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Gerald Jones (born 21 August 1970) is a Welsh Labour Party politician, serving as Assistant Government Whip who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, previously Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney since 2015. He was Shadow Minister for Scotland from 2023-2024 and previously served as a Shadow Wales Office minister. [2] [3]
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.
[6] [7] The all-women shortlist was controversial; it drew criticism from a number of male councillors, including the leader of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. [8] On 5 May 2016, she was elected a Member of the Welsh Assembly with 9,763 votes (47.2% of votes cast). [2] Bowden has sat as a Labour Co-operative member since re-election in ...
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:
Sportspeople from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (3 C, 19 P) This page was last edited on 14 December 2024, at 15:08 (UTC). Text ...
He served as an alderman on the council from 1970 to 1973. He was elected to the new seat of Brent South in 1973 and was re-elected in 1977 and 1981. [4] He was rejected as a potential parliamentary candidate for Merthyr Tydfil. [2] He coveted the chance to represent his cherished Merthyr and was "bitterly disappointed" to not be selected. [2]
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 .
Wigley was elected as a Plaid Cymru councillor for Merthyr Tydfil in 1972 and was then the MP for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001, [4] first elected at the February 1974 general election. The election for president was seen as instrumental in deciding the future direction of Plaid Cymru.