Newtown Central was the name of a county

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in the town of Newtown,

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. It remains as a community ward to Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council.

Description

Newtown Central ward covered the area west of Newtown town centre and immediately south of the

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. The ward elected two councillors to Montgomeryshire District Council and

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, but since the May 1999 election it elected one county councillor to Powys County Council. Newtown Central is a community ward and is represented by three town councillors on Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council. According to the

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the population of the ward was 3,278. Effective from the 2022 local elections, Newtown Central was merged with Newtown South to become Newtown Central and South, which elected two councillors to Powys County Council.

County elections

At the May 2017 Powys County Council elections four of the five sitting councillors in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn stood down, with Newtown Central being won from the Conservative Party by a

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, David Selby, bucking the county trend. Since

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the ward has been represented by

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and

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councillors, though in 2008 it was taken by the Conservatives (who retained the seat in 2012).

References

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Description

County elections

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