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Cenarth (electoral Ward)
Cenarth () is an electoral ward, representing the communities of Newcastle Emlyn and Cenarth, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is strangely named Cenarth, rather than Newcastle Emlyn as Newcastle Emlyn has the larger population. A similar ward for local elections prior to 1987 was named Newcastle Emlyn. Profile In 2014, the Cenarth electoral ward had an electorate of xx. The total population was xx, of whom very few were born in Wales. Few of the population were able to speak Welsh. Current Representation The Cenarth Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of Carmarthenshire County Council elections. Since 2012 it has been represented by Plaid Cymru councillor Hazel Evans. Recent history The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. An Independent candidate was returned unopposed. In 1999 the seat was captured by Plaid Cymru. In 2004 the sitting Plaid Cymru councillor contested the neighbouring Llangeler Ward and Cenarth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward (politics)
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered. Origins The word “ward”, for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London, where gatherings for each ward known as “wardmotes” have taken place since the 12th century. The word was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland. In parts of northern England, a ''ward'' was an administrative subdivision of a county, very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. Present day In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, wards ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The second elections to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election. They resulted in a coalition between Independent councillors and Plaid Cymru for the next five years. Overview Results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (one seat) Boundary Change. Two sitting members contested the seat. Betws (one seat) Bigyn (two seats) No boundary changes but the number of seats reduced from three to two. Burry Port (two seats) The Liberal Democrats won both seats in 1995 but Labour captured one of these in a by-election following the death of a sitting member. Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen Town North (two seats) Carmarthen Town South (two seats) 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 Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangeler
Llangeler () is a hamlet and community located in north Carmarthenshire, Wales. The name is believed to refer to St. Gelert. Llangeler parish covers a wide area including to the west, the textile village of Drefach Felindre, Waungilwen, Cwmpengraig and to the east, Pont Tyweli which adjoins Llandysul on the Carmarthenshire side of the River Teifi. The population of the parish was 3,222 at the Census of 2001, increasing to 3,427 at the 2011 census. The community is bordered by the communities of: Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Cynwyl Elfed; Cenarth; and Newcastle Emlyn, all being in Carmarthenshire; and by Llandyfriog and Llandysul in Ceredigion Ceredigion ( , , ) is a county in the west of Wales, corresponding to the historic county of Cardiganshire. During the second half of the first millennium Ceredigion was a minor kingdom. It has been administered as a county since 1282. C .... History The church is dedicated to St Celer, a hermit and martyr who lived in the nearby wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyfed County Council
Dyfed County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dyfed) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Dyfed in south west Wales. It operated between 1974 and 1996. The county council was based at County Hall, Carmarthen. History Dyfed County Council was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It took over the functions of the three previous county councils which had covered the area: Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire. Dyfed County Council was abolished under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, being replaced on 1 April 1996 by three unitary authorities: Carmarthenshire County Council, Ceredigion County Council, and Pembrokeshire County Council. These corresponded to the former counties which had been abolished 22 years earlier. The area of Dyfed became a preserved county, being used for some ceremonial purposes, but no longer having a county council. Political control The first election to the county council was held in April 1973, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthenshire County Council, 1889-1974
Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as the "Garden of Wales" and is also home to the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Carmarthenshire has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The county town was founded by the Romans, and the region was part of the Kingdom of Deheubarth in the High Middle Ages. After invasion by the Normans in the 12th and 13th centuries it was subjugated, along with other parts of Wales, by Edward I of England. There was further unrest in the early 15th century, when the Welsh rebelled under Owain Glyndŵr, and during the English Civil War. Carmarthenshire is mainly an agricultural county, apart from the southeastern part which was once heavily industrialised with coal mining, steel-making and tin-plating. In the north of the county, the woollen indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The fifth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 1 May 2012. It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election. Plaid Cymru won 28 seats whilst Labour and the Independents won 23 each. The main feature of the election was a Labour recovery in the Llanelli area, and to some extent in the Gwendraeth and Ammanford area also, mainly at the expense of Independent candidates. Plaid Cymru lost ground to Labour in the Llanelli area but gained seats elsewhere, becoming the largest party. An Independent-Labour coalition was again formed, but with Labour as the leading partner. As a result, Kevin Madge replaced Meryl Gravell as the leader of the council. Madge resigned as leader of the council in May 2015, having lost the leadership of the Labour group. Two days later it was announced that Plaid Cymru would from a coalition with the Independents. Emlyn Dole was elected leader of the council. Results Overview No Overall Control (unchanged) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The fourth election to Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 1 May 2008. These results were removed from the council website in 2015. