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Salaries for county councillors in Wales are set to increase this year by more than £1,000. 

That will take the basic salary paid to all members of the country’s 22 unitary authorities to £19,771 – with additional amounts paid to council leaders, cabinet members, and committee chairs.

Councillors are currently paid a basic salary of £18,666 and the £1,105 increase, described as an uplift, has been proposed by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales. 

Under the proposals, the leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, Sean Morgan, will receive a total salary of £66,722 – which includes the basic amount paid to all councillors.

In comparison, the leaders of Wales’ largest councils – Cardiff, Swansea, and Rhondda Cynon Taf – will be paid a total salary of £74,141.

Meanwhile, cabinet members in Caerphilly would be paid a total salary of £40,036 under the plans.

The panel is due to deliver its final report in February.