COUNTY COUNCIL GAINS ACROSS BRECON AND RADNORSHIRE

3.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Sat 3rd May 2008

Welsh Liberal Democrats have had success in Local Council Elections; moving up from 12 to 13 seats in Brecon & Radnorshire. Five of the Six new Welsh Liberal Democrat Candidates were successful in winning their seats and become councillors for the first time.

Kirsty Williams AM for Brecon & Radnorshire said: "It has been a good result for the Welsh Liberal Democrats across Wales as a whole and I'm delighted that this success has been replicated in B&R.

"People have given a vote of confidence by electing 13 great Lib Dem councillors and I know that this will be rewarded by 4 great years of hard work and standing up for local people and local services."

Notes:

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have won County Council seats in Brecon and Radnorshire in:

Bronllys: Cllr Clair Powell*

Bwlch: Cllr Kathryn Silk

Crickhowell: Cllr John Morris

Disserth & Trecoed: Cllr Les Davies

Knighton: Cllr Ken Harris

Llanelwedd: Cllr Maureen Mackenzie*

Llangattock: Cllr Jeff Holmes*

Llangors : Cllr Mel Tunnicliffe

Presteigne: Cllr Gary Banks

Rhayader: Cllr Kelvin Curry*

St. Mary: Cllr Paul Ashton

Talgarth: Cllr Bill Powell

Talybont-on-Usk: Cllr Liam Fitzpatrick*

Following yesterday's election there are 15 Welsh Lib Dem councillors across the whole of Powys.

• indicates a new Councillor