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. While the Independent councillors again had the largest number of seats, Plaid Cymru gained considerable ground, notably in the Llanelli and Ammanford areas. The Independents formed a coalition with Labour. Full results of the election were published in the local press. Overview Results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (one seat) Betws (one seat) Bigyn two seats) Burry Port (two seats) Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen Town North (two seats) Carmarthen Town South (two seats) Carmarthen Town West (two seats) Cenarth (one seat) Cilycwm (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed (one seat) Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat) Dafen (one seat) Elli (one seat) John Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The third election to the Carmarthenshire County Council in Wales was held in May 2004. It was preceded by the 1999 election and followed by the 2008 election. As in previous elections, the Independent councillors had the largest number of seats. This resulted in a coalition between Independent and Labour Councillors for the next four years. Overview Results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (one seat) Betws (one seat) Bigyn two seats) Burry Port (two seats) Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen Town North (two seats) Carmarthen Town South (two seats) Carmarthen Town West (two seats) Cenarth (one seat) The sitting Plaid Cymru councillor, John Crossley, chose to contest Llangeler and the party did not field a candidate, leading to the loss of the seat to the Independents. Cilycwm (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed (one seat) Cynwyl Gaeo (one seat) Dafen (one sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The first elections to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. Results are drawn from the national and local press. Overview Results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (one seat) Betws (one seat) Bigyn (three seats) Burry Port (two seats) Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen Town North (two seats) Carmarthen Town South (two seats) Carmarthen Town West (two seats) Cenarth (one seat) Clynderwen (one seat) Cross Hands (one seat) Cynwyl Elfed (one seat) Cynwyl Gaeo and Llanwrda /Talley (one seat) Dafen (one seat) Elli (one seat) Felinfoel (one seat) Garnant (one seat) Glanaman (one seat) Glanymor (two seats) Glyn (one seat) Gorslas (two seats) Hendy (one seat) Hengoed (two seats) Kidwelly (one seat) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community Councils
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. In Scotland and Wales they are statutory bodies. Scottish community councils were first created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, many years after Scottish parish councils were abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. Welsh community councils – which may, if they wish, style themselves ''town councils'' – are a direct replacement, under the Local Government Act 1972, for the previously existing parish councils and are identical to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way in which they operate. England In England, a parish council can call itself a ''community council'', as an 'alternative style' under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. There are thirty-eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmarthenshire County Council
Carmarthenshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It took over local government functions previously provided by the three district councils of Carmarthen, Dinefwr, and Llanelli, as well as the county-level services in the area from Dyfed County Council, all of which councils were abolished at the same time. The council is based at County Hall in Carmarthen. History It is the second body of this name; the previous Carmarthenshire County Council was formed on 1 April 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888, taking over the local government functions of the Quarter Sessions. The first election to the original council was held in January 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru ( ; ; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. Plaid was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. The party holds four of 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 13 of 60 seats in the Senedd, and 203 of 1,231 principal local authority councillors. It is a member of the European Free Alliance. Platform Plaid Cymru's goals as set out in its constitution are: # To promote the constitutional advancement of Wales with a view to attaining independence; # To ensure economic prosperity, social justice and the health of the natural environment, based on decentralist socialism; # To build a national community based on equal citizenship, respect for different traditions and cultures and the equal worth of all individuals, whatever their race, nationality, gender, colour, creed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
