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2012 Powys County Council Election
The fourth election to the Powys County Council since local government reorganization in Wales in 1995 was held on 1 May 2012. It was preceded by the 2008 Powys County Council election, 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 Powys County Council election, 2017 election. The Independent group retained a majority on the authority Results Overview Independent Retain Ward Results (Brecknockshire) Aber-craf (one seat) Incumbent elected unopposed at last election (not standing again) Bronllys (one seat) Builth (one seat) Bwlch (one seat) Crickhowell (one seat) Cwmtwrch (one seat) Felin-fach (one seat) Gwernyfed (one seat) Incumbent elected unopposed at last election Hay (one seat) Llanafanfawr (one seat) Llangattock (one seat) Jeff Holmes was elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008. Llangors (one seat) The sitting member was previously a Liberal Democrat. Incumbent elected unopposed at las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powys Wards (2012)
Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geography Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and part of historic Denbighshire. With an area of about , it is now the largest administrative area in Wales by land and area (Dyfed was until 1996 before several former counties created by the Local Government Act 1972 were abolished). It is bounded to the north by Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Wrexham County Borough; to the west by Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; to the east by Shropshire and Herefordshire; and to the south by Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Caerphilly County Borough, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire and Neath Port Talbot. The largest towns are Newtown, Ystradgynlais, Brecon, Welshpool, Llandrindod Wells and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell George (Welsh Politician)
Russell Ian George (born 1974) is a Welsh Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who has been the Montgomeryshire (Senedd Cymru constituency), Montgomeryshire Member of the Senedd (MS) since the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, 2011 election. Background Russell was born in Welshpool and brought up in Montgomeryshire. He attended Birmingham City University, achieving a BA (Hons) degree in Information and Media Studies, and has lived in Montgomeryshire all his life. He owns a home entertainment business in Newtown called Fuze. County Councillor In 2008 Russell was elected to Powys County Council to represent the Newtown Central ward. Following this, he was elected by the County Councils’ Welsh Conservative group to be one of its representatives on the Council’s executive management board a position he held until 2011. He stood down as a Councillor in 2017. Shadow Cabinet Following his Senedd, Senedd (then Assembly) win in 2011, Russell was appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Electoral Wards In Powys
This list of electoral wards in Powys includes council wards, which elect councillors to Powys County Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils. Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 (73 until 2022) elected councillors representing 60 (73 until 2022) council wards. Although it is a unitary authority, the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees. Local elections take place every five years. Some of the electoral wards are coterminous with communities (civil parishes) of the same name. There are 112 communities in the principal area. Nearly all communities have a local community council. 2022 ward changes In 2021 a large number of proposals by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, to reduce the number of wards in Powys from 73 to 60, with the number of councillors dropping from 73 to 68. As a result of ward mergers, some of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brecon And Radnor (UK Parliament Constituency)
Brecon and Radnorshire ( cy, Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, county constituency in Wales of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1918, it elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency is represented by Fay Jones (politician), Fay Jones of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, who defeated incumbent Jane Dodds of the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019 general election. Boundaries The boundaries of the constituency correspond broadly with the historic counties of Wales, ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. Radnorshire is included in full, and the only significantly populated area from Brecknockshire not in this constituency is Brynmawr, which is in Blaenau Gwent. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangunllo (electoral Ward)
Llangunllo with Norton ( cy, 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. The ward elects a county councillor to Powys County Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,255. 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. 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). At the May 2017 election Llangunllo faced a contest between the Welsh Conservative Party The Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandrindod East/West
Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West (commonly Llandrindod East/West) was the name of an electoral ward in the town of Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. It was abolished in 2022, and merged with Llandrindod South. Description Llandrindod East/West covered the town centre of Llandrindod Wells, including the High Street, Ysgol Calon Cymru (Llandrindod Campus), railway station and hospital. The West border was defined by the River Ithon and to the south by the Arlais Brook. The ward of Llandrindod South lied to the south, Llandrindod North to the north and Llanyre to the west. The ward elected one county councillor to Powys County Council. The East and West community wards are represented by up to two town councillors each on Llandrindod Wells Town Council. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,227. Following the end of the 2017-22 Local Government (Powys County Council) term, the ward was abolished, and merged with Llandrindod Wells South Ward. The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Davies (Conservative Politician)
