Conwy (county borough)
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water |
Ranked 6th 1,130 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Conwy |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CWY |
| ONS code | 00NE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 15th 111,500 Ranked 16th 99 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 98.2% White |
| Welsh language - Any skills |
Ranked 5th 39.7% |
| Politics | |
 Conwy County Borough Council http://www.conwy.gov.uk/ |
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| Control | Independent / Conservative / Plaid / Liberal Democrat |
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| MEPs | Wales |
Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. The 'Coat of Arms of Conwy' which can be seen below shows the motto "Tegwch i Bawb", meaning "Fairness to all". It will be used in Welsh only.
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[edit] Geography
It contains the major settlements of Llandudno, Llandudno Junction, Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy,Colwyn Bay, Abergele, Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan and has a total population of about 110,000.
The River Conwy (after which the county borough is named) lies wholly within the area: rising in Snowdonia and flowing through Llanrwst and Trefriw en route to the Irish Sea by Conwy. As the river forms the border between the historic counties of Caernarfonshire and Denbighshire, the borough contains settlements from each.
One third of the land area of the county borough lies in the Snowdonia national park, and the council appoint three of the 18 members of the Snowdonia National park Authority.
According to the 2001 Census 39.7% of the population of the county borough have "one or more skills" in the Welsh language, which ranks it 5th out of 22 principal areas in Wales [1].
The amount of Welsh spoken in the county borough greatly varies from location to location, with generally the least being spoken on the coastal fringe.
Examples of the percentage speaking Welsh by electoral ward [2]:
- Mostyn (Llandudno) 19.7%
- Colwyn 22.6%
- Conwy 33%
- Trefriw 50%
- Eglwysbach 63%
- Conwy Uwch (Upper Conwy) 66.8%
- Llangernyw 69.3%
[edit] Government
- See also: Conwy County Borough Council
The borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by merging the districts of Aberconwy and Colwyn when it was originally named Aberconwy and Colwyn. However, its council renamed the district a day later, on April 1, 1996 to Conwy. The new name has caused confusion with the town of Conwy; for instance, Royal Mail tell people to not use the name 'Conwy' on mail to the area lest it go to the town of the same name (NB: they advise against the use of the former postal counties generally).
[edit] Politics
Conwy is represented in Parliament by Betty Williams (Lab), Elfyn Llwyd (PC), and David Jones (Con), though these members all represent constituencies that only partially cover Conwy. In the National Assembly for Wales, it is represented by Denise Idris Jones (Lab).
[edit] See also
- List of places in Conwy county borough for a list of towns, cities and villages.
Subdivisions created by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
Anglesey • Blaenau Gwent • Bridgend • Caerphilly • Cardiff • Carmarthenshire • Ceredigion • Conwy • Denbighshire • Flintshire • Gwynedd • Merthyr Tydfil • Monmouthshire • Neath Port Talbot • Newport • Pembrokeshire • Powys • Rhondda Cynon Taff • Swansea • Torfaen • Vale of Glamorgan • Wrexham
