A review of Anglesey’s electoral arrangements is likely to kick off later this year, which could see an increase in the number of county councillors on the island.

Anglesey currently has the fewest number of county councillors in the whole of Wales, having seen its numbers cut from 40 to 30 after a major shake up in 2011 during a period under the control of Welsh Government appointed commissioners.

A similar review carried out by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission over the past two years will result in the number of councillors in neighbouring Gwynedd reducing from 75 from 69 after the next elections.

This, say the commission, was in a bid to even out the number of eligible voters per ward.

But on Anglesey it is more likely there will be the opposite scenario, with the commission’s own formula recommending there should be 33 councillors on the island, based on its population.

However, several factors will also be taken into consideration before the commission publishes its final recommendations, including an acceptance that rural seats should be allocated more councillors per head of population.

Merthyr Tydfil, despite having 10,000 fewer residents , currently has 33 members while Blaenau Gwent, which has almost the exact same population as Anglesey, has 42 councillors sitting in their chamber.

However, Blaenau Gwent is set to see its numbers reduce to 33 following completion of a similar review which will soon be submitted to Welsh Government ministers, with the results of a similar review for Merthyr set to be published at the end of the year.

According to the commssion’s timetable, the process on Anglesey is set to begin this summer before a final recommendation is published in early 2021 ahead of the 2022 local elections.