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Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 elected councillors representing 60 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.
Knighton Community Centre is a venue situated in the Powys border town of Knighton. Following an extensive refurbishment in 2017, it has become a hub for a wide range of services, including: Following an extensive refurbishment in 2017, it has become a hub for a wide range of services, including:
He was re-elected as a County Councillor for Talgarth in Powys in 2017. [2] Following the resignation of Kirsty Williams, Powell was chosen as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire at the 2021 Senedd election. [19] At the time, this was the party's only remaining seat in Wales. [20]
Disserth and Trecoed (Welsh: Diserth a Threcoed) is a community in central Powys, Wales (the historic county of Radnorshire). It has a population of 1,239 according to the 2011 UK census. [1] It is a rural area and includes the settlements of Howey and Crossway and the Caerwnon Park retirement park.
There are currently 22 principal areas (styled as a county or a county borough) in Wales, with the current configuration established in the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, enacted on 1 April 1996, while the framework was established earlier in the Local Government Act 1972. Like community councils, they are composed of councillors.
The county council moved its archives centre off the cramped County Hall site to new premises in Ddole Road in October 2017. [9] It then sought planning permission (from its own planning committee) to expand the capacity of the County Hall complex, by erecting a single storey extension and a new reception hall, in February 2020. [10] [11]
When Powys was formed as a unitary authority in 1997, the County Council took over Celtica. The centre attracted tourists, school groups, and conferences; however, initial visitor number predictions proved to be too ambitious and the council was unwilling to prolong its subsidy after years of consistent budget deficits. [4]
Map of the results of the 2012 Powys County Council election. The fifth election to the Powys County Council since local government reorganization in Wales in 1995 was held on 1 May 2012. [1] It was preceded by the 2008 election and was followed by the 2017 election. The Independent group retained a majority on the authority