The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales

Carmarthenshire.

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales-controlled welsh_council. 51 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typewelsh_council
Seats75 councillors · 51 wards
Last election5 May 2022
Net revenue ·
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
38/75
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 51%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales chamber, 2-party MP geography.

Carmarthenshire is a welsh_council controlled by Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales (38 of 75 seats). It covers 51 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.75 seats · last contested 5 May 2022

Who sits in the chamber.

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 38Lab 23Independent Berwick Hills Resident 14

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 51% · last contested 5 May 2022

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Neil LewisIndAbergwili2022
Colin EvansIndAmmanford2022
Deian HarriesIndAmmanford2022
Betsan Wyn JonesIndBetws2022
Janet WilliamsLabBigyn2022
Michael David CranhamIndBigyn2022
Phillip Thomas WarlowLabBigyn2022
John David JamesLabBurry Port2022
Shelly Godfrey-ColesLabBurry Port2022
Deryk Michael CundyLabBynea2022
Michelle DonoghueLabBynea2022
Alun John Edwin LennyIndCarmarthen Town North South2022
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§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.51 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats

Carmarthenshire’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Caerfyrddin2957% Ann DaviesPlaid
Llanelli2243% Nia GriffithLab
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales-controlled welsh_council — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Carmarthenshire
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level