List of leaders of Welsh councils

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

District	Style	Council majority	Council leader
Blaenau Gwent	County borough	Welsh Labour	Steve 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]

References

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7. "Abergele councillor re-elected as leader of Conwy council and announces cabinet". Rhyl Journal. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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18. "Cabinet Members | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council". www.rctcbc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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20. "Councillor details – Councillor Anthony Hunt (Leader)". moderngov.torfaen.gov.uk. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
21. "The Leader of the Vale of Glamorgan Council". www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
22. "Leader and deputy leader of Wrexham Council re-elected however fresh meeting needed to decide committees". Wrexham.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.