Isle of Anglesey UK wards - Bro Rhosyr locator

Bro Rhosyr is 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 t ...

in the south of

Anglesey Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...

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, created in 2012. Bro Rhosyr includes the

communities A community is a Level of analysis, social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place (geography), place, set of Norm (social), norms, culture, religion, values, Convention (norm), customs, or Ide ...

Llanidan Llanidan is a community in the south of Anglesey, Wales which includes the village of Brynsiencyn (). The parish is along the Menai Strait, about 4 miles north-east of Caernarfon (across the strait). The parish church of St Nidan is near the A ...

(Brynsiencyn),

Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (occasionally spelt Llanfihangel Esgeifiog or Llanfihangelesgeifiog) is a community (Wales), community and St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, former ecclesiastical parish in Anglesey, Wales, east of Llangefni. D ...

(

Gaerwen Gaerwen () is a village on the island of Anglesey in the community of Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog in Wales. It is located in the south of the island west of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and southeast of Llangefni . The A5 runs through the village, and t ...

), Llanddaniel-fab and

Llangristiolus Llangristiolus is a village and Community (Wales), community in the middle of Anglesey, Wales, southwest of Llangefni, and is named after Cristiolus, Saint Cristiolus. The Afon Cefni, River Cefni flows through the village. The village is within ...

. The ward elects two county councillors to the

Isle of Anglesey County Council The Isle of Anglesey County Council () is the local authority for the Isle of Anglesey, a principal areas of Wales, principal area with county status in Wales. Since 2022 the council has 35 councillors who represent 14 multi-member electoral war ...

. Bro Aberffraw ward lies to the southwest while the Aethwy ward lies to the northeast.

Canolbarth Môn Canolbarth Môn (meaning: ''Central Anglesey'') is an electoral ward in the centre of Anglesey, Wales. It includes the communities of Bryngwran, Bodffordd, Llangefni, and Trewalchmai, and the majority (excluding the Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd com ...

borders to the north. Bro Rhosyr was created following the Isle of Anglesey electoral boundary changes in 2012, which created 11 multi-councillor wards from 40 single-councillor wards. The new ward replaced the former Llanidan county ward and parts of the wards of

Bodffordd Bodffordd () is a village and community in central Anglesey, Wales. As of the 2011 census, the community's population was 960. The community includes the hamlets of Trefor, Heneglwys and Bodwrog. Description and history Bodffordd is located ...

Bodorgan Bodorgan is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. According to the 2001 Census, there were 1,503 residents in the now former electoral ward, 72.7% of them being able to speak Welsh. This increased to 1,704 at ...

and Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog which had each elected their own county councillor.

Elections results

Following the inaugural May 2013 county elections the ward was represented by two

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councillors, Victor Hughes and Hywel Eifion Jones, on a turnout of 52.8%. At the May 2017 county elections, the ward was won by two new Independent councillors, Dafydd Roberts and Eric Wyn Jones.

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{{reflist 2012 establishments in Wales Wards of Anglesey

Elections results

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