Llanelli Town Council has its first ever Tory Mayor elect, yes you read that correctly, in the land of coal and tin and male voice choirs we will shortly have a Tory to represent our town at official functions.
The Tory Town Councillor, who was elected as a Labour councillor in 2017, turned Independent in 2018, and then turned Tory in 2019 was elected by the Tory, Plaid and Independent ruling group. Yes and you read that correctly as well, two Plaid councillors, Cllr Terry Davies of Tyisha Ward and Cllr Winston Lemon of Glanymor Ward voted yes for a Tory Mayor, even more incredibly Cllr Terry Davies has agreed to be his deputy and support him.
The Labour Group of councillors unanimously voted against on principle. Leader of the Labour Group Cllr David Darkin said, “The councillors who were elected in 2017 and then left were elected under a Labour banner and many of the people who voted for them tell me they are disgusted, they voted for Labour councillors because they wanted Labour councillors and they believe they should have the decency to resign and have by-elections. If they believe they are still wanted they shouldn’t have a problem, however I doubt if they will and with 2 years left to the next council elections there’s still time for them to join the Lib-Dems and Greens.”
Cllr Darkin further said, “I don’t know what’s happened to Plaid Cymru in this town, I know they’ve had a difficult time with in-fighting and falling out with each other but still, although we hold differing views I always had the utmost respect for them, I wonder what Gwynfor Evans would say right now of their latest antics.”
Written by Suzy Curry
