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Carmarthen Town South

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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, Dr Margaret Evans, a Liberal Democrat member of Carmarthenshire District Council since 1991 and Russell Davies, a Labour member of Carmarthen District Council since 1979 were elected as the ward's first representatives on the new Carmarthenshire County Council.[1]

Carmarthen Town South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans* 982
Labour John Russell Davies* 808
Independent Richard John Goodridge 682
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

One of the seats was won by the Liberal Democrats in 1995 but lost to an Independent at a by-election following the death of the sitting member. The sitting Labour councillor, who had served on Carmarthen District Councuil since 1979, was de-selected by the party but was re-elected as an Independent Labour candidate.[2]

Carmarthen Town South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent June Williams* 774
Independent Labour John Russell Davies* 551
Plaid Cymru Geraint Thomas 547
Labour Philip William Grice 397
Labour Mandy Diane Peters 321
Independent hold Swing
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing

Following the retirement of the Independent Labour (and former Labour) councillor, Russell Davies, the seat was won by a Labour candidate.

Carmarthen Town South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent June Williams* 443
Labour Philip William Grice 551
Plaid Cymru David Jonathan Edwards 309
Independent Rob James 301
Independent Jennifer Fox 289
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Mendus Edwards 245
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

Plaid Cymru held both seats with Gareth O. Jones replacing Jeff Thomas who stood down.

Carmarthen Town North 2008
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.

References

  1. ^ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.
  2. ^ This result is incorrect in the Western Mail.