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Pontamman
Pontamman was the name of an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council, which included parts of the town and community of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was represented by one county councillor. Description The Pontamman ward covered the town Ammanford Town Council wards of Myddynfych and Wernddu, and was unique in Wales by virtue of being divided into two parts, by a strip of the neighbouring ward of Ammanford. The Wernddu ward includes the residential areas of Hopkinstown and Pontamman, as well as part of Ammanford High Street. The population of the Pontamman ward at the 2011 census was 2,749. A 2019 boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales recommended that Pontamman be merged with the Ammanford ward, to become a two-member ward called Ammanford. The change took effect from the May 2022 local elections. Representation Pontamman was the name of a ward to Dinefwr Borough Council at the 1987 and 1991 elections, represented by one bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The sixth election to Carmarthenshire County Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. It will be followed by the 2022 election Plaid Cymru narrowly missed out in forming the first majority administration in Carmarthenshire Council's history, despite gaining eight seats in the election. The Labour Party maintained its position from the 2012-2017 term, with the Independents losing many seats in the rural areas of Carmarthenshire to Plaid Cymru. Four candidates (from the seventy four seats) were elected unopposed. A Plaid Cymru-Independent coalition was formed after the election, with Emlyn Dole remaining as the Leader of Council. Results Overview No Overall Control Retain Ward results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (one seat) Betws (one seat) Bigyn (two seats) Burry Port (two seats) Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Dinefwr Borough Council Election
An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1991. It was preceded by the 1987 election and followed, after local government reorganization, by the first election to Carmarthenshire County Council in 1995. On the same day there were elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales. Results Betws (one seat) Brynamman (one seat) Cilycwm (one seat) Cwmllynfell (one seat) Cynwyl Gaeo(one seat) Dyffryn Cennen (one seat) Garnant (two seats) Glanamman (two seats) Iscennen (one seat) Llandeilo Castle (one seats) Boundary Change Llandeilo Tywi (one seat) Llandovery Town (two seats) Llandybie (three seats) Llanegwad and Llanfynydd (one seat) Llangadog and Llansadwrn (one seat) Llanfihangel Aberbythych (one seat) Llansawel (one seat) Manordeilo and Salem (one seat) Myddfai (one seat) The ward was previously known as Llanddeusant and Myddfai P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammanford
Ammanford ( cy, Rhydaman) is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a population of 5,411 at the 2011 census. It is a former coal mining town. The built-up area had a population of 7,945 with the wider urban area even bigger. According to the 2001 census, 75.88% of the population were competent in the Welsh language, compared to roughly 61% in Carmarthenshire as a whole and 21.8% in Wales as a whole. Ammanford is served by the A483 and A474 roads. Ammanford railway station is a stop on the Heart of Wales Line, with trains to Llanelli and Swansea to the south and Shrewsbury to the north. Ammanford is twinned with Breuillet, Essonne. History The town of Ammanford is a relatively modern settlement. It was originally known as Cross Inn, named after an inn that was located at a location where a number of roads converged. During the nineteenth century, as a result of the growth of both the tinplate and anthracite coal trades, a village grew around the Cross Inn (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Carmarthenshire County Council Election
The second elections to the Carmarthenshire County Council were held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 Carmarthenshire County Council election, 1995 election and followed by the 2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2004 election. They resulted in a coalition between Independent councillors and Plaid Cymru for the next five years. Overview Results Abergwili (one seat) Ammanford (electoral ward), Ammanford (one seat) Boundary Change. Two sitting members contested the seat. Betws, Carmarthenshire (electoral ward), Betws (one seat) Bigyn (two seats) No boundary changes but the number of seats reduced from three to two. Burry Port (two seats) The Liberal Democrats won both seats in 1995 but Labour captured one of these in a by-election following the death of a sitting member. Bynea (one seat) Carmarthen Town North (two seats) Carmarthen Town South (two seats) One of the seats was won by the Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
