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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.
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Political makeup
Elections take place every four years. The last election was on 3 May 2012,[2] and there has been a single by-election since.[3]
Current composition
Group affiliation[4] | Members |
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Independent |
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Liberal Democrat | 10 | |
Conservative | 9 | |
Labour | 6 | |
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Historic results
Year | Independents | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
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2012 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
2008 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
2004 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
1999 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
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 '*':
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Labour | Aber-craf |
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Independent | Banwy |
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Independent | Beguildy |
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Independent | Berriew | ||
Conservative | Blaen Hafren |
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Independent | Bronllys | ||
Independent | Builth | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bwlch | ||
Independent | Caersws | ||
Independent | Churchstoke | ||
Liberal Democrat | Crickhowell |
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Labour | Cwmtwrch |
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Conservative | Disserth and Trecoed |
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Independent | Dolforwyn | ||
Independent | Felin-fach |
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Independent | Forden | ||
Independent | Glantwymyn |
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Conservative | Glasbury | ||
Independent | Guilsfield |
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Independent | Gwernyfed |
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Conservative | Hay |
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Independent | Kerry | ||
Independent | Knighton | ||
Independent | Llanafanfawr |
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Independent | Llanbadarn Fawr |
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Independent | Llanbrynmair | ||
Independent | Llandinam |
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Independent | Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West |
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Conservative | Llandrindod North |
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Conservative | Llandrindod South |
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Independent | Llandrinio |
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Independent | Llandysilio |
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Liberal Democrat | Llanelwedd |
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Independent | Llanfair Caereinion | ||
Independent | Llanfihangel |
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Conservative | Llanfyllin | ||
Independent | Llangattock |
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Independent | Llangors | ||
Independent | Llangunllo |
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Independent | Llangynidr | ||
Independent | Llanidloes | ||
Conservative | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/Llansilin | ||
Independent | Llansantffraid | ||
Independent | Llanwddyn | ||
Independent | Llanwrtyd Wells |
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Independent | Llanyre | ||
Independent | Machynlleth | ||
Independent | Maescar/Llywel |
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Independent | Meifod | ||
Independent | Montgomery | ||
Independent | Nantmel | ||
Conservative | Newtown Central |
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Liberal Democrat | Newtown East |
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Liberal Democrat | Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North |
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Conservative | Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West |
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Independent | Newtown South |
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Independent | Old Radnor | ||
Independent | Presteigne | ||
Liberal Democrat | Rhayader | ||
Independent | Rhiwcynon |
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Labour | St David Within |
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Labour | St John |
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Liberal Democrat | St Mary |
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Liberal Democrat | Talgarth | ||
Independent | Talybont-on-Usk |
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Labour | Tawe Uchaf | ||
Independent | Trewern | ||
Independent | Welshpool Castle |
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Liberal Democrat | Welshpool Gungrog |
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Independent | Welshpool Llanerchyddol |
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Labour | Ynyscedwyn |
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Independent | Yscir |
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Independent | Ystradgynlais |
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External links
References
- ^ a b "Articles of the Constitution, Part 2 Article 10" (PDF). Powys Council. Retrieved December 22, 2006.
- ^ 2012 County Council election results
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- ^ [2]
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