Carmarthen Town South (electoral ward)
Carmarthen Town South is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Profile
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 has been an electoral ward since the 1940s. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.2 Ward. It is currently a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council and a five-member electoral ward for elections 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
Carmarthenshire County Council from 1995
Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1995
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.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Dr Margaret Elizabeth Evans* | 982 | |||
| Labour | John Russell Davies* | 808 | |||
| Independent | Richard John Goodridge | 682 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1999
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.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | June Williams* | 774 | |||
| Independent Labour | John Russell Davies* | 551 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Thomas | 547 | |||
| Labour | Philip William Grice | 397 | |||
| Labour | Mandy Diane Peters | 321 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2004
Following the retirement of the Independent Labour (and former Labour) councillor, Russell Davies, the seat was won by a Labour candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | June Williams* | 443 | |||
| Labour | Philip William Grice | 551 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | David Jonathan Edwards | 309 | |||
| Independent | Rob James | 301 | |||
| Independent | Jennifer Fox | 289 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Mendus Edwards | 245 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | ||||
Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2008
Both sitting members were defeated.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Arwel Lloyd | 626 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Paul Dunn | 369 | |||
| Independent | June Williams* | 361 | |||
| Labour | Philip William Grice* | 356 | |||
| Independent | Dudley Evans | 231 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2012
Plaid Cymru held both seats with the sitting members again returned.
References
- 1 2 "Carmarthen Town South Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.
- ↑ This result is incorrect in the Western Mail.