Conwy Town Council was formed in 1974 following local government reorganisation.[1] The Council is made up of 17 town councillors elected from five community wards, namely Castle, Aberconwy, Deganwy, Marl and Pensarn.[1]
The Council elects a mayor every year, who performs a ceremonial role and is also Constable of Conwy Castle.[1] Following the May 2012 elections the town appointed London-born Cedric Rigal as its first Jewish mayor, with a rabbi reciting a prayer at the mayoral inauguration.[2]
In 2015 the town council made the news when it appointed an official town jester to entertain the locals and visitors.[3] 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.[4]
