Government
| Llanelli (Political) | |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Cllr. Dyfrig Thomas |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | |
| Leader | Cllr. Meryl Gravell |
| County Councillors (Ward) |
Cllr. D. Thomas (Bigyn) Cllr. M.J.P. Burns (Bigyn) Cllr. J.P. Jenkins (Elli) Cllr. J.E. Jones (Glanymor) Cllr. W.J. Lemon (Glanymor) Cllr. T Devichand (Dafen) Cllr. K.D. Rees (Lliedi) Cllr. P.H. Lewis (Lliedi) Cllr. K.P. Thomas (Tyisha) Cllr. R.T. Price (Tyisha) |
| United Kingdom Parliament | |
| Nia Griffith | Labour |
| National Assembly for Wales | |
| Keith Davies | Labour |
Llanelli is within the Llanelli parliamentary constituency, which is presently represented by the elected Labour party member Nia Griffith MP, and the National Assembly for Wales constituency, which is represented by Labour's Keith Davies AM. Llanelli is run on a community level by Llanelli Town Council and Llanelli Rural Council (depending on the area of town) and Carmarthenshire County Council on a local government level. Note that Llanelli Rural Council addresses some part of the town, but mainly the Llanelli Rural community. Recently, there have been many decisions made by the Carmarthenshire authorities, including the Carmarthenshire County Council and Local Health Board that have been very unpopular and damaging to the communities of Llanelli. In reaction to this, there have been calls to reinstate the local government district of Llanelli either as a county or as the City of Llanelli, making the entire area independent of Carmarthenshire.
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