List of electoral wards in Powys

This list of electoral wards in Powys includes council wards, which elect councillors to Powys County Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils.

County wards of Powys, Wales

Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 73 elected councillors representing 73 council wards. Although it is a unitary authority, the highway functions of the council, along with the allocation of small grants, are delegated to the three Shire Committees. Brecknockshire has 24 councillors, Radnorshire has 15 and Montgomeryshire has 34.[1]

Local elections take place every five years. Some of the electoral wards are coterminous with communities (civil parishes) of the same name. There are 112 communities in the principal area. Nearly all communities have a local community council.

The following table lists the county/community wards, the numbers of councillors elected and the communities they cover.

Montgomeryshire (North Powys)
County ward County
councillors		 Communities Community wards Community
councillors
Banwy 1
Berriew c 1 Berriew 11 [2]
Blaen Hafren 1
Caersws 1 Caersws
Carno		 6 [3]
 
Churchstoke c 1 Churchstoke [4]
Hyssington		 9
3
Dolforwyn 1
Forden 1 Forden
Trelystan [5]		 7
3
Glantwymyn 1
Ceinws [6]
Cemmaes
Darowen
Llanwrin		 3
5
4
3
Guilsfield 1
  • Castle Caereinion *
  • Guilsfield *
Kerry c 1
Llanbrynmair c 1 Bontdolgadfan [7]
Wynnstay		 4
6
Llandinam 1
Llandrinio 1
Llandysilio 1
Llanfair Caereinion c 1
Llanfihangel 1
Llanfyllin c 1 12 [8]
Llanidloes c 1
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/
Llansilin		 1
Llansantffraid 1
Llanwddyn 1 7
7
7
Machynlleth c 1 Machynlleth 12 [3]
Meifod c 1 Meifod 11 [9]
Montgomery c 1 Montgomery 8 [10]
Newtown Central 1 Newtown Central [11] 4
Newtown East 1
  • Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn * (part)
 Newtown East [11] 3
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn
North		 1
  • Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn * (part)
 Llanllwchaiarn North [11] 3
Newtown Llanllwchaiarn
West		 1
  • Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn * (part)
 Llanllwchaiarn West [11] 3
Newtown South 1
  • Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn * (part)
 Newtown South [11] 3
Rhiwcynon 1
Llanwyddelan[12]
Llanllugan		 4
4
  • Manafon *
Trewern c 1 10 [13]
Welshpool Castle 1 Castle [14] 4
Welshpool Gungrog 1 Gungrog [14] 6
Welshpool Llanerchyddol 1 Llanerchyddol [14] 6

Radnorshire (Mid Powys)
County ward County
councillors		 Communities Community wards Community
councillors
Beguildy 1
Disserth and Trecoed c 1 7 [15]
Glasbury 1 10
Boughrood [16]
Glasbury		 5
5
8
Knighton c 1 Knighton Central [17]
Knighton Outer
Knighton South East
Knighton West		 3
2
5
4
Llanbadarn Fawr 1
Llandrindod East/West 1 East [18]
West		 2
2
Llandrindod North 1 North [18] 5
Llandrindod South 1 South 1 [18]
South 2		 2
4
Llanelwedd 1
Llangunllo 1  
 
7 [19]
8 [20]
Llanyre c 1
Nantmel 1
Old Radnor 1
Presteigne c 1
Rhayader c 1

Brecknockshire (South Powys)
County ward County
councillors		 Communities Community wards Community
councillors
Aber-craf 1 Abercraf [21] 4
Bronllys 1
Builth 1 12 [22]
Bwlch 1
Crickhowell 1 12
  • Vale of Grwyney *
 Llanbedr [23]
Llangenny & Glangrwyney		 4
5
Cwm-twrch 1 Cwmtwrch [21] 4
Felin-fach 1
Gwernyfed 1 10
 
Hay c 1 Hay 11 [24]
Llanafanfawr 1
Llangattock c 1 10
Llangors c 1 Llangors
Llanfihangel Talyllyn		 5
5
Llangynidr c 1
Llanwrtyd Wells 1
Maescar/Llywel 1
  • Cray *
Pontsenni [25]
Senni
Ysclydach		 6
2
3
St David Within 1 St David's [26] 3
St John 1 St John's East [26]
St John's West		 3
4
St Mary 1 St Mary's [26] 5
Talgarth c 1 12 [27]
Talybont-on-Usk 1
Tawe Uchaf 1 Ynyswen Penycae [28]
Caehopkin
Coelbren		 5
3
5
Ynyscedwyn 1 Ynyscedwyn [21] 4
Yscir 1
Ystradgynlais 1 Ystradgynlais [21] 4

* = Communities which elect a community council
c = Ward coterminous with community of the same name

See also

References
  1. "Committee structure". Powys Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. Berriew Community Council, Berriew Village & Community Pages. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "Montgomeryshire's community council election results are in", County Times, 5 May 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. Churchstoke Community Council, Churchstoke Community. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "Councillors". Forden, Leighton and Trelystan Community Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "Councillors". Glantwymyn Community Council. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. "Final Proposals: Community No. M17 - Llanbrynmair" (PDF). Powys County Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. "Your Llanfyllin Town Councillors". The Llanfyllin Website. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. Meifod Community Council, Meifod Community Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. Town Council, Montgomery Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  11. Ward Map, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  12. "Your Council". Dwyriw Community Council. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  13. "About the Council". Trewern Community Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  14. Councillors, Welshpool Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  15. Contact us, Disserth and Trecoed Community Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  16. Welcome to Glasbury & District Community Council, Glasbury & District Community Council. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  17. "Town Council; Councillors and Clerk". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  18. Councillors, Llandrindod Wells Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  19. Community Council, Llangunllo & Bleddfa Community Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  20. Members, Whitton Community Council. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  21. Welcome to Ystradgynlais Town Council, Ystradgynlais Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  22. Council Information Builth Wells Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  23. About the Community Council, Vale of Grwyney Community Council. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  24. Ben Goddard (12 May 2017) "Hay-on-Wye Town Council applications dwindle due to increased pressure, fears mayor", Hereford Times. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  25. "Contacts". Maescar Community Council. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  26. Council Information - Brecon Town Council Members, Brecon Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  27. "Town Councillors 2016 - 2017". Talgarth Town Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  28. "Community Council". Tawe Uchaf Community Council. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

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