Christopher Paul Davies (born 18 August 1967) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnorshire from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Davies won the seat in the 2015 general election when he defeated incumbent Liberal Democrat Roger Williams. On 22 March 2019, he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud concerning parliamentary expenses; on 21 June he was removed from office by a recall petition. Davies stood again for the Conservatives in the ensuing 1 August by-election, but lost to the Liberal Democrat candidate Jane Dodds. Early life and career Davies attended Morriston School in Wales. He worked as a rural auctioneer and estate agent before managing a large veterinary practice in Hay-on-Wye. He is a regular main ring commentator at the Royal Welsh Show. Political career Davies was the Conservative candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire at the 2011 Welsh Assembly election. He was elected to Powys County C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasbury (electoral Ward)
Glasbury is the name of an electoral wards in central Powys, Wales. It covers the community of Glasbury (which contains part of the village of the same name) as well as the neighbouring communities of Clyro and Painscastle. The ward elects a county councillor to Powys County Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 2,299. County councillors Independent councillor Margaret Morris represented the ward on Powys County Council until May 2012, when the seat was won by Christopher Davies for the Welsh Conservative Party. Cllr Davies stood down in 2015 after being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnorshire. A by-election was subsequently held in Glasbury on 13 August 2015, resulting in the new Conservative candidate being beaten by the Liberal Democrat candidate, James Gibson-Watt. Gibson-Watt had previously represented Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye ( cy, Y Gelli Gandryll), simply known locally as "Hay" ( cy, Y Gelli), is a market tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanwddyn (electoral Ward)
Llanwddyn () was the name of an electoral wards in the far north of Powys, Wales. It covered the community of Llanwddyn (which gives it its name) as well as the neighbouring communities of Llangynog and Pen-y-Bont-Fawr. The ward elected a county councillor to Powys County Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,036. Following a boundary review, Llanwddyn was merged to become part of the larger ward of Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn, effective from the 2022 local elections. County councillors Conservative Party candidate Simon Baynes represented the ward following the May 2008 council elections. He stood down after only one term in office. Independent councillor Darren Mayor was elected unopposed as ward councillor in May 2012 and became Powys County Council's cabinet member for property, buildings and housing. Cllr Mayor was a governor of Llanfyllin High School and resigned from the council in March 2016 because of irregular funding for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powys County Council
Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of the three administrative counties of Brecknockshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire, which were abolished at the same time. From 1974 until 1996 there were two principal tiers of local government, with Powys County Council as the upper tier authority and three district councils below it, each of which corresponded to one of the pre-1974 counties: Brecknock Borough Council, Montgomeryshire District Council, and Radnorshire District Council. The three districts were abolished under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, with Powys County Council becoming a unitary authority with effect from 1 April 1996, taking on the functions formerly performed by the district councils. Political control The first el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanfihangel (Powys Electoral Ward)
Llanfihangel was the name of an electoral wards in the north of Powys, Wales. It covered the community of Llanfihangel (which gives it its name) as well as the neighbouring community of Llangyniew. The ward elected a county councillor to Powys County Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 1,049. Following a boundary review, Llanfihangel was merged to become part of the larger ward of Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn, effective from the 2022 local elections. County councillors Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ... councillor Barry Thomas represented the ward on Powys County Council for 20 years until May 2017. He was leader of Powys County Council from January 2014 until he stepped down. He had previously been chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talybont-on-Usk (electoral Ward)
Talybont-on-Usk is the name of an electoral ward in the south of Powys, Wales. It covers three local government communities and elects a councillor to Powys County Council. Description The Talybont-on-Usk ward covers the communities of Glyn Tarell, Llanfrynach and Talybont-on-Usk, with the populated areas lying to the north of the ward, south of the town of Brecon. The ward was created by ''The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998''. Prior to 1998 the ward was called Llanfrynach/Talybont-on-Usk. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,923. County elections Since the May 1999 local government election, it has been represented by one county councillor on Powys County Council, though there has only been an election held in 2008 and 2012 (when there was more than one candidate standing). Councillor Liam Fitzpatrick retained his seat unopposed in May 2017. He had been councillor for the ward since 2008, initially as a Liberal Democrat but as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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