Carmarthen Town South

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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.

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In 2014, the Carmarthen Town South electoral ward had an electorate of 2,896. [1] The total population was 3,785, of whom 70.6% were born in Wales. The 2011 census indicated that 38.2% of the population were able to speak Welsh. [1]

History

Carmarthen Town South was an electoral ward since the 1940s. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.2 Ward. It became a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council. It corresponded to the South ward which elects five 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 two-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council.

Following a boundary review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, Carmarthen Town South was merged with Carmarthen Town North to be called Carmarthen Town North and South, effective from the May 2022 local elections. The new ward saw an overall reduction in councillors from four to three. [2]

Current Representation

Since 2017 the ward was represented by Plaid Cymru councillors Gareth John and Alun Lenny.

Carmarthen Town South (two seats)

Carmarthen Town South 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Gareth Howell John 551
Plaid Cymru Alun John Edwin Lenny* 493
Conservative Charlie Evans399
Labour Philip William Grice361
Independent Barry Williams303
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Carmarthenshire County Council from 1995

1995 Carmarthenshire County Council election

In 1995, Dr Margaret Evans, a Liberal Democrat member of Carmarthen District Council since 1991 and Russell Davies, a Labour member of the same authority since 1979 were elected as the ward's first representatives on the new Carmarthenshire County Council. [3]

Carmarthen Town South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans*982
Labour John Russell Davies*808
Independent Richard John Goodridge682
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

1999 Carmarthenshire County Council election

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 Carmarthen District Councuil since 1979, was de-selected by the party but was re-elected as an Independent Labour candidate. [4]

Carmarthen Town South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent June Williams*774
Independent Labour John Russell Davies*551
Plaid Cymru Geraint Thomas547
Labour Philip William Grice397
Labour Mandy Diane Peters321
Independent hold Swing
Independent Labour gain from Labour Swing

2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election

Following the retirement of the Independent Labour (and former Labour) councillor, Russell Davies, the seat was won by a Labour candidate.

Carmarthen Town South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent June Williams*443
Labour Philip William Grice551
Plaid Cymru David Jonathan Edwards 309
Independent Rob James301
Independent Jennifer Fox289
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Mendus Edwards245
Independent hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing

2008 Carmarthenshire County Council election

Both sitting members were defeated.

Carmarthen Town South 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Arwel Lloyd626
Independent Stephen Paul Dunn369
Independent June Williams*361
Labour Philip William Grice*356
Independent Dudley Evans231
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Independent hold Swing

2012 Carmarthenshire County Council election

Plaid Cymru held both seats with the sitting members again returned.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carmarthen Town South Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Clare Snowdon (21 July 2021). "Carmarthenshire to have one more councillor following electoral boundaries review". South Wales Guardian . Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.
  4. ↑ This result is incorrect in the Western Mail.
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