Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council























Merthyr Tydfil
County Borough Council

Mertyr Tydfil County Borough Council Logo
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council's logo
Control
Independent

MPs
  • Gerald Jones

AMs
  • Dawn Bowden

Merthyr Tydfil arms.png


Merthyr Tydfil coat of arms
http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Political makeup


    • 2.1 Current composition


    • 2.2 Historic results




  • 3 Electoral divisions


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Background


Elections take place every four years. The last election was 4 May 2017. This election saw a big swing, with Independent councillors winning majority control from the Labour Party, in what was previously a Labour stronghold. The final result was delayed because of the death of a candidate in the Cyfarthfa ward, where the election took place on 8 June to choose the final three councillors.[1] Labour council leader Brendan Toomey lost his seat at the election.[2]


At the May 2004 elections the Labour group were challenged by a new party, People Before Politics (PBP), who won nine of the 33 seats[3] across four wards. PBP's numbers reduced to three and the party was disbanded before the next election.[3][4]



Political makeup



Current composition






















Group affiliation
Members
 
Independent

18


Labour
 15
 Total

 33


Historic results



























































Year
Labour
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
Plaid Cymru
 Others

2017 [1]
 15
 0
 0
 0
 18

2012
 23
 0
 1
 0
 9

2008
 8
 6
 0
 0
 19

2004
 17
 0
 0
 0
 16

1999
 16
 0
 0
 4
 13

1995
 29
 0
 0
 0
 4


Electoral divisions


The county borough is divided into 11 electoral wards returning 33 councillors. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name.[5] The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas.
































































Ward
Communities (Parishes)
Other geographic areas

Bedlinog c
 Bedlinog
 Cwmfelin, Trelewis

Cyfarthfa c
 Cyfarthfa
 Clwydyfagwyr, Gelli-deg, Heolgerrig, Winch Fawr, Ynysfach

Dowlais

  • Dowlais

  • Pantyscallog


 Pantyscallog, Rhydybedd, Tair Twynau, Dowlais Top, Caeharris, Caeracca,

Gurnos c
 Gurnos

Merthyr Vale c
 Merthyr Vale
Aberfan, Mount Pleasant,

Park c
 Park

Penydarren c
 Penydarren
 Galon Uchaf

Plymouth
Troed-y-rhiw
Abercanaid, Pentrebach

Town c
 Town
 Twynyrodyn, Penyard

Treharris c
 Treharris
Quakers Yard, Pentwyn, Fiddler's Elbow, Edwardsville

Vaynor c
 Vaynor
 Cefn Coed, Pontsticill, Trefechan

c= Ward coterminous with community of the same name



See also



  • List of electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, 1995

  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, 1999

  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election, 2012



References





  1. ^ ab "Independents win control of Merthyr Tydfil council and oust Labour after delayed ward vote". Wales Online. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Ousted Merthyr leader Brendan Toomey says people are 'fed up with politics'". Wales Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.


  3. ^ ab "Regeneration is a key issue in Valleys town". Wales Online (published 23 April 2008). 29 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


  4. ^ Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 4 November 2018.


  5. ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 November 2018.




External links


  • Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council









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