Laugharne Township (Welsh: Lacharn) is the name of an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is represented by one county councillor.
As well as the town of Laugharne, the ward also covers the neighbouring communities of Eglwyscummin, Llanddowror and Pendine. It includes the villages and settlements of Broadway, Cross Inn, Halfpenny Furze, Llandawke, Llanddowror, Llanmiloe, Llansadwrnen, Marros, Pendine, Plashett and Red Roses. [1] The usual population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,851.[2]
A 2019 boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales recommended the name of the ward be changed to 'Laugharne' with the Welsh name 'Lacharn' (though Laugharne Township Community Council preferred 'Talacharn'). It recommended no changes to the ward boundaries.[3] The county council and news outlets continued to use the name Laugharne Township when reporting the 2022 Carmarthenshire County Council election results - though no election took place in Laugharne because there was only one candidate.[4][5]
Representation edit
Laugharne Township has been an electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council since 1995, represented by one county councillor. The ward has been represented by Independent councillors from the outset: Cyril Roberts[6] from 1995 and Jane Tremlett since 2004.[7]
Tremlett has represented Laugharne Township since the 2004 Carmarthenshire County Council election. She is originally from London (though her father comes from Carmarthenshire) and has lived in Laugharne since 1982. She ran a bookshop in the town with her husband. Tremlett became leader of the Independent group on the county council and cabinet member for social care and health.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Laugharne Township Ward (as of 2011) (W05000481)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County of Carmarthenshire – Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. October 2019. pp. 9, 10, 12. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections 2022: County Council election results - Laugharne Township". Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Robert Dalling (6 May 2022). "The full election result for Carmarthenshire as Plaid remains the largest party despite leader losing seat". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Dylans town captured on camera". Western Telegraph. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Carmarthenshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Council elections interview: the leader of the Independents on her background and route into political life in Carmarthenshire". Wales Online. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.