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In the period leading up to the creation of the new authority there was some debate about where the new council should be based, with Plaid Cymru leading a campaign for Pontypridd to be the headquarters, but Labour preferring a location in the Rhondda. [18] The recently built site at The Pavilions was secured for the new council in 1995. [19]
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.
The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough election took place on 5 May 2022 [1] to elect 54 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day, elections were held to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections .
The 2012 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. It was preceded by the 2008 election and the next full council election took place on 4 May 2017.
The proposals are under consideration by Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, along with submissions from the public. Any chances would take effect from the 2022 council elections. [4] For elections to Pontypridd Town Council it is divided into two wards, Hawthorn and Rhydefelin Lower, electing three town councillors. [5] [6]
James became the first ever Conservative elected to Rhondda Cynon Taf Country Borough Council in 2008. [5]Prior to his election to the Senedd, James stood for election for the Pontypridd constituency in 2011, [6] 2016 [7] and 2021, [8] a seat long held by Welsh Labour.
It was signed in Cardiff on 15 March 2016 by the Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands, local council leaders, and the Welsh Government. [10] First Minister of Wales , Carwyn Jones said the deal was a "vote of confidence in the region", and was a "fantastic" deal handing "real power to local ...
Pontypridd Urban District Council operated from 1894 to 1974, when it was incorporated into Taff Ely Borough Council. That in turn came under the unitary Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in 1996. Pontypridd Town Council functions as a community council. Labour is the dominant political force and has been since the First World War.