Llandeilo (electoral ward)
Llandeilo is the name of an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council, which includes the communities of Llandeilo and Dyffryn Cennen, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is represented by one county councillor.
Description
The Llandeilo ward covers the town of Llandeilo the neighbouring rural community of Dyffryn Cennen,[1] which includes the village of Ffairfach.[2] The usual population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,971.[3]
Representation
Llandeilo was the name of a ward to Dinefwr Borough Council from 1973 until 1996, though its representation (and boundaries) changed on several occasions.[4]
A smaller county ward of Llandeilo Castle was initially created for the new Carmarthenshire County Council at the 1995 election.[5] The Llandeilo electoral ward in its current two-community form was created in 1998 to elect one county councillor at every election from 1999.[1]
Independent councillor Ieuan Jones represented the ward from 1999. He did not stand at the 2012 elections and the ward was won by another Independent, Edward Thomas,[5] who was re-elected in 2017 and 2022. Thomas eschews party politics and claims to have never been a member of the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Labour Party or Conservatives.[6]
Elections
* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election
2022
Christoph Fischer, Llandeilo town councillor and founder of the Llandeilo Book Festival, stood for Plaid Cymru in 2022,[7] though failed to unseat the sitting councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Thomas* | 827 | 62.65 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Christoph Fischer | 493 | 37.35 | ||
| Majority | 334 | ||||
2017
Thomas held his seat with a large majority at the 2017 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Thomas* | 798 | 57.33 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Prosser | 268 | 19.25 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Keri Lewis | 249 | 17.89 | ||
| Conservative | David Hayes | 77 | 5.53 | ||
| Majority | 530 | ||||
References
- ^ a b "The County of Carmarthenshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llandeilo Ward (as of 2011) (W05000484)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Dinefwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Carmarthenshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Edward Thomas to stand for re-election to county council". South Wales Guardian. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Sarah-Jane Absalom (16 February 2022). "Llandeilo's Christoph Fischer stands for county council". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council election results". The Carmarthenshire Herald. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2022.