List of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan
This list of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan includes council wards which elected councillors to Mid Glamorgan County Council during its existence from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996.
Wards
1973–1989
The first Mid Glamorgan Council elections took place in April 1973. Eighty five county councillors were elected from sixty eight electoral wards.[1] as follows (numbers of councillors in brackets):
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1989–1996
Following The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 the number of wards were increased to 74, taking effect from the 1989 elections (and preparatory activity beforehand).[2] Each ward elected one county councillor to Mid Glamorgan Council, totalling 74.[1]
Mid Glamorgan was divided into local government districts (often with borough status), namely Borough of Cynon Valley,[3] Borough of Merthyr Tydfil,[4] Borough of Ogwr,[5] Borough of Rhondda,[6] District of Rhymney Valley[7] and Borough of Taff-Ely.[8] These also had their own elected borough or district council.
Mid Glamorgan Ward | District | District ward included |
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Aberaman North | Cynon Valley (borough) | Aberaman North |
Aberaman South | Cynon Valley (borough) | Aberaman South |
Abercynon | Cynon Valley (borough) | Abercynon |
Aberdare East | Cynon Valley (borough) | Aberdare East |
Aberdare West | Cynon Valley (borough) | Aberdare West / Llwydcoed |
Aber Valley | Rhymney Valley | Aber Valley |
Bargoed | Rhymney Valley | Bargoed / Gilfach |
Bedwas | Rhymney Valley | Maesycwmmer / Bedwas (Bedwas and Machen*) / Parcyfelin (Caerphilly*) |
Bedwelty | Rhymney Valley | Aberbargoed / New Tredegar |
Bettws | Ogwr (borough) | Bettws / Ynysawdre |
Brackla | Ogwr (borough) | Brackla |
Caerau | Ogwr (borough) | Caerau / Nantyffyllon |
Cascade | Rhymney Valley | Cascade (Gelligaer*) / Cefn Hengoed (Gelligaer*) / Tir-y-berth (Gelligaer*) |
Cornelly | Ogwr (borough) | Cornelly |
Cwmbach | Cynon Valley (borough) | Cwmbach |
Cwm Garw | Ogwr (borough) | Blaengarw / Llangeinor / Pontycymmer |
Cwm Ogwr | Ogwr (borough) | Blackmill / Nant-y-moel / Ogmore Vale |
Cyfarthfa | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Cyfarthfa |
Cymmer | Rhondda (borough) | Cymmer |
Darren Valley | Rhymney Valley | Abertysswg / Darren Valley / Pontlottyn / Tir-Phil |
Dowlais | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Dowlais |
Ferndale | Rhondda (borough) | Ferndale / Maerdy |
Gurnos | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Gurnos |
Hirwaun | Cynon Valley (borough) | Hirwaun / Pen-y-waun / Rhigos |
Laleston | Ogwr (borough) | Laleston |
Litchard | Ogwr (borough) | Coity Higher / Morfa |
Llanbradach | Rhymney Valley | Llanbradach / Energlyn (Penyrheol*) |
Llanharan | Taff-Ely (borough) | Brynna / Llanharan / Llanharry |
Llantrisant Town | Taff-Ely (borough) | Llantrisant Town / Talbot Green |
Llantwit Fardre | Taff-Ely (borough) | Church Village / Llantwit Fardre |
Machen | Rhymney Valley | Machen / Trethomas (Bedwas and Machen*) |
Maesteg East | Ogwr (borough) | Maesteg East |
Maesteg West | Ogwr (borough) | Maesteg West |
Merthyr Vale | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Merthyr Vale |
Mountain Ash | Cynon Valley (borough) | Mountain Ash East / Mountain Ash West |
Nelson | Rhymney Valley | Nelson / Greenhill (Gelligaer*) |
Newcastle | Ogwr (borough) | Newcastle / Oldcastle |
Newcastle Higher | Ogwr (borough) | Llangynwyd / Newcastle Higher |
Park | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Park / Vaynor |
Pencoed | Ogwr (borough) | Pencoed |
Penrhiwceiber | Cynon Valley (borough) | Penrhiwceiber |
Pentre | Rhondda (borough) | Pentre |
Penydarren | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Penydarren |
Pen-y-graig | Rhondda (borough) | Pen-y-graig |
Penyrheol | Rhymney Valley | Penyrheol (Penyrheol*) / Trecenydd (Penyrheol*) |
Plymouth | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Plymouth |
Pont-y-clun | Taff-Ely (borough) | Creigiau / Pont-y-clun |
Porth | Rhondda (borough) | Porth / Ynyshir |
Porthcawl East | Ogwr (borough) | Porthcawl East |
Porthcawl West | Ogwr (borough) | Porthcawl West |
Pyle | Ogwr (borough) | Cefn Cribwr / Pyle |
Rhondda | Taff-Ely (borough) | Graig / Pontypridd Town / Rhondda |
Rhydfelen | Taff-Ely (borough) | Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower |
Rhymney | Rhymney Valley | Moriah / Twyn Carno |
St Bride's Major | Ogwr (borough) | Coychurch Lower / St Brides Major |
St Bride's Minor | Ogwr (borough) | St Brides Minor |
St James | Rhymney Valley | St James / Tonyfelin (Caerphilly*) |
St Martins | Rhymney Valley | Bryncenydd (Caerphilly*) / St Martins |
Taffs Well | Taff-Ely (borough) | Pentyrch / Taffs Well |
Ton-teg | Taff-Ely (borough) | Ton-teg / Treforest |
Tonypandy | Rhondda (borough) | Cwm Clydach / Tonypandy |
Tonyrefail East | Taff-Ely (borough) | Tonyrefail East |
Tonyrefail West | Taff-Ely (borough) | Gilfach Goch / Tonyrefail West |
Trallwng | Taff-Ely (borough) | Cilfynydd / Glyncoch / Trallwng |
Town | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Town |
Trealaw | Rhondda (borough) | Llwyn-y-pia / Trealaw |
Treharris | Merthyr Tydfil (borough) | Bedlinog / Treharris |
Treherbert | Rhondda (borough) | Treherbert |
Treorchy | Rhondda (borough) | Treorchy |
Tylorstown | Rhondda (borough) | Tylorstown |
Tyn-y-nant | Taff-Ely (borough) | Beddau / Tyn-y-nant |
Ynysybwl | Cynon Valley (borough) | Ynysybwl |
Ystrad | Rhondda (borough) | Ystrad |
Ystrad Mynach | Rhymney Valley | Hengoed (Gelligaer*) / Ystrad Mynach |
* = Community (community ward of)
See also
References
- "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Cynon Valley Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Merthyr Tydfil Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Ogwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Rhondda Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Rhymney Valley Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Taff-Ely Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 April 2019.