Llangunllo with Norton

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Pre-2022 Llangunllo ward location in Powys, Wales

Llangunllo with Norton (Welsh : Llangunllo gyda Norton) formerly known as Llangunllo, is the name of an electoral wards in central Powys, Wales. It covers the community of Llangunllo as well as the neighbouring communities of Llanfihangel Rhydithon and Whitton with the village of Norton. [1] The ward elects a county councillor to Powys County Council.

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According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,255. [2]

Following a boundary review the Llangunllo ward was renamed Llangunllo with Norton, with the addition of the village of Norton from the neighbouring Presteigne ward. The community of Llanddewi Ystradenny was removed to form part of a new Ithon Valley ward. [3] [1]

County councillors

Between 1995 and 2012 the seat was held by non-party Independent councillors, with the electorate only casting their votes in the 1995 and 2004 elections (when there were more than one candidate). [4] At the May 2017 election Llangunllo faced a contest between the Welsh Conservative Party and Independent candidate, Hywel Lewis, with Lewis retaining his seat with just short of 60% of the vote. [5]

2017 Powys County Council election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hywel LEWIS * 350 59.7 N/A
Conservative Edmund Richard HAYWARD23039.2

*= sitting councillor prior to the election

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References

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  2. "Llangunllo - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. "Powys Council faces shake-up with number of members cut". Powys County Times. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. "Powys 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. "County Council Elections 2017 - Radnorshire". Powys County Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.