Carmarthen Town North (electoral ward)

Carmarthen Town North is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Profile

In 2014, the Carmarthen Town North electoral ward had an electorate of 3,984.[1] The total population was 5,151, of whom 77.1% were born in Wales. The 2011 census indicated that 37.4% of the population were able to speak Welsh.[1]

History

Carmarthen Town North has been an electoral ward since the 1937. It was previously known as Carmarthen Town No.1 Ward. It is currently a two-member electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council and a seven-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 four-member ward for elections to Carmarthen District Council.

From 1937 until 1973 it was a single-member ward for the purposes of elections to the previous Carmarthenshire County Council.

Carmarthenshire County Council from 1995

In 1995, Ken Maynard, a Labour member of Dyfed County Council since 1985 and David Merriman, an Independent member of Carmarthen District Council since 1976 were elected as the ward's first representatives on the new Carmarthenshire County Council.[2]

Carmarthen Town North 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Bryan Maynard+ 1,431
Independent David Howell Merriman* 1,117
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose 849
Conservative Jane Ann Jones 279
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

In 1999, both sitting members were re-elected but were closely challenged by Plaid Cymru candidate Llyr Huws Griffiths.

Carmarthen Town North 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Bryan Maynard* 1,014
Independent David Howell Merriman* 979
Plaid Cymru Llyr Hughes Griffiths 965
Labour Richard Evans 658
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

At the 2004 election, Ken Maynard, a county councillor since 1985 stood down and David Merriman, a district and county councillor since 1976 sought (unsuccessfully) to be elected for the neighbouring Carmarthen Town West ward. Both seats were captured for the first time by Plaid Cymru.

Carmarthen Town North 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths 767
Plaid Cymru Jeffrey Thomas 584
Labour Michael Stewart Elias 562
Labour Richard Evans 491
Independent Jeremy John 360
Independent Kevin Davies 214
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Plaid Cymru gain from Independent Swing

Plaid Cymru held both seats in Carmarthenshire County Council election, 2008, with Gareth O. Jones replacing Jeff Thomas who stood down.

Carmarthen Town North 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths* 1,058
Plaid Cymru Gareth Owen Jones 740
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose 462
Independent David Neil Lewis 461
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Plaid Cymru held both seats in 2012 with the sitting members again returned.

Carmarthen Town North 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Peter Hughes Griffiths* 824
Plaid Cymru Gareth Owen Jones* 657
Independent Michael Stewart Elias 501
Labour Douglas Edmund Ynyr Richards Rose 480
Independent Paschal Haughey 201
Turnout 38.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "Carmarthen Town North Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Election Special". South Wales Evening Post. 5 May 1995.


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