Llangunllo with Norton (), formerly known as Llangunllo, is an

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in central

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. It covers the

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Llangunllo Llangunllo (sometimes Llangynllo; ) is a village and community in central Powys (formerly in Radnorshire), Wales, located about 5 miles west of Knighton. It is named after St Cynllo. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 369. ...

as well as the neighbouring communities of

Llanfihangel Rhydithon Llanfihangel Rhydithon () is a community in the county of Powys, (Radnorshire) Wales, and is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) from Cardiff and 143.5 miles (231.0 km) from London. In 2011 the population of Llanfihangel Rhydithon was 228 with 6.7% of ...

and Whitton with the village of Norton. The ward elects a county councillor to

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. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,255. Following a boundary review the Llangunllo ward was renamed Llangunllo with Norton, with the addition of the village of Norton from the neighbouring

Presteigne Presteigne (; : the church of St. Andrew) is a town and community (Wales), community on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales. The town is located on the England–Wales border, which surrounds it to the north, east and south. Nearby ...

ward. The community of Llanddewi Ystradenny was removed to form part of a new Ithon Valley ward.

County councillors

Between 1995 and 2012 the seat was held by non-party

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councillors, with the electorate only casting their votes in the 1995 and 2004 elections (when there were more than one candidate). At the May 2017 election Llangunllo faced a contest between the

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and Independent candidate, Hywel Lewis, with Lewis retaining his seat with just short of 60% of the vote. * = sitting councillor prior to the election

References

{{Powys wards, state=collapsed Wards of Powys

County councillors

See also

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