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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (or simply Neath Port Talbot Council) is the local authority for the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council was controlled by the Labour Party from its creation in 1996 until 2022, when Plaid Cymru and a group of independent councillors agreed to share power.
The 2022 election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 5 May 2022 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2017 election . Three candidates (from the sixty seats available) were elected unopposed.
The 2017 election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election . Four candidates (from the sixty four seats available) were elected unopposed.
See also borough status in England and Wales for a list of Welsh areas having a borough charter (and therefore a mayor). County boroughs are highlighted here in bold text. Many towns have lost their borough status (for example as a consequence of the Local Government Act 1972) but continued the tradition of appointing or electing mayors to the ongoing Town Council
Neath Port Talbot (Welsh: Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales.Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe.The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north; and Swansea to the west.
Derek Vaughan in 2012. Vaughan was first elected to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in 1995, representing Neath North.He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004 before standing down in 2010 following his election as MEP.
The electoral ward of Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot county borough covers the town centre of Port Talbot and the district of Pen-y-cae. The rest of the ward to the east consists of grassland and woodland. The electoral ward is coterminous with the Port Talbot community boundaries.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council; ... A directly-elected mayor is an additional member to the existing number of councillors usually elected in local ...