Laugharne Township (Welsh: Lacharn) is the name of an electoral ward for Carmarthenshire County Council in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is represented by one county councillor.
As well as the town of Laugharne, the ward also covers the neighbouring communities of Eglwyscummin, Llanddowror and Pendine. It includes the villages and settlements of Broadway, Cross Inn, Halfpenny Furze, Llandawke, Llanddowror, Llanmiloe, Llansadwrnen, Marros, Pendine, Plashett and Red Roses. [1] The usual population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,851.[2]
A 2019 boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales recommended the name of the ward be changed to 'Laugharne' with the Welsh name 'Lacharn' (though Laugharne Township Community Council preferred 'Talacharn'). It recommended no changes to the ward boundaries.[3] The county council and news outlets continued to use the name Laugharne Township when reporting the 2022 Carmarthenshire County Council election results - though no election took place in Laugharne because there was only one candidate.[4][5]
- ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Laugharne Township Ward (as of 2011) (W05000481)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County of Carmarthenshire – Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. October 2019. pp. 9, 10, 12. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Local Elections 2022: County Council election results - Laugharne Township". Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Robert Dalling (6 May 2022). "The full election result for Carmarthenshire as Plaid remains the largest party despite leader losing seat". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 July 2022.