Ceredigion county Council’s leader could be in line for a pay rise.

And all councillors could also be getting another increase in their basic wage for 2019/20.

The Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales has suggested in a consultation document that council leaders, deputy leaders and Cabinet members should get an £800 increase, which includes a £268 increase for the basic salary of all councillors.

If the recommendations are accepted, it will see all councillors receive a salary of £13,868, while Cabinet members will be paid £27,100.

The closing date for responses is 27 November and the council says it will be responding to the consultation.

Individual councillors have the discretion as to whether to accept the increase or not.

A report in relation to Members’ Remuneration will be considered by council in March.

Deputy leader Ray Quant could see his pay increase to £31,100, while leader Ellen ap Gwynn could receive £44,100.

Council opposition leader Ceredig Davies could see a pay rise to £22,568, which is the same wage that would be paid to committee chairs.

The increases will see the wages paid to councillors back to levels paid at 2011, when a five per cent cut was imposed.

A report by the IRPW said that many councillors had insisted that their pay was too low and that council leaders are “not well paid” compared to other public sector roles.

It said: “During our visits to all principal councils last year many members expressed the view that, compared with a traditional paid employment, the basic salary is too low to attract younger people and to encourage greater diversity.

"They also pointed out the significant differences between remuneration and support available to elected members in other levels of government in Wales.

"They proposed that the level of the basic salary should therefore be raised significantly in recognition of the importance of the role of an elected member of a principal council.

“The salaries of leaders and members of the executive have not been increased for several years (except for the increase in the basic element).

"We consider that holders of these posts have significant functional responsibility and compared to remuneration of many other public sector roles are not well paid.”