List of leaders of Welsh councils

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This is a list of the political leaders of Welsh council areas .

DistrictStyleCouncil majorityCouncil leader
Blaenau Gwent County boroughWelsh LabourSteve Thomas (Welsh Labour) [1]
Bridgend County borough Welsh Labour Huw David (Welsh Labour) [2]
Caerphilly County borough Welsh Labour Sean Morgan (Welsh Labour) [3]
Cardiff City and county Welsh Labour Huw Thomas (Welsh Labour) [4]
Carmarthenshire County Plaid Cymru Darren Price (Plaid Cymru) [5]
Ceredigion County Plaid Cymru Bryan Davies (Plaid Cymru) [6]
Conwy County borough No overall control Charlie McCoubrey (Independent) [7]
Denbighshire County Welsh Labour Jason Mckellan (Welsh Labour) [8]
Flintshire County No overall control Ian Roberts (Welsh Labour) [9]
Gwynedd County Plaid Cymru Dyfrig Siencyn (Plaid Cymru) [10]
Isle of Anglesey County Plaid Cymru Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru) [11]
Merthyr Tydfil County borough Independent Geraint Thomas (Independent) [12]
Monmouthshire County Welsh Labour Mary Ann Brocklesby (Welsh Labour) [13]
Neath Port Talbot County borough Independent Steve Hunt (Independent) [14]
Newport City Welsh Labour Jane Mudd (Welsh Labour) [15]
Pembrokeshire County Independent David Simpson (Non-aligned) [16]
Powys County Welsh Liberal Democrats James Gibson-Watt (Welsh Liberal Democrats) [17]
Rhondda Cynon Taf County borough Welsh Labour Andrew Morgan (Welsh Labour) [18]
Swansea City and county Welsh Labour Rob Stewart (Welsh Labour) [19]
Torfaen County borough Welsh Labour Anthony Hunt (Welsh Labour) [20]
Vale of Glamorgan County borough No overall control Lis Burnett (Welsh Labour) [21]
Wrexham County borough No overall control Mark Pritchard (Independent) [22]

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  22. ↑ "Leader and deputy leader of Wrexham Council re-elected however fresh meeting needed to decide committees". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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