Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthenshire County Council

Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin
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Type
Type
Leadership
Handel Davies,
Plaid Cymru
since 22 May 2024[1]
Darren Price,
Plaid Cymru
since 25 May 2022
Wendy Walters
since June 2019[2]
Structure
Seats75 councillors
Carmarthenshire County Council
Political groups
Administration (37)
  Plaid Cymru (37)
Other parties (38)
  Labour (20)
  Independent (18)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
County Hall, Carmarthen, SA31 1JP
Website
www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales

Carmarthenshire County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Gâr or Cyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin) is the local authority for the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It provides a range of services including education, planning, transport, social services and public safety. The council is one of twenty-two unitary authorities that came into existence on 1 April 1996 under the provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994. It took over local government functions previously provided by the three district councils of Carmarthen, Dinefwr, and Llanelli, as well as the county-level services in the area from Dyfed County Council, all of which councils were abolished at the same time.

The council is based at County Hall in Carmarthen.

  1. ^ Evans, Paul (25 May 2024). "Cllr Handel Davies elected as new Carmarthenshire County Council Chair". Tenby Observer. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ Harries, Robert (2 May 2019). "Welsh council appoints first ever female chief executive - but she will earn £30k less than previous boss". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 July 2023.