Newtown West
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|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
  Newtown West Location within Powys | |
| Population | 1,844 (2011 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWTOWN |
| Postcode district | SY16 |
| Dialling code | 01686 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors | 1 (County) 3 (Town Council) |
Newtown West (formerly Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West [1] or Llanllwchaiarn West) is the name of an electoral ward in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales.
Newtown West covers the largely rural northwest quadrant of the community north of the River Severn. It includes part of the Pengloddfa district of Newtown. [2] The Newport North ward (including the village of Llanllwchaiarn) lies to the east and Newtown Central and South borders to the south of the river. The Rhiwcynon and Llandinam and Dolfor wards border to the west.
The ward elected two councillors to Montgomeryshire District Council [3] and Powys County Council, but since the May 1999 election it has elected one county councillor to Powys County Council. [4] It is also a community ward and is represented by three town councillors on Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council. [5]
According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,844. [6]
Effective from the 2022 local elections, Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West was renamed as Newtown West (Welsh : Gorllewin y Drenewydd), [7] [8] though retaining the same borders and county council representation.
At the May 2017 Powys County Council elections four of the five sitting councillors in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn stood down, with Llanllwchaiarn West being won from the Independents by a Conservative Party candidate, Mark Barnes, one of many Tory gains across Powys. [9] [10]
The ward had been represented by Independent councillors from 1995 until the 2012 elections. [11]
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