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Tonypandy is a town,community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf,within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan,Wales,lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial coal mining town,the town was the scene of the 1910 Tonypandy riots.
Mountain Ash is a town and former community in the Cynon Valley,within the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales,with a population of 11,230 at the 2011 Census,estimated in 2019 at 11,339. It includes the districts and villages of Cefnpennar,Cwmpennar,Caegarw,Darranlas,Fernhill,Glenboi and Newtown,all within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Aberdare lies about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-west,Cardiff 19 miles (31 km) south-east,and Penrhiwceiber a mile to the south-east. It divides into two communities:West covers the town centre and the districts of Miskin,Darranlas,Fernhill and Glenboi,and East the districts of Cefnpennar,Cwmpennar,Caegarw and Newtown.
Ynysybwl is a village in Cwm Clydach in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf,roughly 15 miles (24 km) north-north-west of Cardiff,4 miles (6 km) north of Pontypridd and 16 miles (26 km) south of Merthyr Tydfil,and forms part of the community of Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm.
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 community of Cwm Clydach on the outskirts of Tonypandy.
Cymmer is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley,Wales. It is so named because of being located at the 'confluence' of the Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach river valleys. Several collieries were opened here in the middle part of the nineteenth century. A coal mine disaster in 1856 resulted in 114 casualties,and the lack of payment of any compensation to the miners' families caused bitter feelings in the community.
Brynna is a small village situated between Pencoed and Llanharan. It is located at the point where the borders of two Welsh county boroughs,Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend,meet.
Graig is a historic district of the town of Pontypridd,Rhondda Cynon Taf,South Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward for the town and county councils.
The first election to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
Hirwaun,Penderyn and Rhigos is the northernmost electoral ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It covers the communities of Hirwaun and Rhigos. The ward elects two county borough councillors to the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It is the largest ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The Cynon Valley Party is a political party formed in 2016 to campaign for people living in the Cynon Valley,including the towns of Aberdare and Mountain Ash,in Rhondda Cynon Taf,South Wales. The party won a council seat on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in May 2017.
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.
The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 54 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day,elections were to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. The previous Rhondda Cynon Taf all-council election took place in 2017 and future elections will take place every five years.
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,the date 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.
Mountain Ash East was the name of an electoral ward in the Cynon Valley,Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It elected councillors to Cynon Valley Borough Council and later Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It merged with Mountain Ash West to form the Mountain Ash ward in 2022.
Ynysybwl is the name of an electoral ward covering the valley of the Nant Clydach in Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
Tonyrefail East is the name of an electoral ward covering the eastern two-thirds of the community of Tonyrefail in Rhondda Cynon Taf,Wales. It elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
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