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Carmarthen District Council Election, 1976
An election to Carmarthen District Council was held in May 1976. It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. The overwhelming majority of seats were held by Independent candidates. Several Labour candidates were returned but all five Plaid Cymru candidates were defeated. The vice chairman of the authority, Glyn Howell, was defeated by another Independent at Newcastle Emlyn. Results Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat) Abernant (one seat) Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) Cilymaenllwyd (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat) Henllanfallteg (one seat) Laugharne Township (two seats) Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) Llandyfaelog (two seats) Llangeler (two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Carmarthen
Carmarthen District Council ( cy, Caerfyrddin) was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed, west Wales, from 1974 to 1996. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire, which were abolished at the same time: *Carmarthen Municipal Borough * Carmarthen Rural District * Newcastle Emlyn Rural District *Newcastle Emlyn Urban District Carmarthen district was abolished 22 years later under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with the area becoming part of the new Carmarthenshire unitary authority on 1 April 1996. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. A majority of the seats on the council were held by independents throughout the council's existence. The most significant political grouping (as distinct from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Carmarthen District Council Election
The first election to Carmarthen District Council following the re-organization of local government in Wales was held in May 1973. It was followed by the 1976 election. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Results Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat) Abernant (one seat) Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) Cilymaenllwyd (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat) Henllanfallteg (one seat) Laugharne Township (two seats) Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) Llandyfaelog (two seats) Llangeler (two seats) Llanfihangel-ar-Arth (one seat) Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn (one seat) Llangain (one seat) Llangynnwr (two seats) Llangyndeyrn (two seats) Llanllwni (two seats) New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Carmarthen District Council Election
An election to Carmarthen District Council was held in May 1979. It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day, there was a UK General Election and elections to the other local authorities in Wales. There were contests in only seven of the 21 divisions with eighteen Independent councillors returned unopposed. Plaid Cymru gained three seats to gain representation on the authority for the first time. Results Abergwili and Llanllawddog (one seat) Abernant (one seat) Carmarthen Town Ward One (four seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Two (two seats) Carmarthen Town Ward Three (three seats) Percy Jones had previously represented the Llangunnor ward. Cilymaenllwyd (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed and Llanpumsaint (one seat) Henllanfallteg (one seat) Laugharne Township (two seats) Llanarthney and Llanddarog (three seats) Llandyfaelog (two seats) Llangeler (two seats) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, though Owain Glyndŵr led the Welsh Revolt against English rule in the early 15th century, and briefly re-establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abergwili (electoral Ward)
Abergwili is an electoral ward, representing the communities of Abergwili and Llanllawddog, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Profile In 2014, the Abergwili electoral ward had an electorate of 1,906. The total population was 2,335, of whom 71.6% were born in Wales. 55.7% of the population were able to speak Welsh. Current Representation The Abergwili Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of Carmarthenshire County Council elections. Since 2017 it has been represented by Plaid Cymru councillor Dorian Williams. Carmarthenshire County Council The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. Pam Palmer, who had represented the ward on the former Carmarthen District Council was elected with a large majority over the Plaid Cymru candidate. In 1999, Palmer was returned unopposed. Palmer faced opposition from Plaid Cymru and the Labour Party in 2004 but comfortably retained the seat. In 2008, faced only by a Plaid Cymru oppon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthen Town North (electoral Ward)
Carmarthen Town North was an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Profile In 2014, the Carmarthen Town North electoral ward had an electorate of 3,984. The total population was 5,151, of whom 77.1% were born in Wales. The 2011 census indicated that 37.4% of the population were able to speak Welsh. History Carmarthen Town North was an electoral ward since the 1937. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.1 Ward. It became a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council. The corresponding North ward elects seven members 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 four-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council. From 1937 until 1973 it was a single-member ward for the purposes of elections to the previous Carmarthenshire County Council. Following a boundary review by the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthen District Council Elections
Carmarthen (, RP: ; cy, Caerfyrddin , " Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy. north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. The population was 14,185 in 2011, down from 15,854 in 2001, but gauged at 16,285 in 2019. It has a claim to be the oldest town in Wales – ''Old Carmarthen'' and ''New Carmarthen'' became one borough in 1546. It was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16th–18th centuries, described by William Camden as "chief citie of the country". Growth stagnated by the mid-19th century as new settlements developed in the South Wales Coalfield. History Early history When Britannia was a Roman province, Carmarthen was the civitas capital of the Demetae tribe, known as Moridunum ("Sea Fort"). It is possibly the oldest town in Wales, recorded by Ptolemy and in the Antonine Itinerary. The Roman fort is believed to date from about AD 75. A Roman coin hoard was found nearby in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Welsh Local Elections
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party (1976), Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
