Llanelli Rural is a community in the southeast of Carmarthenshire,Wales.
Carmarthenshire County Council 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.
Llannon is a small village,community and electoral ward in the county of Carmarthenshire,Wales. It is located on the A476 road 11 mi (18 km) south east of the county town,Carmarthen,between Tumble and Swiss Valley.
Sir Robert James Buckland is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Wales from July to October 2022. He previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Conservative Party,he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South Swindon since 2010.
The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 1 May 2008. 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.
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.
Bigyn is an electoral ward,representing part of the community of Llanelli,Carmarthenshire,Wales. It is a three-member ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council,with the number of councillors being increased from two to three for the elections held in May 2022.
Burry Port is an electoral ward,representing the community of Burry Port,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
Bynea is an electoral ward,representing part of the community of Llanelli Rural,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
Dafen is an electoral ward,representing the immediate area around the village of Dafen in the community of Llanelli Rural,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
The first election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in January 1889. It was followed by the 1892 election.
The fourth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1898. It was preceded by the 1895 election and followed by the 1901 election.
The fifth election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1901. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1919. It was preceded by the 1913 election and followed by the 1922 election.
An election to the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in March 1925. It was preceded by the 1922 election and followed by the 1928 election.
An election to Llanelli Borough Council was held in May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed,as a result of local government reorganisation in Wales and the formation of unitary authorities,by the Carmarthenshire County Council election of 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.
The 2022 Carmarthenshire County Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 to elect 75 members to Carmarthenshire Council. On the same day,elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.
Lliedi is an electoral ward for Llanelli Town Council and Carmarthenshire County Council in Llanelli,Wales.
Elli is an electoral ward for Llanelli Town Council and Carmarthenshire County Council in Llanelli,Wales.
Hengoed is an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Rural Council in Llanelli Rural,Carmarthenshire,Wales.
