Elli is an
electoral ward for
Llanelli Town Council
Llanelli Town Council (Welsh - ''Cyngor Tref Llanelli'') is the community council that governs the majority of wards in Llanelli town. The Council is run by a group or groups who command the support of the majority of the elected representatives. ...
and
Carmarthenshire County Council
Carmarthenshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The counc ...
in
Llanelli
Llanelli (" St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarth ...
, Wales.
The ward covers a residential area in the north of Llanelli, bounded to the south by Parc y Dref, to the east by Old Road and to the west by
Llanelli Rural
Llanelli Rural ( cy, Llanelli Gwledig) is a community in the southeast of Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Description
Despite its name, Llanelli Rural covers large parts of the Llanelli urban area, including Bynea, Llwynhendy, Cefncaeau, Pemberton ...
. The population of this ward at the
2011 census was 3,203.
Representation
Elli was an electoral ward to
Dyfed County Council
Dyfed County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dyfed) was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Dyfed in south west Wales. It operated between 1974 and 1996. The county council was based at County Hall, Carmarthen.
History
Dyfed County Co ...
, represented by a
Labour Party councillor from the 1989 election followed by a
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
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*Liberal democracy
*Lib ...
councillor from 1993.
Since 1995 Elli has been an electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council, represented by one county councillor.
Elli is also one of the community wards to
Llanelli Town Council
Llanelli Town Council (Welsh - ''Cyngor Tref Llanelli'') is the community council that governs the majority of wards in Llanelli town. The Council is run by a group or groups who command the support of the majority of the elected representatives. ...
, electing two town councillors.
Future
Lord Chancellor
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and
Secretary of State for Wales
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,
Robert Buckland
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, began his political career when he won the Elli county seat by only 3 votes
in 1993. It was said he was the first
Conservative
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to be elected in Llanelli in living memory.
Conservative councillor
John Jenkins won the Elli ward at the
2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election
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. In February 2006 he was selected as the Conservative candidate for
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire in the
2007 Welsh Assembly election
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, but stood down after 24 hours because of homophobic remarks made in 2003. He was re-elected as Elli councillor in 2008 as an
Independent
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. He was elected again in 2012, but later that year was reported to the Ombudsman for inappropriate comments on
Twitter
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.
References
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Llanelli
Carmarthenshire electoral wards