This list of electoral wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf includes council wards, which elect councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils.
Since the 2022 local elections the county borough has been divided into 46 electoral divisions, electing 75 councillors. [1] A small number of communities elect community (or town) councils (indicated below with a *). The following table lists council divisions, communities, and associated geographical areas:
| Communities | Community council | Community wards | Community councillors | Other geographical areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirwaun | Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council [2] | Hirwaun | 10 | |
| Penderyn | 4 | |||
| Gilfach Goch [3] | Gilfach Goch Community Council | Garden Village | 3 | |
| Gilfach Goch | 2 | |||
| Hendreforgan | 2 | |||
| Llanharan [4] | Llanharan Community Council | Brynna | ||
| Llanharan | ||||
| Llanillid | ||||
| Llanharry [5] | Llanharry Community Council | Llanharry | 8 | |
| Tylagarw | 1 | |||
| Llantrisant [6] | Llantrisant Community Council | Beddau | 4 | |
| Llantrisant Town | 3 | |||
| Talbot Green | 2 | |||
| Tynant | 3 | |||
| Llantwit Fardre [7] | Llantwit Fardre Community Council | Church Village | 5 | |
| Efail Isaf | 1 | |||
| Llantwit Fardre | 4 | |||
| Tonteg | 3 | |||
| Pontyclun [8] | Pontyclun Community Council | Pontyclun Central | ||
| Pontyclun East | Groes-faen, Mwyndy | |||
| Pontyclun West | Brynsadler | |||
| Pontypridd [9] | Pontypridd Town Council | Cilfynydd | 2 | |
| Glyncoch | 2 | |||
| Graig | 2 | |||
| Hawthorn / Lower Rhydyfelin | 2 | |||
| Rhondda | 3 | |||
| Rhydyfelin Central | 2 | |||
| Upper Rhydyfelin and Glyntaf | 2 | |||
| Treforest | 3 | |||
| Town | 2 | |||
| Trallwn | 3 | |||
| Tonyrefail [10] | Tonyrefail & District Community Council | Coedely | 1 | |
| Collenna | 3 | |||
| Penrhiwfer | 2 | |||
| Thomastown | 1 | |||
| Tylcha | 3 | |||
| Tyn-y-bryn | 2 | |||
| Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm | Ynysybwl & Coed-y-Cwm Community Council [11] | Lower | 5 | |
| Upper | 7 |
A review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales resulted in a reduction in the number of county borough wards from 52 to 46, though retaining the same number of councillors. Twenty wards remained the same: Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwm Clydach, Gilfach Goch, Glyncoch, Llantwit Fardre, Penrhiwceiber, Pentre, Pen-y-Graig, Pen-y-Waun, Pontypridd Town, Porth, Taffs Well, Treforest, Tonypandy, Tonyrefail East, Trallwng, Treherbert. The proposals would take effect from the 2022 council elections. [12] [13] [14]
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:
*= Communities which elect a community council
c= Ward coterminous with community of the same name [17]
Maerdy is a village and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley.
Treorchy is a town and community in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains the characteristics of one. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 16 communities of the Rhondda. It includes the villages of Cwmparc and Ynyswen.
Treforest is a village in the south-east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is situated in the Treforest electoral ward, along with the village of Glyntaff. It is part of the Pontypridd Town community. Treforest runs along the west bank of the River Taff, while Glyntaff runs along its east bank.
Pontypridd is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Alex Davies-Jones of the Labour Party.
Beddau is a large former mining village situated within the South Wales Valleys around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Llantrisant and 4 miles (6.4 km) from the larger town of Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.
Trealaw is a long village, also a community and electoral ward in the Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It stretches over two miles from the junction of Cemetery Road and Brithweunydd Road in the east, to the junction of Ynyscynon Road and Partridge Road to the northwest.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the town of Clydach Vale.
Llantwit Fardre is a large village and community situated on the A473, Pontypridd to Bridgend, road near the Welsh towns of Pontypridd and Llantrisant. Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the old parish and the community area that takes in the villages of Llantwit Fardre, Tonteg and Church Village. It is in the county of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Gilfach Goch is a community, electoral ward and small former coal mining village mostly in the Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales, near the larger community of Tonyrefail. Some areas in the North Western part of the village lie within Bridgend County Borough Council. It is situated in the Cwm Ogwr Fach between the Cwm Ogwr Fawr to the west and the Cwm Rhondda to the east.
Church Village is a large village in the historic parish and community of Llantwit Fardre, located within the Taff Ely district of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The village is centrally located being around 4 miles (6.4 km) from the local principal towns of Llantrisant to the southwest and Pontypridd to the north and is situated around 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Cardiff city centre.
Tonteg is a village around three and a half miles (6 km) from Pontypridd, south Wales. It is 9 miles (14.5 km) north west of Cardiff and four miles (6.5 km) north east of Llantrisant. The village is within the community of Llantwit Fardre. Tonteg is to the north west of the Garth Mountain, on the west side of the River Taff valley, at the top of a hill known locally as Powerstation Hill. The hill gets its name from the Upper Boat power station which was situated at the bottom of the hill until it was demolished in 1972. Tonteg is next to Church Village and the boundaries between the two villages are blurred. A significant part of the Treforest Industrial Estate falls within the Willowford area of Tonteg.
Hawthorn is a village and electoral ward within the community of the town of Pontypridd in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, located 10 miles north west of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. Historically this fell within the parish of Eglwysilan within Mid Glamorgan.
Aberdare East is a local government community and electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community was formed in 2016 when the former community of Aberdare was split into two. Aberdare East includes the main town of Aberdare.
Aberaman North is a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It primarily includes the village of Aberaman. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of Aberaman was split into North and South.
Mountain Ash East is a community and coterminous electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It primarily includes the part of the town of Mountain Ash east of the River Cynon. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of Mountain Ash was divided into East and West to match the ward boundaries.
The 2017 Rhondda Cynon Taf Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2017 to elect members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in Wales. This was the same day as other 2017 United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012 and the next full election took place in 2022.
Mountain Ash is an electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf, electing two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It was re-created by the merger of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West, following a local government boundary review, effective from 5 May 2022, as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections.
Penrhiw-ceibr is the name of an electoral ward in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It's boundaries are coterminous with the village and community of Penrhiwceiber. The ward elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.