Lliedi (electoral ward) explained

Lliedi is an electoral ward for Llanelli Town Council and Carmarthenshire County Council in Llanelli, Wales.

The ward is in the far north of Llanelli, bounded to the west by Old Road and to the south by James Street. The River Lliedi runs through the middle of the ward.^[1] The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 5,457.

Representation

Lliedi was an electoral ward to Dyfed County Council, electing a Labour Party councillor at the 1989 election and a Liberal Democrat councillor at the 1993 elections.^[2]

Since 1995 Lliedi has been an electoral ward to Carmarthenshire County Council, electing two county councillors.^[3]

Lliedi is also one of the community wards to Llanelli Town Council, electing five town councillors.^[4]

Shahana Najmi was elected as one of the Labour county councillors at the 2017 elections, but left the Labour Party in 2019 to sit as an Independent councillor. In October 2021 she joined the Conservative Party, therefore represented Lliedi as a Tory.^[5]

Rob James, one of the Labour county councillors elected in 2017, became leader of the county council's Labour Group.^[6]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Election maps . Ordnance Survey. 18 July 2022.
2. Web site: Dyfed County Council Election Results 1973-1993 . The Elections Centre . 18 July 2022 .
3. Web site: Carmarthenshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012 . The Elections Centre . 18 July 2022 .
4. Web site: Community Councillor Results - Llanelli (Lliedi ward) . Carmarthenshire County Council . 18 July 2022 .
5. News: Llanelli MP reacts to former Labour councillor ‘jumping ship’ to join Conservatives . InYourArea . 27 October 2021 . 18 July 2022 .
6. News: Carmarthenshire Council election interview: Labour leader on his background and desire to show that politicians aren't all the same . . 21 April 2022 . 18 July 2022 .