Newtown Central was the name of a county
electoral ward
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in the town of
Newtown,
Powys
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,
Wales
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. It remains as a community ward to
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council.
Description
Newtown Central ward covered the area west of Newtown town centre and immediately south of the
River Severn
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.
The ward elected two councillors to
Montgomeryshire District Council and
Powys County Council
Powys County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. The County Hall is in Llandrindod Wells.
History
The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Governme ...
, but since the
May 1999 election it elected one county councillor to Powys County Council.
Newtown Central is a community ward and is represented by three town councillors on
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council.
According to the
2011 UK Census
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the population of the ward was 3,278.
Effective from the
2022 local elections, Newtown Central was merged with Newtown South to become Newtown Central and South, which elected two councillors to Powys County Council.
County elections
At the
May 2017 Powys County Council elections four of the five sitting councillors in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn stood down, with Newtown Central being won from the
Conservative Party
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by a
Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties ...
, David Selby, bucking the county trend.
Since
1995
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the ward has been represented by
Plaid Cymru
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Plaid wa ...
and
Independent
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councillors, though in 2008 it was taken by the Conservatives (who retained the seat in 2012).
See also
*
List of electoral wards in Powys
References
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Newtown, Powys
Wards of Powys