Carmarthen Town South
Carmarthen Town South is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
History
Carmarthen Town South has been an electoral ward since the 1940s. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.2 Ward. It is currently a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council and a five-member electoral ward for elections to Carmarthen Town Council.
From 1973 until 1996 it was a single-member ward for the purposes of elections to Dyfed County Council and a two-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council
Carmarthenshire County Council from 1995
In 1995, Ken Maynard, a Labour member of Dyfed County Council since 1985 and David Merriman, an Independent member of Carmarthen District Council since 1976 were elected as the ward's first representatives on the new Carmarthenshire County Council.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard+ | 1,431 | |||
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 1,117 | |||
| Labour | Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose | 849 | |||
| Conservative | Jane Ann Jones | 279 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
In 1999, both sitting members were re-elected but were closely challenged by Plaid Cymru candidate Llyr Huws Griffiths.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Bryan Maynard* | 1,014 | |||
| Independent | David Howell Merriman* | 979 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Llyr Hughes Griffiths | 965 | |||
| Labour | Richard Evans | 658 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Ken Maynard, a county councillor since 1985 stood down and David Merriman, a district and county councillor since 1976 sought (unsuccessfully) to be elected for thr neighbouring Carmarthen Town West ward. Both seats were captured for the first time by Plaid Cymru.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths | 767 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Jeffrey Thomas | 584 | |||
| Labour | Michael Stewart Elias | 562 | |||
| Labour | Richard Evans | 491 | |||
| Independent | Jeremy John | 360 | |||
| Independent | Kevin Davies | 214 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru held both seats with Gareth O. Jones replacing Jeff Thomas who stood down.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Peter Hughes Griffiths* | 1,058 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Gareth Owen Jones | 740 | |||
| Labour | Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose | 462 | |||
| Independent | David Neil Lewis | 461 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru held both seats with the sitting members again returned.
- ^ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.