Carmarthen Town West

Carmarthen Town West (Welsh: Gorllewin Tref Caerfyrddin) is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Profile

In 2014, the Carmarthen Town West electoral ward had an electorate of 4,124.[1] The total population was 5,335, of whom 75.8% were born in Wales. The 2011 census indicated that 37.2% of the population were able to speak Welsh.[1]

History

Carmarthen Town West has been an electoral ward since the 1940s. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.3 Ward. It is currently a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council and a six-member electoral ward for elections to Carmarthen Town Council.

From 1973 until 1996 it was a single-member ward for the purposes of elections to Dyfed County Council and a three-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council

County Council elections

In 2017 the ward seats were won by Plaid Cymru councillors Emlyn Schiavone and Alan Speake.[2]

Carmarthenshire County Council election, 4 May 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Emlyn Schiavone 739
Plaid Cymru Alan Speake* 661
Independent Arthur Davies 510
Independent Russell Sparks 454
Labour Matthew Geraint Thomas 255
Labour Julia Ann Ault 238
Turnout
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

References
  1. "Carmarthen Town West Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. "Carmarthenshire County Council election results". Carmarthenshire Herald. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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