Carmarthen Town West (Welsh: Gorllewin Tref Caerfyrddin) is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Profile
editIn 2014, the Carmarthen Town West electoral ward had an electorate of 4,124.[1] The total population was 5,335, of whom 75.8% were born in Wales. The 2011 census indicated that 37.2% of the population were able to speak Welsh.[1]
History
editCarmarthen Town West has been an electoral ward since the 1940s. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.3 Ward. It is currently a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council and a six-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 three-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council
County Council elections
editIn 2017 the ward seats were won by Plaid Cymru councillors Emlyn Schiavone and Alan Speake.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Emlyn Schiavone | 739 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Alan Speake* | 661 | |||
| Independent | Arthur Davies | 510 | |||
| Independent | Russell Sparks | 454 | |||
| Labour | Matthew Geraint Thomas | 255 | |||
| Labour | Julia Ann Ault | 238 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Carmarthen Town West Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council election results". Carmarthenshire Herald. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.