Hengoed is an

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for

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and Llanelli Rural Council in

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, Wales. The ward is to the west of the town of

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. The ward covers the villages of

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and most of the valley of the River Dulais. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 3,745.

Representation

Hengoed was a ward to

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from 1973, represented by three borough councillors until the 1987 election, when the representation reduced to two councillors. Hengoed became an electoral ward to

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, electing a Labour Party councillor Hugh Peregrine at the 1989 and 1993 elections. Since 1995 Hengoed has been an electoral ward to

, electing two county councillors, a mixture of Labour Party,

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and People First representatives. Hengoed is also one of the community wards to Llanelli Rural Council, electing four community councillors. Labour county and community councillor, Penny Edwards, had been elected as Hengoed county councillor in 2015, following the death of her husband George Edwards. She was subsequently elected to the community council in 2017. She was unable to stand for re-election in May 2022 because of ill health and died a short while afterwards, on 22 May 2022.

Carmarthenshire County Council elections

* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election

2017 election

Susan Phillips gained a seat back for Plaid Cymru at this election. She had been the Post Mistress of Pwll Post Office for 15 years and was born and bred in the ward.

2015 by-election

A by election was held following the death of Labour county councillor George Edwards. It was won for Labour by his widow, Penny Edwards.

References

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