Llandrindod East/West

Electoral ward in Wales

Population1,227 (2011 census)

Post townLLANDRINDOD WELLS

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe^[1]

Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West
Electoral ward
Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West Location within Powys
Population	1,227 (2011 census)
Principal area	Powys
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LLANDRINDOD WELLS
Dialling code	01597
UK Parliament	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe^[1]
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Brecon & Radnorshire
Councillors	4 (Town Council)
List of places UK Wales Powys 52°14′31″N 3°22′52″W / 52.2420°N 3.3810°W / 52.2420; -3.3810

Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West (commonly Llandrindod East/West) was the name of an electoral ward in the town of Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. It was abolished in 2022, and merged with Llandrindod South.

Llandrindod East/West covered the town centre of Llandrindod Wells, including the High Street, Ysgol Calon Cymru (Llandrindod Campus), railway station and hospital. The West border was defined by the River Ithon and to the south by the Arlais Brook. The ward of Llandrindod South lay to the south, Llandrindod North to the north and Llanyre to the west.^[2]

The ward elected one county councillor to Powys County Council.^[3] The East and West community wards are represented by up to two town councillors each on Llandrindod Wells Town Council.^[4]

According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 1,227.^[5]

Following the end of the 2017-22 Local Government (Powys County Council) term, the ward was abolished and merged with Llandrindod Wells South Ward. The South Ward gained an extra councillor, bringing the total to 2, however keeping the total for the town at 3.

County Council elections

At the May 2017 Powys County Council elections, Llandrindod East/West was won by Jon Williams, the town's mayor at the time, from the sitting Independent councillor Keith Tampin.^[6] Tampin had been Chair of Powys County Council since May 2016. He had represented Llandrindod East/West since the 2012 elections, but had previously been elected to the Llandrindod North ward in 2004 and 2008.^[7]

The Llandrindod East/West ward had been represented by Independent councillors since 1995.^[8]

References

↑ "Location of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ "The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ "Councillors". Llandrindod Wells Town Council. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West Ward (as of 2011) (1237327657)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ Owain Farrington (11 May 2017). "Llandrindod Mayor on county council and Lib Dems take South". Powys County Times. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ "Llandrindod Wells councillor elected as new Powys chairman". Abergavenny Chronicle. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
↑ "Powys County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 September 2018.

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