Menai 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 town of
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the easter ...
,
Gwynedd
Gwynedd () is a county in the north-west of Wales. It borders Anglesey across the Menai Strait to the north, Conwy, Denbighshire, and Powys to the east, Ceredigion over the Dyfi estuary to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The ci ...
, Wales. As the name suggests, it borders the
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait () is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales. It is situated between Caernarfon Bay in the south-west and Conwy Bay in the north-east, which are both inlets of the Irish Sea. The s ...
. The ward elects councillors to the town council and
Gwynedd Council
Gwynedd Council, which calls itself by its Welsh name , 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 c ...
.
Description
The Menai ward covers the northwest part of the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
, including Caernarfon town centre north of the High Street. It is bordered to the east by the B4366 Bethel Road. The Caernarfon ward of
Cadnant lies to the east.
The ward population, according to the
2011 Census, was 2,196.
Town ward
Menai 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 ...
to
Caernarfon Town Council electing four of the seventeen town councillors.
District ward
Menai (Caernarfon) was a ward to
Arfon Borough Council (abolished 1996), electing two councillors at the 1987 and 1991 elections.
Gwynedd county ward
Menai (Caernarfon) has been an electoral ward to
Gwynedd Council
Gwynedd Council, which calls itself by its Welsh name , 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 c ...
since 1995, electing two county councillors at the 1995 and 1999 elections.
From the 2004 elections the representation reduced to one county councillor.
See also
*
List of electoral wards in Gwynedd
References
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Caernarfon
Gwynedd electoral wards