Powys County Council

Powys County Council

The coat of arms of Powys County Council
MPs	Chris Davies Glyn Davies
AMs	Rebecca Evans Russell George William Powell Simon Thomas Joyce Watson Kirsty Williams
Official Website	powys.gov.uk

Powys County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the administrative areas of Wales. It has three area committees, known as Shire Committees, one for each of the historic counties of Brecknockshire, Radnorshire and Montgomeryshire. Some local functions are delegated to these committees.^[1] The council offices are located in Llandrindod Wells.

Political makeup

Elections take place every four years. The first election was held in 1995 and the most recent was on 3 May 2012.^[2]

Current composition

Group affiliation[3]		Members
	Independent	48
	Liberal Democrat	10
	Conservative	9
	Labour	6
Total		73

Historic results

Year	Independents	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Plaid Cymru
2012	48	6	10†	9†	0
2008	45	4	9	15	0
2004	54	4	0	15	0
1999	57	6	0	10	0
1995	62	10	3	8	1

† Following a by-election in the Glasbury ward, the Liberal Democrats have 10 councillors and the Conservatives have 9.

Electoral divisions

Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 73 elected councillors representing 73 council divisions. Although it is a unitary authority, the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees. Brecknockshire has 24 councillors, Radnorshire has 15 and Montgomeryshire has 34.^[1]

Local elections take place every four years. Some of the electoral divisions are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. There are 112 communities in the principal area. Nearly all communities have a local community council.

The following table lists the council divisions, the political group representing them, and the communities they cover. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':

Political group		Division	Communities
	Labour	Aber-craf	Ystradgynlais* (part)
	Independent	Banwy	Banwy* Llanerfyl*
	Independent	Beguildy	Beguildy* Llanbadarn Fynydd Llanbister*
	Independent	Berriew	Berriew*
	Conservative	Blaen Hafren	Llangurig* Llanidloes Without* Trefeglwys*
	Independent	Bronllys	Bronllys* Erwood*
	Independent	Builth	Builth Wells*
	Liberal Democrat	Bwlch	Llanfihangel Cwmdu* Bwlch and Cathedine*
	Independent	Caersws	Caersws* Carno*
	Independent	Churchstoke	Churchstoke*
	Liberal Democrat	Crickhowell	Crickhowell* Vale of Grwyney*
	Labour	Cwmtwrch	Ystradgynlais* (part)
	Conservative	Disserth and Trecoed	Disserth and Trecoed*
	Independent	Dolforwyn	Abermule with Llandyssil* Bettws*
	Independent	Felin-fach	Felinfach* Honddu Isaf* Llanddew*
	Independent	Forden	Forden*
	Independent	Glantwymyn	Cadfarch* Glantwymyn*
	Liberal Democrat	Glasbury	Clyro* Glasbury* Painscastle*
	Independent	Guilsfield	Castle Caereinion* Guilsfield*
	Independent	Gwernyfed	Gwernyfed* Llanigon*
	Conservative	Hay	Hay*
	Independent	Kerry	Kerry*
	Independent	Knighton	Knighton*
	Independent	Llanafanfawr	Cilmeri* Duhonw* Llanafan-fawr* Llanwrthwl*
	Independent	Llanbadarn Fawr	Llanbadarn Fawr* Pen-y-bont and Llandegley*
	Independent	Llanbrynmair	Llanbrynmair*
	Independent	Llandinam	Llandinam* Mochdre*
	Independent	Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West	Llandrindod Wells* (part)
	Conservative	Llandrindod North	Llandrindod Wells* (part)
	Conservative	Llandrindod South	Llandrindod Wells* (part)
	Independent	Llandrinio	Bausley with Criggion* Llandrinio*
	Independent	Llandysilio	Carreghofa* Llandysilio*
	Liberal Democrat	Llanelwedd	Aberedw* Glascwm* Llanelwedd*
	Independent	Llanfair Caereinion	Llanfair Caereinion*
	Independent	Llanfihangel	Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa* Llangyniew*
	Conservative	Llanfyllin	Llanfyllin*
	Independent	Llangattock	Llangattock*
	Independent	Llangors	Llangors*
	Independent	Llangunllo	Llanddewi Ystradenny* Llanfihangel Rhydithon* Llangunllo* Whitton*
	Independent	Llangynidr	Llangynidr*
	Independent	Llanidloes	Llanidloes*
	Conservative	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin	Llangedwyn* Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant* Llansilin*
	Independent	Llansantffraid	Llanfechain* Llansantffraid*
	Independent	Llanwddyn	Llangynog* Llanwddyn* Pen-y-Bont-Fawr*
	Independent	Llanwrtyd Wells	Llangamarch* Llanwrtyd Wells* Treflys*
	Independent	Llanyre	Llanyre*
	Independent	Machynlleth	Machynlleth*
	Independent	Maescar/Llywel	Cray* Llywel* Maescar*
	Independent	Meifod	Meifod*
	Independent	Montgomery	Montgomery*
	Independent	Nantmel	Abbeycwmhir* Nantmel* St. Harmon*
	Conservative	Newtown Central	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn* (part)
	Liberal Democrat	Newtown East	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn* (part)
	Liberal Democrat	Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn* (part)
	Conservative	Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn* (part)
	Independent	Newtown South	Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn* (part)
	Independent	Old Radnor	Gladestry* New Radnor* Old Radnor
	Independent	Presteigne	Presteigne*
	Liberal Democrat	Rhayader	Rhayader*
	Independent	Rhiwcynon	Aberhafesp* Dwyriw* Manafon* Tregynon*
	Labour	St David Within	Brecon* (part)
	Labour	St John	Brecon* (part)
	Liberal Democrat	St Mary	Brecon* (part)
	Liberal Democrat	Talgarth	Talgarth*
	Independent	Talybont-on-Usk	Glyn Tarell* Llanfrynach* Talybont-on-Usk*
	Labour	Tawe Uchaf	Tawe Uchaf* Ystradfellte*
	Independent	Trewern	Trewern*
	Independent	Welshpool Castle	Welshpool* (part)
	Liberal Democrat	Welshpool Gungrog	Welshpool* (part)
	Independent	Welshpool Llanerchyddol	Welshpool* (part)
	Labour	Ynyscedwyn	Ystradgynlais* (part)
	Independent	Yscir	Merthyr Cynog* Trallong* Yscir*
	Independent	Ystradgynlais	Ystradgynlais* (part)

External links

• Powys County Council

References

1. "Articles of the Constitution, Part 2 Article 10" (PDF). Powys Council. Retrieved December 22, 2006.
2. 2012 County Council election results
3. [http://www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=3541&no_cache=1&L=0&membs2[action]=list&membs2[view]=members&membs2[order]=surname]