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20-612: Llanelieu (English Llaneleu ) is a small settlement and former civil parish ( community ) in Powys , Wales on the northern edge of the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park . It lies within the historic bounds of Brecknockshire . The settlement is now part of the community of Talgarth . The nearest town is Talgarth some 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west. Prehistoric settlement of
40-540: A five-year term of office under an additional member system , in which 40 MSs represent smaller geographical divisions known as "constituencies" and are elected by first-past-the-post voting , and 20 MSs represent five "electoral regions" using the D'Hondt method of proportional representation . Typically, the largest party holding the largest number of MSs in the Senedd forms the Welsh Government, and in
60-415: A form of proportional representation for each region. All MSs positions become simultaneously vacant for elections held on a five-year cycle. If a vacancy arises at another time, due to death or resignation , it may be filled in one of two ways, depending on whether the vacancy is for a first-past-the-post constituency MS or for an additional-member MS. A constituency vacancy may be filled by
80-664: Is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales . Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England but, unlike English parishes, communities cover the whole of Wales. There are 878 communities in Wales. Until 1974 Wales was divided into civil parishes . These were abolished by section 20 (6) of the Local Government Act 1972 , and replaced by communities by section 27 of
100-771: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Member of the Senedd Charles III Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
120-419: The 13th century and, unusually, escaped Victorian modernization so that it preserves many of its medieval features. It is now redundant , but is cared for as a Grade I listed building. Near the church is a veteran yew that was believed to have been used as the parish stocks in the 17th and 18th centuries. Natural holes in the tree took the miscreant's arms which were then secured by an iron bar. The tree
140-557: The Aubrey family. In recent years it has housed a craft pottery, the Black Mountains Pottery, and is now a Grade II listed building. Llanelieu was a civil parish from 1837 until 1974, when it was re-termed a community . The community included the settlement of Llanelieu and extended to the south east as far as Mynydd Du Forest . As such, it included a substantial upland area of the Black Mountains , principally along
160-479: The Crown . In Wales, all town councils are community councils. There are now three communities with city status: Bangor , St Asaph and St Davids . The chair of a town council or city council will usually have the title mayor (Welsh: maer ). However, not every community has a council. In communities with populations too small to sustain a full community council, community meetings may be established. The communities in
180-644: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A member of
200-667: The Opposition Andrew RT Davies MS ( C ) Shadow Cabinet ( current ) Prime Minister Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP ( L ) Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP (L) Principal councils ( leader list ) Corporate Joint Committees Local twinning see also: Regional terms and Regional economy United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections (1979–2020) Local elections Police and crime commissioner elections Referendums A community ( Welsh : cymuned )
220-806: The Senedd ( MS ; plural : MSs ; Welsh : aelodau o'r Senedd ; AS , plural: ASau ) is a representative elected to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ). There are sixty members, with forty members chosen to represent individual Senedd constituencies , and twenty to represent the five electoral regions of the Senedd in Wales . Each person in Wales is represented by five MSs: one for their local constituency (encompassing their local area where they reside), and another four covering their electoral region (a large grouping of constituencies). Wales's five electoral regions are Mid and West Wales , North Wales , South Wales Central , South Wales East and South Wales West . A holder of this office
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#1732802264015240-431: The area is evidenced by Ffostyll Long Cairns, two neolithic burial chambers just to the north of Ffostyll Farm. St Ellyw's Church is the main feature of the scattered settlement as well as being the source of its name (Llan-Ellyw). Saint Ellyw is said to have been one of the many saintly offspring of Brychan , legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog who ruled from nearby Talgarth . The church of St Ellyw dates from
260-705: The community boundaries within their area every fifteen years. The councils propose changes to the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales , which prepares a report and makes recommendations to the Welsh Government . If the Welsh Government accepts the recommendations, then it implements them using a statutory instrument . For example, in 2016 four new communities were created in the City and County of Cardiff . The legislation surrounding community councils in Wales has been amended significantly in
280-568: The event of not securing a majority of MSs, the largest party has first rights to begin coalition talks with other smaller parties. Prior to 2011, they held four-year terms, with some MSs calling for a return of four-year terms from the current five. From the next Senedd election, due in 2026, the size of the Senedd will increase to 96. MSs are elected in one of two ways: Forty are elected as constituency MSs and twenty are elected as additional members, four from each of five regional groups of constituencies . This additional member system produces
300-487: The same Act. The principal areas of Wales are divided entirely into communities. Unlike in England, where unparished areas exist, no part of Wales is outside a community, even in urban areas . Most, but not all, communities are administered by community councils , which are equivalent to English parish councils in terms of their powers and the way they operate. Welsh community councils may call themselves town councils unilaterally and may have city status granted by
320-551: The urban areas of the cities of Cardiff , Swansea and Newport do not have community councils. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census , there were 869 communities in Wales. 84 percent, or more than 730, have a council. They vary in size from Rhayader with an area of 13,945 hectares (34,460 acres) to Cefn Fforest with an area of 64 hectares (160 acres). They ranged in population from Barry with 45,053 recorded inhabitants to Baglan Bay with no permanent residents. The twenty-two principal area councils are required to review
340-477: The valley of the Grwyne Fawr where a reservoir was completed between 1908 and 1928. A temporary village, including school, was built on site to house construction workers and remains of this village are still visible. Lewis in 1845 described the "surrounding scenery as bold, and in some parts romantic", whereas the 1868 National Gazetteer dismissed it as "somewhat of a gloomy cast". Despite its size, Llanelieu
360-482: Was formerly known as an assembly member ( AM ; plural: AMs; Welsh : aelodau'r cynulliad ; AC , plural: ACau ), under the legislature's former name, the National Assembly for Wales , from its inception in 1999 until 2020 when it adopted its current names , Welsh Parliament, and Senedd Cymru , simply referred to as Senedd in both English and Welsh . Since 2011, members are elected for
380-956: Was one of the least populous communities in Brecknockshire containing just 15 houses and 72 people in 1961. In 1985, it was split up, the settlement merging with the community of Talgarth, whilst the northernmost part was transferred to the new community of Gwernyfed and the extensive southern part to the new community of the Vale of Grwyney . Community (Wales) Heir Apparent William, Prince of Wales First Minister ( list ) Rt Hon Eluned Morgan MS ( L ) Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS ( L ) Counsel General-designate – Elisabeth Jones Chief Whip and Trefnydd – Jane Hutt MS (L) Permanent Secretary Sixth Senedd Llywydd (Presiding Officer) Elin Jones MS ( PC ) Leader of
400-399: Was subject to restoration in 2010. In 1845, Samuel Lewis' topographical entry for Llanelieu noted that "there were formerly several ancient mansions, but they have been all abandoned as family residences by their proprietors, and are at present occupied as farm-houses". Chief among those that survive is Llanelieu Court, a 17th-century house which was formerly the home of one of the branches of
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