COUNCILLORS on Anglesey are set for a pay increase from next month – with the council’s leader set to be given a £3,500 salary increase.
The salary for the council leader role – currently held by Cllr Gary Pritchard – will rise from £59,498 to £63,020.
The deputy leader’s role – now held by Cllr Robin Williams – will see an uplift from £41,649 to £44,114.
The money paid to the island’s elected members has been decided by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales [IRPW] in its annual report for 2025 to 2026.
The report will come before the council’s democratic services committee for debate on Wednesday, March 19.
Basic salaries are paid to all councillors each month “as a recognition of the work councillors do in that role” according to Anglesey County Council.
Senior and civic salaries are paid to councillors who have additional responsibilities “by virtue of positions they hold” it says.
Examples include being members of the executive or chairman of a committee “which require more of their time and effort”.
The basic salary for all members, included in all senior salaries and civic salaries, are also set to rise from £18,666 to £19,771, according to the IRPW.
Executive members in what is described as ‘Band 2’ will get an increase from £35,699 to £37,812.
Meanwhile, ‘Band 3’ salaries, which include the chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee, will go up from £27,999 to £29,657, the chair of the Partnership and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee from £27,999 to £29,657, the chair of the Planning and Orders Committee, from £27,999 to £29,657, and the chair of the Council from £27,999 to £29,657.
In ‘Band 4’ the leader of the largest opposition group will see a salary rise from £27,999 to £29,657, and in ‘Band 5’ the vice chair of the Council will get an increase from £22,406 to £23,726.
The IRPW report also notes the limit on the number of senior salaries payable will remains at 17, including civic salaries.
The full council will also need to confirm the number of senior salaries payable in 2025 to 2026, at its meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
No other changes have been made to salaries and allowances paid.
A council report also noted this was the panel’s last annual report, as its functions will transfer to the Democracy and Boundaries Commission Cymru (DBCC) from April 1, 2025.
