Llanwddyn () was the name of an

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in the far north of

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. It covered the

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Llanwddyn Llanwddyn () is a village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The community is centred on the Lake Vyrnwy reservoir. The original Llanwddyn village, about northwest, was submerged when the reservoir was created in the 1880s. Geograp ...

(which gives it its name) as well as the neighbouring communities of

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and Pen-y-Bont-Fawr. The ward elected a county councillor to

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. 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

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candidate Simon Baynes represented the ward following the May 2008 council elections. He stood down after only one term in office.

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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

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and resigned from the council in March 2016 because of irregular funding for the school's bus service. Previous councillor Simon Baynes stood again at the May 2017 council election, but lost to Bryn Davies who won

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's first seat on Powys Council. Previous councillor Darren Mayor stood again but came fourth.

References

{{Powys wards, state=collapsed Former wards of Powys