Mountain Ash East

Mountain Ash East
  • Welsh: Dwyrain Aberpennar
Location of Mountain Ash East within
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population2,909 (2011)
OS grid referenceST025915
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMOUNTAIN ASH
Postcode districtCF45
Dialling code01443
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.

History and description

Blackberry Place, Cefnpennar

The Mountain Ash East community came into effect on 1 December 2016 following the enactment of The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016.[1] It includes the village of Mountain Ash to the east of the River Cynon and also the villages of Newtown, Caegarw, Cwmpennar and Cefnpennar.[2]

According to the 2011 UK Census Mountain Ash East had a population of 2,909.[3]

Mountain Ash East includes the village's Grade II listed St Margaret's Church, designed by John Pollard Seddon.[4]

Electoral ward

An electoral ward of Mountain Ash East pre-existed the community. The ward elected one county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.

Since 1995 the ward had been represented on the council by Plaid Cymru councillor, Pauline Jarman,[5][6] who was previously a councillor on Cynon Valley Borough Council. She first stood for election in 1976.[7]

Cllr Jarman had been leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Rhondda Cynon Taff Council since 1996.[7] The Plaid Cymru numbers doubled to 18 after the May 2017 election and were the official opposition on the council.[8]

Following a local government boundary review, the wards of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West were merged to create a new single ward of Mountain Ash, electing two councillors. Pauline Jarman stood for election in the new ward at the 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election,[9] though failed to win a seat.

References

  1. ^ "The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ Election maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Mountain Ash East 2011 Census Ward (1237328000)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ Church of St Margaret - A Grade II Listed Building in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. ^ Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012, The Election Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  6. ^ County Borough Council Elections 2017, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b Thomas Deacon, Ruth Mosalski (25 April 2017). "These are the contenders to lead Rhondda Cynon Taf council after May's local elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  8. ^ Thomas Deacon (5 May 2017). "Labour clings on to power as Plaid Cymru surge isn't enough to win power in Rhondda Cynon Taf". Wales Online. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ^ Anthony Lewis (29 April 2022). "The predicted key seats during Rhondda Cynon Taf's council election". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

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