Bigyn (electoral ward)
Bigyn is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Profile
In 2014, the Bigyn electoral ward had an electorate of 4,931.[1] The total population was 6,750, of whom 83% were born in Wales. 23.0% of the population were able to speak Welsh.[1]
Current Representation
The Bigyn Ward is a two-member ward for the purposes of Carmarthenshire County Council elections. Since 2012 it has been represented by Labour Party councillors Eryl Morgan and Jeff Edmunds.
Recent History
The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. Bigyn Ward had three seats, all of which were won by the Labour Party. Martin Morris, the sitting member for the ward on Dyfed County Council, was elected alongside Sandra Cooke and David Prothero, a former county councillor. Three sitting members of Llanelli Borough Council were unsuccessful.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Martin Philip Morris+ | 1,090 | |||
| Labour | Sandra Melita Cooke | 924 | |||
| Labour | David Charles Prothero | 902 | |||
| Independent | William J Marks* | 693 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Margaret N Burree* | 676 | |||
| Independent | Richard Ivor John* | 531 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
At the 1999, the boundaries remained unchanged but the number of seats were reduced from three to two. Martin Morros contested the Tyisha Ward, where he was successful, allowing his two colleagues to be returned for Bigyn.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sandra Melita Cooke* | 1,172 | |||
| Labour | David Charles Prothero* | 1,077 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Margaret Eileen Evans | 856 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Buckley Jones | 724 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour again held both seats in 2004.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sandra Melita Cooke* | 728 | |||
| Labour | David Charles Prothero* | 631 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Burns | 495 | |||
| Independent | Brian Davies | 410 | |||
| Independent | Lawrence Jenkins | 351 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
In 2008, Labour fared badly in the Llanelli area as a whole and lost both seats in Bigyn to Plaid Cymru.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Burns | 740 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas | 729 | |||
| Labour | Sandra Melita Cooke* | 603 | |||
| Labour | David Charles Prothero* | 476 | |||
| Independent | Brian Davies | 230 | |||
| Independent | Peter William Dunkley | 210 | |||
| Independent | Lawrence Jenkins | 202 | |||
| Independent | Dai Rees | 84 | |||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
In 2012, Labour, having held all seats in Bigyn from 1995 until 2008, regained both on a low turnout. Eryl Morgan was previously county councillor for Hengoed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eryl Morgan | 609 | |||
| Labour | Jeff Edmunds | 565 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Michael Burns* | 523 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfrig Thomas* | 518 | |||
| Independent | Nigel Bevan | 401 | |||
| People First | Stephen Bowen | 287 | |||
| Turnout | 33.3 | ||||
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Plaid Cymru | Swing | ||||
Earlier History
County Council Elections
The long-standing ward boundaries in Llanelli were redrawn in the 1980s to create five new wards, namely Bigyn, Elli, Glanymor, Lliedi and Tyisha. Each of these wards returned a member to Dyfed County Council in 1989 and 1993.
When the current Carmarthenshire County Council was formed in 1995, the Bigyn Wards remained uncahneged and initially returned three members to the new authority. This was reduced to two members in 1999.
District Council Elections
From 1987, Bigyn formed an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Llanelli Borough Council. Bigyn returned three members.
External links
- "Bigyn Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-11.
References
- 1 2 "Bigyn Ward: Electoral Division Profile" (PDF). Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.