Pen-y-groes_(electoral_ward)
Pen-y-groes (electoral ward)
Electoral ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales
Pen-y-groes is an electoral ward within the Carmarthenshire County Council, representing the people of Penygroes, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
In 2019, the Pen-y-groes electoral ward had an electorate of 2,361.[1] As of 2021 the population was 2,917, of whom 2,311 were born in Wales. 62.2% of the population are able to speak Welsh.[1]
The Pen-y-groes Ward is a single-member ward, meaning only one representative is elected at each election. Since 2017 it has been represented by Plaid Cymru councillor Dai Thomas.
The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. Ceirwyn Davies was elected with a majority of just 54 votes.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Ceirwyn Davies | 500 | 52.9 | ||
Labour | Evan Davies* | 446 | 47.1 | ||
Majority | 54 | 5.8 | |||
Plaid Cymru win (new seat) |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Siân Elisabeth Thomas | 659 | 61.4 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Ann Phillips | 414 | 38.6 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 245 | 22.8 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Siân Elisabeth Thomas* | 552 | 57.1 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Mark Lewis | 414 | 42.9 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 138 | 14.2 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Siân Elisabeth Thomas* | 608 | 75.9 | +18.8 | |
BNP | Kevin Edwards | 193 | 24.1 | ||
Majority | 415 | 51.8 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Siân Elisabeth Thomas* | 344 | 37.7 | -38.2 | |
Labour | Bob Gunstone | 338 | 37 | ||
Independent | Aled Rees | 139 | 15.2 | ||
Conservative | Susan Freda Webb | 92 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 6 | 0.7 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Dai Thomas | 582 | 58.8 | +20.6 | |
Labour | Paul Truman Blackwell | 259 | 26.1 | -10.9 | |
UKIP | Timothy Dean | 150 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 323 | 32.7 |
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- "Penygroes Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 27 October 2021.