Hengoed (Carmarthenshire electoral ward)
Hengoed is an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Rural Council in Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
The ward is to the west of the town of Llanelli. The ward covers the villages of Furnace, Pwll, Sandy and most of the valley of the River Dulais.[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 3,745.[2]
Representation[edit]
Hengoed was a ward to Llanelli Borough Council from 1973, represented by three borough councillors until the 1987 election, when the representation reduced to two councillors.[3]
Hengoed became an electoral ward to Dyfed County Council, electing a Labour Party councillor Hugh Peregrine at the 1989 and 1993 elections.[4]
Since 1995 Hengoed has been an electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council, electing two county councillors, a mixture of Labour Party, Plaid Cymru and People First representatives.[5]
Hengoed is also one of the community wards to Llanelli Rural Council, electing four community councillors.[6]
Labour county and community councillor, Penny Edwards, had been elected as Hengoed county councillor in 2015, following the death of her husband George Edwards. She was subsequently elected to the community council in 2017. She was unable to stand for re-election in May 2022 because of ill health and died a short while afterwards, on 22 May 2022.[7]
Carmarthenshire County Council elections[edit]
* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election
2017 election[edit]
Susan Phillips gained a seat back for Plaid Cymru at this election. She had been the Post Mistress of Pwll Post Office for 15 years and was born and bred in the ward.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penelope Edwards* | 408 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Susan Phillips | 394 | |||
| Independent | Siân Caiach* | 372 | |||
| Labour | Keith Davies | 322 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Martin Davies | 315 | |||
| Independent | Clifford Jones | 304 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Flynn | 230 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from People's Voice | |||||
2015 by-election[edit]
A by election was held following the death of Labour county councillor George Edwards. It was won for Labour by his widow, Penny Edwards.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Penelope Edwards | 335 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Martin Davies | 313 | |||
| UKIP | Bramwell Gordon Richards | 152 | |||
| People's Voice | Wynford Samuel | 80 | |||
| Independent | Edward Skinner | 76 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen Davies | 54 | |||
| Majority | 22 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.32 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hengoed Ward (as of 2011) (W05000479)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Llanelli Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Community Councillor Results - Llanelli Rural (Hengoed ward)". Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Tributes paid to former councillor". South Wales Evening Post. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Plaid Cymru Select Team For Hengoed". South Wales Chronicle. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Hengoed Ward — Carmarthenshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "New Carmarthenshire County Councillor for Hengoed". West Wales Chronicle. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2022.