Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Plaid Cymru holds a majority on Carmarthenshire County Council
Llanelli is run by Carmarthenshire County Council. Plaid Cymru has a majority on Carmarthenshire County Council. Its MP is Dame Nia Griffith (Labour), member for Llanelli.
£2,351
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Llanelli’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Carmarthenshire County Council
Plaid Cymru holds a majority on Carmarthenshire County Council: 39 of its 74 seats as elected. Labour holds 20, independents 13 and Reform UK 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 38 of Carmarthenshire’s 74 seats to run the council alone.
- Plaid Cymru39
- Labour20
- Independent13
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Llanelli
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Llanelli’s communities: Llanelli and Llanelli Rural.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Llanelli, from the most recent elections.
- 1Carmarthenshire County Council10 wards · 19 councillorsLabour 11 · Independent 7 · Plaid Cymru 1 · Reform UK 1 · all 20
- 2Police and crime commissionerDyfed-Powys Police · elected May 2024Dafydd Llywelyn
- 3SeneddSir Gaerfyrddin · 6 membersCefin CampbellGareth BeerNerys EvansCarmelo ColasantoAdam PriceSarah Edwards
- 4House of CommonsLlanelli
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
19 councillors for 10 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Michael David CranhamIndependent · May 2022
- Janet WilliamsLabour · May 2022
- Phillip Thomas WarlowLabour · May 2022
- Sean ReesIndependent · May 2022
- Louvain (midwife) RobertsIndependent · May 2022
- Michelle May BeerReform UK · May 2025 · by-election
- Rob JamesLabour · May 2022
- Anthony LeyshonLabour · May 2022
- Rob EvansLabour · May 2022
- Nysia EvansLabour · May 2022
- Suzy Anne CurryLabour · May 2022
- Terry DaviesPlaid Cymru · May 2022
- Sharen DaviesIndependent · May 2022
- Jason Peter HartIndependent · May 2022
- Deryk Michael CundyLabour · May 2022
- Michelle DonoghueLabour · May 2022
- Edward SkinnerLabour · May 2022
- Martyn PalfremanLabour · May 2022
- Anthony Giles MorganIndependent · May 2022
- Stephen WilliamsIndependent · March 2024 · by-election
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigynall in Llanelli · 6,587 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Michael David CranhamJanet WilliamsPhillip Thomas Warlow | May 2022 |
| Glanymormostly in Llanelli · 5,380 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Sean ReesLouvain (midwife) Roberts | May 2022 |
| Lliediall in Llanelli · 5,333 residents2 seats · May 2025, May 2022 | 2 | Michelle May Beerby-electionRob JamesAnthony Leyshon | May 2025, May 2022 |
| Dafen and Felinfoelall in Llanelli · 5,192 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Rob EvansNysia Evans | May 2022 |
| Tyishaall in Llanelli · 5,037 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Suzy Anne CurryTerry Davies | May 2022 |
| Llwynhendyall in Llanelli · 4,384 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Sharen DaviesJason Peter Hart | May 2022 |
| Byneamostly in Llanelli · 3,288 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Deryk Michael CundyMichelle Donoghue | May 2022 |
| Hengoedmostly in Llanelli · 2,648 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Edward SkinnerMartyn Palfreman | May 2022 |
| Swiss Valleymostly in Llanelli · 2,309 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Anthony Giles Morgan | May 2022 |
| Elliall in Llanelli · 1,985 residents1 seat · March 2024 | 1 | Stephen Williamsby-election | March 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Carmarthenshire County Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Carmarthenshire council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Llanelli, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
10 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Llanelli’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,815 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,844 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,463 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (7 more)
2,601 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,918 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,016 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,171 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,520 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
910 votes for candidates
693 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Llanelli is in Llanelli constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Llanelli).
40,744 votes for candidates · majority 1,504
Labour, MP since 5 May 2005.
turnout in July 2024: 40,744 votes from 71,538 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 1,504 of 40,744 votes (3.7%): the 4th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Llanelli
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Llanelli is in Sir Gaerfyrddin.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Llanelli’s Band D council tax is £2,351 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Carmarthenshire County Council sets £1,830.97 of a Band D bill (78%); the rest goes to community councils and the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Carmarthenshire, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Dyfed’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Llanelli is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
carmarthenshire.gov.wales ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
carmarthenshire.gov.wales ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Llanelli is run
Who is the MP for Llanelli?
Dame Nia Griffith (Labour) is the MP for Llanelli, which covers Llanelli.
How many councillors does Llanelli have?
19 ward councillors represent Llanelli’s 10 wards.
When are the next elections in Llanelli?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Llanelli’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Llanelli?
Band D council tax in Llanelli is £2,351 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Carmarthenshire County Council?
Plaid Cymru has a majority: 39 of 74 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Llanelli?
In Llanelli’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 11 · Independent 7 · Plaid Cymru 1 of the 19 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 43.5%.
Is Llanelli a marginal seat?
Dame Nia Griffith (Labour) won it by 1,504 votes in July 2024, 3.7% of votes cast: the 4th-narrowest result of 32 in Wales.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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