Carmarthenshire 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.
James (Jeremiah) Griffiths was a Welsh Labour Party politician who served for 34 years as a Member of Parliament (MP). He was a trade union leader and became the first Secretary of State for Wales,serving from 1964 to 1966 under Harold Wilson.
David John Denzil Davies was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He served for 35 years as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli from 1970 to 2005. He was a Treasury Minister (1975–1979);a member of Labour's Shadow Cabinet team (1979–1988);and a member of the Privy Council.
Adam Robert Price is a Welsh politician who served as Leader of Plaid Cymru from September 2018 to May 2023. He has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr since 2016,having previously been a Member of Parliament (MP) for the same Westminster constituency from 2001 to 2010.
Ammanford is a town and community in Carmarthenshire,Wales,with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census. It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945.
Abergwili is a village and community in Carmarthenshire,Wales,near the confluence of the rivers Towy and Gwili,close to the town of Carmarthen. It is also an electoral ward. Named after the village of Abergwili,the community includes the settlements of Peniel,Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili and White Mill. The grounds of the former Bishop's Palace are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
Dafydd Elis Elis-Thomas,Baron Elis-Thomas,,is a Welsh politician who served as the leader of Plaid Cymru from 1984 to 1991 and represented the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency in the Senedd from 1999 to 2021.
Gwynfor Richard Evans was a Welsh politician,lawyer and author. He was President of the Welsh political party Plaid Cymru for thirty-six years and was the first member of Parliament to represent it at Westminster,which he did twice,from 1966 to 1970,and again from 1974 to 1979.
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom last represented since 2010 by Jonathan Edwards of Plaid Cymru. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997,mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen.
Gwynoro Glyndwr Jones is a Welsh politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament. He was a schools inspector for 18 years;he has also been a broadcaster,political commentator and journalist. As a politician,he is best remembered for his long struggle to hold the mainly Welsh-speaking constituency of Carmarthen for the Labour Party against Plaid Cymru leader Gwynfor Evans,about which he wrote a book in the Welsh language.
Caerfyrddin,also known as Carmarthen,is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament,first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election,following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
Simon Anthony Hart is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire from 2010 to 2024. He served as the Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from October 2022 to July 2024. He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales in the Johnson government from 2019 to 2022.
David Jonathan Edwards is a Welsh politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 2010 to 2024. Initially elected as a Plaid Cymru MP,he is the longest serving MP in the Carmarthen,having served for 14 years. He sat as an Independent MP after the party's disciplinary panel suspended him in 2020. His membership of Plaid was restored in July 2022,and the whip was returned the following month although following further revelations he stated that he would not rejoin the Plaid group of MPs at Westminster.
Llŷr Huws Gruffydd,is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician,serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011. He acted as interim leader of Plaid Cymru from 16 May to 16 June 2023.
Carmarthen Town South was an electoral ward,representing part of the community of Carmarthen,Carmarthenshire,Wales. Much of its southern border was defined by the River Towy,with the Carmarthen Town North and Carmarthen Town West wards to the north.
Carmarthen Town West is an electoral ward,representing part of the community of Carmarthen,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
The fifth election to 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.
Llinos Medi Huws is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ynys Môn since 2024. She previously served as leader of the Isle of Anglesey County Council from 2017 to 2024. A councillor for Talybolion ward,she was first elected to the local authority in 2013,and became leader of the Plaid Cymru group in 2015.
Carmarthen Town North and South is an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council in Carmarthen,Wales. It is represented by three county councillors.
