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| Alternate Names | Llanelly |
| Established | December 14, 1918 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH September 28, 2021 06:08pm |
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At the last general election Plaid made a serious inroad into Labour's traditional majority here achieving a swing of over 10 per cent. At the assembly elections, the contest has been even closer. In 1999 Plaid defeated Labour with a majority of 688, and in 2003, Labour took it back with a majority of just twenty-one votes. At Westminster, this seat has been held since 1970 for Labour by Denzil Davies, a former shadow defence secretary. In 1997 he retained the seat with a majority of 16,039 over Plaid Cymru. Llanelli is the largest town in Carmarthenshire, and straddles the divide between the industrial valleys of south-east Wales and the rural west. Traditionally the town's main industries were steel and tinplate, giving it its nickname 'Tresosban' (saucepan town) and its rugby anthem Sosban fach. The mining districts are amongst the most heavily Welsh-speaking in Wales and the language is relatively strong in the town itself. While Llanelli has suffered from industrial decline it has seen major environmental improvements, notably the millennium coastal park from Loughor to Pembrey.
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