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As well as taking over the functions of the abolished district councils, the new authority also took over the functions of the abolished Mid Glamorgan County Council in the area. The new county borough was described in the 1994 Act with different spellings in English and Welsh: Rhondda Cynon Taff (English) / Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh). [4]
Rhondda Cynon Taf (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈr̥ɔnða ˈkənɔn ˈtaːv]; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales.It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: Taf) and Ely valleys, plus several towns and villages away from the valleys.
Talbot Green was an electoral ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, bounded to the east by the A4119 road. [6] It elected one county borough councillor. Between 1999 and 2017 representation was by Independent councillors [7] but at the May 2017 election the seat was taken by Labour's Stephen Powell. [8]
The Treorchy electoral ward is coterminous with the borders of the Treorchy community and elects three county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation has been by either the Labour Party or Plaid Cymru. Since 2008 the ward has had three Plaid Cymru representatives. [6] [7]
The Tylorstown electoral ward was coterminous with the borders of the Tylorstown community and elected two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 representation had mainly been by the Labour Party but the ward had a Plaid Cymru councillor from 1999 to 2004. [18]
Rhondda Cynon Taf. Until May 2022 the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough was divided into 52 electoral wards [15] returning 75 councillors. Some of these electoral wards were coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. The following table lists council electoral wards, communities and associated geographical areas:
Rhondda Cynon Taf is a county borough in South Wales.It is located to the north-west of Cardiff and covers an area of 424 km 2 (164 sq mi). [1] In 2021 the population was approximately 237,500.
Taff's Well is an electoral ward coterminous to the community boundaries and elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Jill Bonetto has represented the ward since 2012. [7] [8] Taff's Well and Nantgarw are also represented locally by the Taff's Well & Nantgarw Community Council, which has 10 members. The Council ...