Arllechwedd is the name of an
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
in
Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
,
Wales
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. It lies east of the city of
Bangor and is the most northeasterly ward in Gwynedd, bordering
Conwy County Borough
Conwy County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy) is a county borough in Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south, and Denbighshire to the east. Other settlements in the county borough include Abergele, Betws-y-Coed, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, ...
. Arllechwedd ward includes the villages of
Llandegai
Llandygái (; ; ; also Llandegai) is a small village and community on the A5 road between Bangor and Tal-y-bont in Gwynedd, Wales. It affords a view of the nearby Carneddau mountain range. The population of the community taken at the 2011 ...
,
Llanllechid
Llanllechid () is a village near Bethesda and a community in Gwynedd, Wales with a population of 889 as of the 2011 UK census and an area of . The community also includes Tal-y-Bont near Bangor, Gwynedd and a large part of the Carneddau range ...
,
Tal-y-bont and
Abergwyngregyn
Abergwyngregyn () is a village and community of historical note in Gwynedd, a county and principal area in Wales. Under its historic name of Aber Garth Celyn it was the seat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It lies in the historic county of Caernarfo ...
. It elects a councillor to
Gwynedd Council
Cyngor Gwynedd ( en, Gwynedd Council) is the governing body for the county of Gwynedd, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council administrates internally using the Welsh language.
History
The county of Gwynedd was created in 1974 under ...
.
The total population according to the
2011 Census, was 1,398.
Election results
In May 2017 Arllechwedd was one of 92 wards in Wales which did not hold an election because the sitting councillor was unopposed. It has been represented by
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom.
Plaid wa ...
councillor Dafydd Meurig, since a by-election on 16 June 2011.
Demographics
Languages
According to the
United Kingdom Census 2021
The decennial 2021 censuses of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place on 20 March 2022. The censuses were administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England an ...
, 57.8 per cent of all usual residents aged 3+ in Arllechwedd can speak Welsh.
69.2 per cent of the population noted that they could speak, read, write or understand Welsh.
The
2011 census noted 61.9 per cent of all usual residents aged 3 years and older in the village could speak Welsh.
See also
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List of electoral wards in Gwynedd
This list of electoral wards in Gwynedd includes council wards which elect (or have elected) councillors to the local authorities in the county of Gwynedd, Wales.
Gwynedd was created with the merger of Anglesey with Caernarfonshire and Merione ...
References
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Gwynedd electoral wards