Political Make Up

The Council (52 members)

Wrexham County Borough Council has 52 Councillors representing 47 wards. They are democratically elected every four years and form the ultimate decision making body from which all other elements in the structure derive their authority.

Political Management of the Council.

In advance of the Local Government Act 2000 the Council approved new political management structures comprising:

• The Council
• Executive Board
• Environmental Licensing Committee
• Planning Committee
• Scrutiny Committees
• Standards Committee

The Mayor elected annually Chairs the Council but also carries out a range of civic duties.

The majority of Councillors are members of political groups and the political composition of Wrexham Council in 2008/2009 is:

• Liberal Alliance = 16
• Labour = 11
• Wrexham Ind = 6
• West Wrexham = 5
• Conservative = 5
• Independent = 4
• Plaid = 4
• Non Aligned = 1

Full councillor information is available:

• By name
• By ward
• By political party
• By ward map