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The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was governed by a local board from 1850 until 1894, when it was replaced by an urban district council. The urban district was incorporated as a borough in 1905, creating the first Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council. In 1908 it became a county borough, making it independent from Glamorgan County Council.
The post-1996 county borough is divided into 11 electoral wards returning 33 councillors to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. Most of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. [2] The following table lists council wards, numbers of councillors, associated communities and geographical areas:
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [ 2 ] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population.
The 2017 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect the 33 members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. This was on the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted back from Labour to Independent control.
Members (MSs) Current members; ... Merthyr Tydfil Since 1995 for ... Since 1995 for elections to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council: Bedlinog, Cyfarthfa, ...
Town is an electoral ward which elects four councillors to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council.At the May 2017 elections Town elected three Independent councillors (John Thomas, Kevin O'Neill, Andrew Barry) topped the poll, with the fourth councillor from the Labour Party (Dai Jones). [3]
It elects three councillors to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. At the May 2017 elections the three Labour Party councillors, Gareth Lewis (967), Brent Carter (884) and Harvey Jones (860), successfully defended their seats. [2] Labour had previously held all three seats at the council elections in 1995, 1999 and 2004.
The 2012 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in Wales. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. The Council shifted from Independent to Labour.