‘The Victors Clapped, Cheered and Walloped the Tables, While the Minuscule Opposition Watched in Bemused Fascination’

‘The victors clapped, cheered and walloped the tables, while the minuscule opposition watched in bemused fascination’

Local democracy reporter Simon Finlay gives his thoughts on Reform UK’s first council meeting in charge of KCC.

Reform UK has its first ever councillor elected on to Carmarthenshire Council

Reform UK has its first ever councillor on Carmarthenshire County Council following a by-election.

Reform wins council by-election in Llanelli

Martin Shipton Reform UK has won its first seat on Carmarthenshire County Council, comfortably gaining Llanelli’s Lliedi ward from Labour. The new councillor, Michelle Beer, is the wife of Gareth Beer, who came within 1,505 votes of unseating the sitting Labour MP for Llanelli, Dame Nia Griffith, at last year’s general election. The couple live […]

Reform shatters Labour hold in key Carmarthenshire council seat

Faith-led campaigner Michelle Beer becomes county’s first Reform councillor REFORM has pulled off a major political upset in Carmarthenshire, winning the Lliedi by election with over 42 percent of the vote and unseating Labour in one of its long-held strongholds. Michelle Beer, a graduate of the Bible College of Wales and an active figure in local faith communities, was elected on Thursday (May 29) as the new councillor for Lliedi, becoming the …