Llanelli Town Council

Llanelli Town Council (Cyngor Tref Llanelli) is the community council that governs the majority of wards in Llanelli town. The Council is run by a group or groups who command the support of the majority of the elected representatives. The current leader is Labour's David Darkin. The council also appoints an annual ceremonial Mayor who presides over meetings of the Council who is known as the Mayor of Llanelli.

Llanelli Town Council governs the area of Llanelli covered by five council wards which elect twenty-two Town Councillors. The five wards with the number of councillors in parentheses are; Bigyn (6), Elli (2), Glanymor (5), Lliedi (5) and Tyisha (4).

The motto, seen in the coat of arms says "Cyfoeth Cymdeithas: Cymuned", which translates as "A society's wealth is its community".

Current composition
The current mayor is Cllr. John Prosser

Election history
2024 Bi-Election Elli Ward Cllr Stephen Williams (IND) (following resignation of Cllr John Jenkins)

2023 Bi-Election Tyisha Ward Cllr John Prosser (LAB) (following resignation of Cllr Debbie Nicholas)

2017 Election
Four Labour town councillors defected on 6 March 2019 following claims of bullying. They subsequently sat as independents. In September 2019 former Labour councillor Chris Griffiths joined the Conservatives, doubling their numbers on the council.

List of Town Mayors
Past Mayors of Llanelli

1974/75 T. V. Davies (Inaugural Town Mayor)

1975/76 V. D. Thomas

1976/77 Joie Davies

1977/78 W. Raymond H. Thomas

1978/79 D. John Harries

1979/80 Leslie R. Hickman

1980/81 Ken Davies

1981/82 Eileen Clarke

1982/83 Michael Gimblett

1983/84 Cliff Charles

1984/85 Margaret Prothero

1985/86 W. Raymond H. Thomas

1986/87 D. John Harries

1987/88 Leslie R. Hickman

1988/89 Ken Davies

1989/90 Cliff Charles

1990/91 Margaret Prothero

1991/92 Elinor G. Lloyd

1992/93 Jan Neil

1993/94 Steffan Chrinowsky

1994/95 Carl Lucas

1995/96 Margaret Evans

1996/97 Eric Smith

1997/98 Jan Williams

1998/99 Pam Edmunds

1999/00 Gren Darby

2000/01 Connie Richards

2001/02 Kenneth Rees

2002/03 Edward Skinner

May-Dec 2003 Hywel Phillips

Jan-June 2004 Edward Skinner

2004/05 Eryl Morgan

2005/06 Nigel Bevan

2006/07 Michael Francis

2007/08 Ray Neil

2008/09 Hubert Hitchman

2009/10 John Jenkins

2010/11 Dyfrig Thomas

2011/12 Linda Stedman

2012/13 Winston Lemon

2013/14 Michael Burns

2014/15 Roger Price

2015/16 Shahana Najmi, J.P.

2016/17 William “Bill” Thomas

2017/18 Jeff Edmunds

2018/19 David Darkin

2019/20 John E. Jones

2020-21 Chris Griffiths - the town council's first ever Conservative mayor

2021-22 Michael Cranham J.P.

2022-23 Philip Warlow

2023-24 Nick Pearce