The ward was created following a boundary review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (LDBCW), with Carmarthen Town North merged with Carmarthen Town South, effective from the May 2022 local elections.
[1] The ward stretches from the Carmarthen Showground in the west, to Glangwili Hospital in the east.
[3] Carmarthen Town North and South was seen as one of the key battlegrounds in the 2022 elections, following its boundary changes and reduction in number of councillors.
[4] Competition was extremely close between Plaid Cymru and the Labour Party, the latter missing out on a seat by only 6 votes.
[5] Plaid Cymru's Peter Hughes Griffiths (formerly of Carmarthen Town North), Gareth John and Alun Lenny (formerly of Carmarthen Town South) won the seats.