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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). [6] In 1999, the council officially changed the borough's English language name to Rhondda Cynon Taf, allowing the same spelling to be used in both languages. [7] Some of Wales' most ...
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]
Population Population density Area Style Administrative centre English Welsh (/km 2) (/mi 2) (km 2) (mi 2) Cardiff: Caerdydd 1996 [a] 372,089 2,641 6,840 141 54 County, city Cardiff: Swansea: Abertawe 1996 [a] 241,282 639 1,660 378 146 County, city Swansea: Rhondda Cynon Taf: 1996 239,018 564 1,460 424 164 County borough Pontypridd ...
Since 1996 these 16 communities of the Rhondda have been part of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. The area of the former district is still used as the Rhondda Senedd constituency and Westminster constituency, having an estimated population in 2020 of 69,506. It is most noted for its historical coalmining industry, which peaked between 1840 and ...
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:
Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a village and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as 'bridge [over] the River Clun', the Clun being a tributary of the River Ely that runs through Pontyclun. A bridge crosses the Afon Clun just above its confluence with the Ely.
Hirwaun had its own seat on Glamorgan County Council from 1889. The first member elected was Sir William Thomas Lewis, later Lord Merthyr. Hirwaun was also part of the Aberdare Urban District Council area. Until 2022 Hirwaun was the name of an electoral ward to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, electing one
Under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was established in 1996 and included the Cymmer electoral ward. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 5,505, [8] also including the neighbouring community of Trehafod. The ward was renamed 'Cymer' from the 2022 local elections.