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Gwynedd: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

This page is built from official registers only; the council’s own publications have not been read yet, and every line below says so where that leaves a gap.

Gwynedd Council: Welsh unitary authority (unitary), Wales. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code W06000002.

Council website

Do it online

The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Housing

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Transport

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Council tax

Average Band D council tax in Gwynedd for 2026–27: £2,468.77 a year. Of that, £2,006.11 is set by the council, £398.25 by the police and, on average, £64.41 by community councils.

Every band

Gwynedd: council tax by band, 2026 to 2027, including police and average community council
Band	A year
A-	£1,371.54
A	£1,645.85
B	£1,920.15
C	£2,194.46
D	£2,468.77
E	£3,017.39
F	£3,566.00
G	£4,114.62
H	£4,937.54
I	£5,760.46

Including the police and the average community council charge; band A− is for homes in band A that qualify for disabled band reduction. Source: Welsh Government, Council tax levels by billing authority and band (Open Government Licence).

Source: Welsh Government, Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority (Open Government Licence). Your own bill depends on your band, your community council and any discounts or reductions.

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Environment

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Education

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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Gwynedd reported it to the Welsh Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in Wales.

Gwynedd: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
Service	Budget
Education	£157.6 million
Social services	£136.9 million
Council fund housing	£57.1 million
Local environmental services	£24.9 million
Roads and transport	£17.5 million
Libraries, culture, heritage, sport and recreation	£9.2 million
Planning, economic and community development	£11.9 million
Local tax collection	£1.2 million
Debt financing costs	£8.7 million
Law, order and protective services	none budgeted
Central administration	£8.6 million
Other revenue expenditure	£32.0 million
Revenue expenditure	£465.4 million

Revenue expenditure: the cost of running each service in the year, as the Welsh Government collects it.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Welsh Government, Budgeted revenue expenditure by authority and service (Open Government Licence).

Gwynedd in numbers

Official statistics for the whole council area. Each figure is the latest published, with the period it covers.

Total population: 120,813 people 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMid-year estimate of the total number of people
Median age: 44 years 30 June 2024 · Office for National StatisticsMedian age of people
Gross disposable household income per head: £20,785 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage income per person (£) after taxes and direct benefits
Gross median weekly pay: £542 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsGross median weekly pay based on where people live (£)
Children in relative poverty after housing costs: 26.7% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsPercentage of children aged under 16 living in relative low income families After Housing Costs (AHC)
Claimant Count: 2.8% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsPercentage of people aged 16 to 64 who are claiming unemployment-related benefits
Average house price: £204,974 July 2026 · HM Land RegistryAverage monthly price of a property (£)
Housing affordability ratio (residence-based): 5.9 affordability ratio 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsRatio of median house price to median gross annual residence-based earnings
Female healthy life expectancy: 62.5 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for females born in the given year
Male healthy life expectancy: 62.3 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage years expected to be lived in good health for males born in the given year
Greenhouse gas emissions: 7.2 tCO2e per capita 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroGreenhouse gas emissions (tCO2e) per capita
Gigabit capable broadband: 70.7% 1 January 2026 · OfcomPercentage of premises that have coverage from a gigabit-capable service (download speeds of 1,000 Mbps or more)
Public electric vehicle chargers: 389.9 per 100,000 population 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublicly available electric vehicle chargers at all speeds per 100,000 people
Active businesses: 4,445 number of enterprises 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with turnover or employment in current year

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

69 seats in 2026. Run by: Plaid Cymru, with a majority. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 45, Independent / Other 23, Liberal Democrats 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 69 councillors, by ward

Dewi Owen (Independent / Other) — Aberdyfi
Richard Glyn Roberts (Independent / Other) — Abererch
Wendy Cleaver (Independent / Other) — Abermaw
John Brynmor Hughes (Independent / Other) — Abersoch gyda Llanengan
Dafydd Meurig (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Arllechwedd
Louise Hughes (Independent / Other) — Arthog a Llangelynnin
Gwion Emyr (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Bethel a'r Felinheli
Sasha Williams (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Bethel a'r Felinheli
Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Bowydd a'r Rhiw
Delyth Lloyd Griffiths (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd
Beth Lawton (Independent / Other) — Bro Dysynni
Dawn Lynne Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Cadnant
Huw Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Canol Bangor
Medwyn Hughes (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Canol Bangor
Rheinallt Puw (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Canol Bethesda
Olaf Cai Larsen (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Canol Tref Caernarfon
Dafydd Davies (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Clynnog
John Pughe Roberts (Independent / Other) — Corris a Mawddwy
Sian Williams (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Criccieth
Berwyn Parry Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Cwm-y-glo
Linda Morgan (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — De Dolgellau
Hefin Underwood (Independent / Other) — De Pwllheli
Elfed Williams (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Deiniolen
Gareth A Roberts (Independent / Other) — Dewi
Robert Glyn Daniels (Independent / Other) — Diffwys a Maenofferen
Stephen Churchman (Liberal Democrats) — Dolbenmaen
Dylan Fernley (Independent / Other) — Dwyrain Bangor
Nigel Pickavance (Independent / Other) — Dwyrain Bangor
Nia Jeffreys (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Dwyrain Porthmadog
Eryl Jones-Williams (Independent / Other) — Dyffryn Ardudwy
Anwen J. Davies (Independent / Other) — Efailnewydd a Buan
Einir Wyn Williams (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Gerlan
June Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Glaslyn
Elin Walker Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Glyder
Dyfrig Siencyn (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Gogledd Dolgellau
Elin Hywel (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Gogledd Pwllheli
Gwilym Jones (Independent / Other) — Gorllewin Porthmadog
Anne Lloyd-Jones (Independent / Other) — Gorllewin Tywyn
Annwen Hughes (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Harlech a Llanbedr
Gwynfor Owen (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Harlech a Llanbedr
Gareth Coj Parry (Independent / Other) — Hendre
Angela Russell (Independent / Other) — Llanbedrog gyda Mynytho
Gwilym Evans (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanberis
Elwyn Edwards (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llandderfel
Peter Thomas (Independent / Other) — Llanllyfni
Beca Brown (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanrug
Alan Jones Evans (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanuwchllyn
Huw Rowlands (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanwnda
Rhys Tudur (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Llanystumdwy
Ioan Thomas (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Menai
Gareth Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Morfa Nefyn a Thudweiliog
John Pughe (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Morfa Tywyn
Gruffydd Williams (Independent / Other) — Nefyn
Dewi Jones (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Peblig
Gareth Williams (Independent / Other) — Pen draw Llŷn
Craig ab Iago (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Pen-y-groes
Elwyn Jones (Independent / Other) — Penisa'r-waun
Meryl Roberts (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Penrhyndeudraeth
Paul Rowlinson (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Rachub
Geraint Wyn Parry (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Teigl
Elfed Roberts (Independent / Other) — Trawsfynydd
Beca Roberts (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái
Arwyn Herald Roberts (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Tryfan
Edgar Wyn Owen (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Waunfawr
Dilwyn Morgan (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Y Bala
Menna Trenholme (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Y Bontnewydd
Menna Baines (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Y Faenol
Llio Elenid Owen (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Y Groeslon
Jina Gwyrfai (Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales) — Yr Eifl

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own website; we have not yet located the page. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

This council’s meeting papers are not yet read automatically, so decisions and motions are not listed here; they are on the council’s website.

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