Bynea

Bynea (/ˈbɪnjə/ BIN-yə) is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms a electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council.

This was an agricultural area until the turn of the twentieth century, when it became heavily industralised with coal mines and steelworks. Bynea runs into the village of Llwynhendy, and between the two there are four places of worship, and a number of pubs.

Terry Davies, the rugby union player, is from this area and Kel Coslett the Rugby League legend was born there.

The village is served by Bynea railway station with trains operating to Swansea to the south and Shrewsbury to the north.

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Coordinates: 51°40′N 4°06′W / 51.667°N 4.100°W / 51.667; -4.100

Bynea (electoral ward)

Bynea is an electoral ward, representing part of the community of Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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In 2014, the Bynea electoral ward had an electorate of 4,931. The total population was xx, of whom x% were born in Wales. xx% of the population were able to speak Welsh.

Current Representation

The Bynea Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of Carmarthenshire County Council elections. Since 2012 it has been represented by Labour Party councillor D.M. Cundy.

Recent History

The first election to the new unitary Carmarthenshire County Council took place in 1995. Bynea was by the Labour Party defeating a Green Party candidate who was a sitting member of Llanelli Borough Council.

At the 1999, Labour held the seat unopposed.

In 2004 the sitting Labour member chose to contest the Llwynhendy ward and Bynea was won by an Independent.

In 2008, Labour fared badly in the Llanelli area as a whole and Woolridge comfortably held Bynea.

In 2012, on a very low turnout, Labour came from third place to take a seat held by the Independent candidate, a member of the cabinet, since 2004.