Llanelli_Town_Council

Llanelli Town Council

Llanelli Town Council

Local authority of Llanelli, Wales

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. The current leader is Labour's David Darkin. The council also appoints an annual ceremonial Mayor who presides over meetings of the Council who is known as the Mayor of Llanelli.

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Llanelli Town Council governs the area of Llanelli covered by five council wards which elect twenty-two Town Councillors. The five wards with the number of councillors in parentheses are; Bigyn (6), Elli (2), Glanymor (5), Lliedi (5) and Tyisha (4).[1]

The motto, seen in the coat of arms says "Cyfoeth Cymdeithas: Cymuned", which translates as "A society's wealth is its community".

Current composition

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The current mayor is Cllr. Nicholas Pearce

Election history

2022 Election

Ward Party Town councillors elected - May 2022[2]
Bigyn Independent Michael Cranham
Labour David Darkin
Labour Jordan Elliott
Labour Gareth Lloyd
Labour Phil Warlow
Labour Janet Williams
Elli Labour Nick Pearce
Independent John Jenkins
Glanymor Independent Amanda Carter
Independent John Jones
Labour Lillith Fenris
Independent Sean Rees
Independent Louvain Roberts
Lliedi Labour Andrew Bragoli
Labour Sarah Evans
Labour Shaun Greaney
Labour Rob James
Labour Anthony Lochrie
Tyisha Labour Suzy Curry
Plaid Cymru Terry Davies
Labour Andre McPherson
Labour John Prosser

2017 Election

Ward Party Town councillors elected - May 2017[3][4]
Bigyn Independent Michael Cranham
Labour Jeff Edmunds
Labour Lauren Edmunds
Labour Matthew Edmunds
Labour Chris Reed
Labour Edward Skinner
Elli Labour David Darkin
Conservative Sion Davies
Independent John Jenkins
Glanymor Independent John Jones
Plaid Cymru Winston Lemon
Labour John Prosser
Plaid Cymru Sean Rees
Labour Louvain Roberts
Lliedi Labour Christopher Griffiths
Labour Sara Griffiths
Labour Shahana Najmi
Labour Philip Warlow
Labour Jan Williams
Tyisha Labour Suzy Curry
Plaid Cymru Terry Davies
Labour Andre McPherson

Four Labour town councillors defected on 6 March 2019 following claims of bullying. They subsequently sat as independents.[5] In September 2019 former Labour councillor Chris Griffiths joined the Conservatives, doubling their numbers on the council.[6]

2012 Election

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2008 Election

Ward Party Town councillors elected 2008[8]
Bigyn Plaid Cymru Michael Burns
Plaid Cymru Ffion Larsen
Plaid Cymru Roger Price
Plaid Cymru David Skivington
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas
Elli Independent John Jenkins
Liberal Democrats Pam Edmunds
Liberal Democrats Michael Gimlett
Glanymor Labour Hubert Hitchman
Independent John Jones
Plaid Cymru Winston Lemon
Labour Linda Steadman
Lliedi Liberal Democrats Joanna Isaac
Liberal Democrats Ken Rees
Labour Edward Skinner
Labour Jan Williams
Labour Bill Thomas
Tyisha Labour Carl Lucas
Labour Ray Neil
Labour John Roberts

2004 Election

Ward Party Town councillors elected 2004[9]
Bigyn Labour N. Bevan
Independent B. Davies
Labour Eryl Morgan
Labour M. E. Prothero
Labour Eric Smith
Elli Independent John Jenkins
Liberal Democrats Pam Edmunds
Liberal Democrats S. I. Chrinowsky
Glanymor Labour Hubert Hitchman
Labour R. Brown
Labour D. J. Harries
Labour C. E. Richard
Lliedi Labour M. K. Francis
Liberal Democrats Ken Rees
Labour Edward Skinner
Labour G. K. Thomas
Labour Bill Thomas
Tyisha Labour Carl Lucas
Labour Ray Neil
Labour John Roberts

1999 Election

Ward Party Town councillors elected 1999[10]
Bigyn Labour N. Bevan
Labour C. N. Charles
Labour Eryl Morgan
Labour M. E. Prothero
Labour Eric Smith
Elli Labour Jan Williams
Liberal Democrats Pam Edmunds
Liberal Democrats S. I. Chrinowsky
Glanymor Labour H. D. Phillips
Labour R. Brown
Labour D. J. Harries
Labour C. E. Richard
Lliedi Liberal Democrats J. A. Hughes
Liberal Democrats Ken Rees
Labour Edward Skinner
Labour Gren Darby
Labour Bill Thomas
Tyisha Labour Carl Lucas
Labour J. E. Neil
Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Thomas

List of Town Mayors

Past Mayors of Llanelli[11]

1974/75 T. V. Davies (Inaugural Town Mayor)

1975/76 V. D. Thomas

1976/77 Joie Davies

1977/78 W. Raymond H. Thomas

1978/79 D. John Harries

1979/80 Leslie R. Hickman

1980/81 Ken Davies

1981/82 Eileen Clarke

1982/83 Michael Gimblett

1983/84 Cliff Charles

1984/85 Margaret Prothero

1985/86 W. Raymond H. Thomas

1986/87 D. John Harries

1987/88 Leslie R. Hickman

1988/89 Ken Davies

1989/90 Cliff Charles

1990/91 Margaret Prothero

1991/92 Elinor G. Lloyd

1992/93 Jan Neil

1993/94 Steffan Chrinowsky

1994/95 Carl Lucas

1995/96 Margaret Evans

1996/97 Eric Smith

1997/98 Jan Williams

1998/99 Pam Edmunds

1999/00 Gren Darby

2000/01 Connie Richards

2001/02 Kenneth Rees

2002/03 Edward Skinner

May-Dec 2003 Hywel Phillips

Jan-June 2004 Edward Skinner

2004/05 Eryl Morgan

2005/06 Nigel Bevan

2006/07 Michael Francis

2007/08 Ray Neil

2008/09 Hubert Hitchman

2009/10 John Jenkins

2010/11 Dyfrig Thomas

2011/12 Linda Stedman

2012/13 Winston Lemon

2013/14 Michael Burns

2014/15 Roger Price

2015/16 Shahana Najmi, J.P.

2016/17 William “Bill” Thomas

2017/18 Jeff Edmunds

2018/19 David Darkin[12]

2019/20 John E. Jones

2020-21 Chris Griffiths - the town council's first ever Conservative mayor[13]

2021-22 Michael Cranham J.P.[14]

2022-23 Philip Warlow

2023-24 Nick Pierce

See also

References

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    "Your Councillors". Llanelli Town Council. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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    "Your Councillors". Llanelli Town Council. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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    "Llanelli Town Council Results". Llanelli Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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    "Your Councillors". Llanelli Town Council. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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    "Bullying claims as Labour councillors in Carmarthenshire quit party". BBC News. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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    "Llanelli councillor joins Welsh Conservatives". Wales News Online. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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    Llanelli Town Year Book. 2012.
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    Llanelli Town Year Book. 2008.
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    Llanelli Town Year Book. 2004.
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    Llanelli Town Year Book. 1999.
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    "Past Mayors of Llanelli". Llanelli Town Council. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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    "New Llanelli Mayor Takes Chains". The Llanelli Herald. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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    "Llanelli gets first 'Conservative' Mayor". Llanelli Online News. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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    "Cllrs Cranham and Rees announced as Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Llanelli". The Llanelli Herald. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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