Photo: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0Plaid Cymru holds a majority on Carmarthenshire County Council
Newcastle Emlyn is run by Carmarthenshire County Council and Ceredigion County Council. Plaid Cymru has a majority on Carmarthenshire County Council and Ceredigion County Council. Most of Newcastle Emlyn is in Caerfyrddin (MP Ann Davies, Plaid Cymru); 38% of residents are in Ceredigion Preseli (MP Ben Lake, Plaid Cymru).
£2,377
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Newcastle Emlyn’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 on Newcastle Emlyn’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 38 of Carmarthenshire’s 74 or 17 of Ceredigion’s 33 seats to run the council alone.
- Plaid Cymru39
- Labour20
- Independent13
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2022.
- Plaid Cymru19
- Independent7
- Liberal Democrat6
- Gwlad1
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 Newcastle Emlyn
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.
62% of Newcastle Emlyn’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Newcastle Emlyn: same source as Who runs Newcastle Emlyn, above.
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. Newcastle Emlyn’s communities: Newcastle Emlyn and Llandyfriog.
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 Newcastle Emlyn, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards2 wards · 2 councillorsHazel Anna Louise EvansKen Howell
- 2Police and crime commissionerDyfed-Powys Police · elected May 2024Dafydd Llywelyn
- 3SeneddSir Gaerfyrddin · 6 membersCefin CampbellGareth BeerNerys EvansCarmelo ColasantoAdam PriceSarah Edwards
- 4SeneddCeredigion Penfro · 6 membersPaul Windsor DaviesElin JonesSusan Claire ArchibaldKerry Elizabeth FergusonPaul MarrAnna Nicholl
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
2 councillors for 2 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.
- Hazel Anna Louise EvansPlaid Cymru · May 2022
- Ken HowellPlaid Cymru · May 2022
- No election on record since May 2021
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenarth and LlangelerCarmarthenshire · 21% in Newcastle Emlyn · 1,146 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Hazel Anna Louise EvansKen Howell | May 2022 |
| LlandyfriogCarmarthenshire · 39% in Newcastle Emlyn · 696 residents | – | No election on record since May 2021 |
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 Newcastle Emlyn, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Newcastle Emlyn’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,144 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Votes not recorded
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Newcastle Emlyn is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Plaid Cymru, MP since 4 July 2024
62% of Newcastle Emlyn’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 62% (Wales 56%).
Majority 4,535 of 45,604 votes (9.9%): the 10th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
Plaid Cymru, MP since 8 June 2017
38% of Newcastle Emlyn’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 61% (Wales 56%).
Majority 14,789 of 46,302 votes (31.9%): wider than in 91% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
45,604 votes for candidates · majority 4,535
Plaid Cymru, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 45,604 votes from 74,005 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 4,535 of 45,604 votes (9.9%): the 10th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
Ceredigion Preseli
46,302 votes for candidates · majority 14,789
Plaid Cymru, MP since 8 June 2017.
turnout in July 2024: 46,302 votes from 75,690 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 14,789 of 46,302 votes (31.9%): wider than in 91% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
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 Newcastle Emlyn
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.
62% of Newcastle Emlyn is in Sir Gaerfyrddin.
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.
38% of Newcastle Emlyn is in Ceredigion Penfro.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Newcastle Emlyn’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.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,377 (parishes differ; Wales publishes council averages).
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 Newcastle Emlyn 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 Newcastle Emlyn is run
Who is the MP for Newcastle Emlyn?
Newcastle Emlyn is split between 2 constituencies: Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies, Plaid Cymru) and Ceredigion Preseli (Ben Lake, Plaid Cymru). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Newcastle Emlyn have?
2 ward councillors represent Newcastle Emlyn’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Newcastle Emlyn?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Newcastle Emlyn’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 Newcastle Emlyn?
Band D council tax in Newcastle Emlyn is £2,377 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 Newcastle Emlyn?
In Newcastle Emlyn’s wards on 5 May 2022, Plaid Cymru 2 of the 2 seats up. Plaid Cymru had the largest share of votes, 86.7%.
Is Caerfyrddin a marginal seat?
Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru) won it by 4,535 votes in July 2024, 9.9% of votes cast: the 10th-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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