Carmarthen Town West

Electoral ward in Carmarthenshire, Wales

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

## Profile

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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

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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

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ a b "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.