Questions about how Llanfechell is run

Who is the MP for Llanfechell?

Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru) is the MP for Ynys Môn, which covers Llanfechell.

How many councillors does Llanfechell have?

3 ward councillors represent Llanfechell’s 1 ward.

When are the next elections in Llanfechell?

No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Llanfechell’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 Llanfechell?

Band D council tax in Llanfechell 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 Llanfechell?

In Llanfechell’s wards on 5 May 2022, Plaid Cymru 3 of the 3 seats up. Plaid Cymru had the largest share of votes, 49%.

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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