Lliedi is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

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 ...

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, Carmarthen. ...

, Wales. The ward is in the far north of Llanelli, bounded to the west by Old Road and to the south by James Street. The

River Lliedi The River Lliedi ( cy, Afon Lliedi) has its source near Mynydd Sylen Llanelli and Llannon in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The river fills the Cwm-Lliedi Reservoirs and meets the sea at the Loughor Estuary (Welsh-Moryd Llwchwr) at the former Carmarthe ...

runs through the middle of the ward. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 5,457.

Representation

Lliedi 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 Cou ...

, electing a Labour Party councillor at the 1989 election and a

Liberal Democrat Several political party, political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democracy, liberal democratic ideology. Active parties Former parties ...

councillor at the 1993 elections. Since 1995 Lliedi has been an electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council, electing two county councillors. Lliedi is also one of the community wards to

, electing five town councillors. Shahana Najmi was elected as one of the Labour county councillors at the 2017 elections, but left the Labour Party in 2019 to sit as an Independent councillor. In October 2021 she joined the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

, therefore represented Lliedi as a Tory. Rob James, one of the Labour county councillors elected in 2017, became leader of the county council's Labour Group.

References

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