Pen-y-groes (electoral ward)

This article is about the Carmarthenshire electoral ward. For Gwynedd electoral ward, see Penygroes, Gwynedd.

Pen-y-groes is an electoral ward within the Carmarthenshire County Council, representing the people of Penygroes, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Profile

In 2019, the Pen-y-groes electoral ward had an electorate of 2,361. ^[1] As of 2021 the population was 2,917, of whom 2,311 were born in Wales. 62.2% of the population are able to speak Welsh. ^[1]

Current Representation

The Pen-y-groes Ward is a single-member ward, meaning only one representative is elected at each election. Since 2017 it has been represented by Plaid Cymru councillor Dai Thomas.

Electoral history

The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. Ceirwyn Davies was elected with a majority of just 54 votes.

Penygroes 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Ceirwyn Davies	500	52.9
	Labour	Evan Davies*	446	47.1
Majority			54	5.8
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

Penygroes 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Siân Elisabeth Thomas	659	61.4	+8.5
	Labour	Elizabeth Ann Phillips	414	38.6	−8.5
Majority			245	22.8

Penygroes 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Siân Elisabeth Thomas*	552	57.1	−4.3
	Labour	Mark Lewis	414	42.9	+4.3
Majority			138	14.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Penygroes 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Siân Elisabeth Thomas*	608	75.9	+18.8
	BNP	Kevin Edwards	193	24.1
Majority			415	51.8

Penygroes 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Siân Elisabeth Thomas*	344	37.7	−38.2
	Labour	Bob Gunstone	338	37
	Independent	Aled Rees	139	15.2
	Conservative	Susan Freda Webb	92	10.1
Majority			6	0.7

Penygroes 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Dai Thomas	582	58.8	+20.6
	Labour	Paul Truman Blackwell	259	26.1	−10.9
	UKIP	Timothy Dean	150	15.1
Majority			323	32.7

Penygroes 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Dai Thomas	453	45.9	−12.9
	Labour	Rachael Williams	260	26.3	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Julian William Tandy	188	19.0
	Breakthrough Party	Ewan Phillip Chappell	87	8.8
Majority			193	19.6

References

1. "Penygroes Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 27 October 2021.