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Powys County Council (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Powys) is the local authority for Powys, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County Hall in Llandrindod Wells . History
Powys is administered by Powys County Council and has 68 (73 until 2022) elected councillors representing 60 (73 until 2022) 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. Local elections take place every five years.
Map of places in Powys compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Powys , Wales .
A community council may call itself a "town council" if it so wishes. The councils of three communities with city status – Bangor, St Asaph, and St Davids – are known as "city councils". Communities which are too small to have a council may have a community meeting instead: an example of direct democracy. The communities in the urban areas ...
The principal areas of Wales, comprising the counties and county boroughs of Wales, are a form of subdivision in Wales. There are currently 22 principal areas in Wales, and they were established in 1996. They are a single-tier form of local government, each governed by a principal council.
Powys is the largest and most sparsely populated county in Wales, having an area of 5,181 km 2 (2,000 sq mi) and a population of 133,891 in 2022. [2] After Newtown (11,362), the most populous settlements are Ystradgynlais (8,270), Brecon (8,254), and Llandrindod Wells (5,602). The county is entirely rural, and characterised by multiple market ...
County borough Conwy: Denbighshire: Sir Ddinbych 1996 [b] 96,558 115 300 837 323 County Ruthin: Monmouthshire: Sir Fynwy 1996 [b] 93,886 111 290 849 328 County Usk: Torfaen: 1996 92,860 739 1,910 126 49 County borough Pontypool: Ceredigion [g] 1996 71,610 40 100 1,785 689 County Aberaeron and Aberystwyth: Isle of Anglesey: Ynys Môn 1996 [a ...
Llangors is an electoral ward for Powys County Council.Its boundaries are coterminous with those of Llangors community. One county councillor is elected from the ward. Between 1995 and 2012 the seat was held by the Liberal Democrats, until an Independent candidate won the seat in May