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18-460: Mawr is a community (and former electoral ward ) of the City and County of Swansea , in south Wales , U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council . Its name simply means "large", and it was given the name because it was the largest piece of land in the former parish of Llangyfelach. Mawr falls within the parliamentary constituency of Gower . It is bounded by the communities of Pontarddulais to
36-603: A civil service department 5,000 civil servants, the Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government supports the development, implementation and communication of all government policies. The Permanent Secretary is currently restructuring the Welsh Government civil service to be aligned to ministerial organisation. The Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government liaises with colleagues across the United Kingdom, including
54-642: 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
72-463: Is one of the most sparsely populated in Swansea, and it has the highest proportion of Welsh language speakers (38% of those over three years old at the 2011 census). Mawr was the second largest ward in Swansea by land area, and the largest community. Most of the community consists of rural farmland and open moorland. Mawr elects a community council of 12 members (with one vacancy in 2016), though in 2015
90-772: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 and the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 . Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government 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
108-586: The 2012 local council elections, the voter turnout for Mawr was 44.82%. The results were: There are two man-made reservoirs near the village of Felindre, in the Lliw valley, called the Lower Lliw Reservoir and the Upper Lliw Reservoir . The reservoirs are managed by Welsh Water . The surrounding countryside is open to the public for recreational purposes. The Lower Lliw Reservoir (or Felindre Reservoir)
126-475: 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
144-655: 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 )
162-573: 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 The Permanent Secretary of
180-515: The Wales Acts of 2014 and 2017. The office holder is the principal accountable officer for the Welsh Government, and as such they are primarily responsible to the Senedd for the exercise of the responsibilities held whilst in office. Such responsibilities includes the management of the Welsh Government's budget and the economic, efficient and effective use of Welsh Government resources. As well as heading
198-560: The Welsh Government ( Welsh : Ysgrifennydd Parhaol Llywodraeth Cymru ) is the most senior civil servant in Wales who leads more than 5,000 staff within the Welsh Government . The office holder is additionally responsible for ensuring that the government's money and resources are used effectively and properly. The role is currently occupied by Andrew Goodall , who was appointed in September 2021 by First Minister Mark Drakeford , with
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#1732894718071216-601: The agreement of the Cabinet Secretary , Simon Case . The Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government is directly responsible for more than 5,000 civil servants in Wales. The Permanent Secretary leads the Welsh Government civil service department, ensuring the department delivers the full range of devolved powers and duties that the Senedd has sole responsibility for as outlined in the Government of Wales Acts of 1998 and 2006 and
234-628: 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
252-449: The council was found to be performing its duties inadequately and not addressing the problems identified in a 2011 report. Until 2022 Mawr was an electoral ward to Swansea Council. Following a local government ward boundary review, at the 2022 local elections the Mawr ward ceased to exist, with the area absorbed into the neighbouring wards of Clydach , Llangyfelach and Pontarddulais . In
270-487: 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
288-551: 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
306-479: The west; Llangyfelach and Morriston to the south; Clydach to the southeast; Pontardawe of Neath Port Talbot to the northeast; Betws to the north and Tycroes to the north west. For the purposes of community elections it is broken down into three polling districts: Garnswllt, Craigcefnparc and Felindre. Mawr consists of some or all of the following villages: Felindre , Bryntwood, Craigcefnparc , Garnswllt , Rhydypandy and rural uplands of Mawr. The ward
324-875: Was originally opened in 1863 to provide water for Swansea and the surrounding area; it cost £160,000 to create. The Upper Lliw Reservoir opened in 1892 and cost £116,000 to build. [1] The Lower Lliw Reservoir was reconstructed between 1976 and 1978, including a new rockfill dam, new overflow spillway and new pumping station. 51°42′32″N 3°59′03″W / 51.70896°N 3.98421°W / 51.70896; -3.98421 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
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