In 2014, the Dafen electoral ward had an electorate of 2,665.[1] The total population was 3,615, of whom 84.6% were born in Wales. 26.9% of the population were able to speak Welsh.[1]
Representationedit
Dafan is a ward to Llanelli Rural Council, electing four community councillors.[2]
The Dafen Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of Carmarthenshire County Council elections. Since 2012 it has been represented by Labour Party councilor Tegwen Devichand.
At the 1999, Warlow was re-elected despite a strong showing by Plaid Cymru which won the Llanelli seat in the inaugural Welsh Assembly elections held on the same day.
In 2012, Labour retained the seat. Labour won by a large majority although Plaid Cymru's vote may have been affected by the decision of their former candidate, Clem Thomas, to stand for People First.
The long-standing ward boundaries in the Llanelli area were redrawn in the 1980s and Dafen ward was part of the Felinfoel ward for the purposes of election to Dyfed County Council in 1989 and 1993.
From 1987, Dafen formed an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Llanelli Borough Council. Dafen returned two members.
External linksedit
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014.
Referencesedit
^ ab(PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^"Members". Llanelli Rural Council. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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