News · 6 August 2026

North Wales council leaders earn £30k more than English counterparts

Every North Wales council leader, apart from the one on Anglesey, receives an annual payment of £71,025, a sum that exceeds the remuneration of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's leader in England by nearly £30,000. A Conwy town councillor called the pay gap and pension contributions "unsustainable" and "obscene amounts".

By BriefTea Editorial · 6 August 2026 at 4:21

Reported by North Wales Live · How we write briefs

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