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Conwy Town Council is an elected

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serving the

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Conwy Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy ...

Conwy County Borough Conwy County Borough () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the north Wales, north of Wales. It borders Gwynedd to the west and south and Denbighshire to the east. The largest settlement is Colwyn Bay, and Conwy is the administrativ ...

North Wales North Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdon ...

. As well as the old walled town of Conwy it represents the neighbouring towns of

Deganwy Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno (to the north) and Rhos-on-Sea (to its east). Historically part of Caernarfonshire, the peni ...

and

Llandudno Junction Llandudno Junction (), once known as Tremarl, is a town in the Community (Wales), community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Llandudno Junction and neighbouring Deganwy are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy. It take ...

Background

Conwy Town Council was formed in 1974 following local government reorganisation. The Council is made up of 17 town councillors elected from five community

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, namely Castle, Aberconwy,

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and Pensarn. The Council elects a

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every year, who performs a ceremonial role and is also Constable of

Conwy Castle Conwy Castle (; ) is a fortification in Conwy, located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I of England, Edward I, during his Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1287. Constructed as part of a wider project to ...

. Following the May 2012 elections the town appointed

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-born Cedric Rigal as its first Jewish mayor, with a

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reciting a prayer at the mayoral inauguration. In 2015 the town council made the news when it appointed an official town

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to entertain the locals and visitors. Erwyd le Fol had been a professional juggler and entertainer for 15 years and, as part of his costume, was given a special hat with donkey ears. He was the first jester-in-residence for the town since the 13th-century. The jester was officially appointed at a naming ceremony on 2 August 2015.

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Cyngor Tref Conwy Town Council
Community councils of Wales Conwy Government of Conwy County Borough 1974 establishments in Wales