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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.

Current wards

County borough wards

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:

Electoral wards	Councillors	Communities (civil parishes)	Other geographical areas
Aberaman	3	Aberaman North Aberaman South	Abercwmboi, Cwmaman, Glynhafod, Godreaman
Abercynon ^c	2	Abercynon	Carnetown, Pontcynon, Tyntetown, Ynysboeth
Aberdare East ^c	2	Aberdare East	Abernant, Foundry Town, Tŷ Fry
Aberdare West and Llwydcoed	3	Aberdare West Llwydcoed	Bwllfa Dare, Cwmdare, Robertstown, Trecynon,
Beddau and Tyn-y-nant	2	Llantrisant * (Beddau and Tyn-y-nant wards)	Beddau, Brynteg
Brynna and Llanharan	3	Llanharan *	Bryncae, Brynna, Dolau, Llanharan
Church Village	2	Llantwit Fardre * (Church Village ward)	Upper Church Village
Cilfynydd	1	Pontypridd Town * (Cilfynydd ward)
Cwm Clydach ^c	1	Cwm Clydach	Clydach Vale
Cwmbach ^c	2	Cwmbach
Cymer	2	Cymmer Trehafod	Cymmer, Glynfach, Trebanog, Trehafod
Ferndale and Maerdy	2	Ferndale Maerdy	Blaenllechau
Gilfach Goch ^c	1	Gilfach Goch *	Garden City, Hendreforgan Estate
Glyn-coch	1	Pontypridd Town * (Glyncoch ward)
Graig and Pontypridd West	2	Pontypridd Town * (Graig and Rhondda wards)	Maesycoed, Pantygraigwen, Pen-y-coedcae, Hopkinstown, Pwllgwaun
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen	1	Pontypridd Town * (Hawthorn and Rhydfelen Lower wards)	Upper Boat
Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos	2	Hirwaun * Rhigos *	Cwm Hwnt, Cefn Rhigos, Hirwaun, Penderyn
Llanharry	1	Llanharry * (Llanharry ward)
Llantrisant and Talbot Green	2	Llantrisant * (Llantrisant Town and Talbot Green wards)	Cross Inn, Llantrisant, Rhiwsaeson, Talbot Green, Ynysmaerdy
Llantwit Fardre	2	Llantwit Fardre * (Efail Isaf and Llantwit Fardre wards)	Efail Isaf
Llwyn-y-pia ^c	1	Llwynypia
Mountain Ash	2	Mountain Ash East Mountain Ash West	Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Fernhill, Glenboi, Newtown
Penrhiw-ceibr ^c	2	Penrhiwceiber	Miskin, Perthcelyn
Pentre ^c	2	Pentre	Ton Pentre
Pen-y-graig ^c	2	Pen-y-graig	Dinas, Edmondstown, Penpisgah, Williamstown
Pen-y-waun ^c	1	Pen-y-waun	Trenant
Pontyclun Central	1	Pontyclun * (Central ward)	Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Pontyclun
Pontyclun East	1	Pontyclun * (East ward)	Groes-faen, Mwyndy
Pontyclun West	1	Pont-y-clun * (West ward) Llanharry * (Tylagarw ward)	Brynsadler, Pontyclun, Tyla Garw
Pontypridd Town	1	Pontypridd Town * (Town ward)	Penygraigwen
Porth	2	Porth	Birchgrove, Llwyncelyn, Mount Pleasant
Rhydfelen Central	1	Pontypridd Town * (Rhydfelen Central ward)	Rhydyfelin
Taffs Well ^c	1	Taffs Well *	Glan-y-llyn, Nantgarw, Taff's Well, Tŷ Rhiw
Ton-teg	1	Llantwit Fardre * (Tonteg ward)
Tonypandy ^c	1	Tonypandy
Tonyrefail East	2	Tonyrefail * (Coedely, Collena and Tylcha wards)	Coedely
Tonyrefail West	2	Tonyrefail * (Penrhiw-fer, Thomastown and Tynybryn wards)
Trallwn	1	Pontypridd Town * (Trallwng ward)
Trealaw ^c	1	Trealaw
Treforest	1	Pontypridd Town * (Treforest ward)	Glyntaff
Treherbert ^c	2	Treherbert	Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda, Tynewydd,
Treorchy ^c	2	Treorchy	Cwmparc, Ynyswen
Tylorstown and Ynyshir	2	Tylorstown Ynyshir	Penrhys, Pontygwaith, Stanleytown, Wattstown
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-Taf	1	Pontypridd Town * (Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward)	Rhydyfelin
Ynysybwl	2	Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm *	Roberttown, Buarth-y-capel
Ystrad ^c	2	Ystrad	Gelli

Community wards

Communities	Community council	Community wards	Community councillors	Other geographical areas
Hirwaun	Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council ^[2]	Hirwaun	10
Hirwaun	Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council ^[2]	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
Llanharry^[5]	Llanharry Community Council	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
Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm	Ynysybwl & Coed-y-Cwm Community Council ^[11]	Upper	7

2022 county borough ward changes

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]

Pre-2022 county borough wards

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:

Electoral wards^[16]	Councillors	Communities (Parishes)	Other geographic areas
Aberaman North ^c	2	Aberaman North
Aberaman South ^c	2	Aberaman South	Abercwmboi, Cwmaman, Glynhafod, Godreaman,
Abercynon ^c	2	Abercynon	Carnetown, Pontcynon, Tyntetown, Ynysboeth
Aberdare East ^c	2	Aberdare East	Abernant, Foundry Town, Tŷ Fry
Aberdare West/Llwydcoed	3	Aberdare West Llwydcoed	Bwllfa Dare, Cwmdare, Robertstown, Trecynon,
Beddau	1	Llantrisant * (Beddau ward)	Brynteg
Brynna	1	Llanharan * (Brynna and Llanilid wards)	Bryncae
Church Village	1	Llantwit Fardre * (Church Village ward)	Upper Church Village
Cilfynydd	1	Pontypridd Town * (Cilfynydd ward)
Cwm Clydach ^c	1	Cwm Clydach	Clydach Vale
Cwmbach ^c	1	Cwmbach
Cymmer	2	Cymmer Trehafod	Glynfach, Trebanog, Trehafod
Ferndale	2	Ferndale	Blaenllechau
Gilfach Goch ^c	1	Gilfach Goch *	Garden City, Hendreforgan Estate
Glyncoch	1	Pontypridd Town * (Glyncoch ward)
Graig	1	Pontypridd Town * (Graig ward)	Pen-y-coedcae
Hawthorn	1	Pontypridd Town * (Hawthorn and Rhydfelen Lower wards)	Upper Boat
Hirwaun	1	Hirwaun (part) * (Hirwaun ward)
Llanharan	1	Llanharan * (Llanharan ward)	Dolau
Llanharry ^c	1	Llanharry *
Llantrisant Town	1	Llantrisant * (Llantrisant Town ward)	Cross Inn, Rhiwsaeson
Llantwit Fardre	2	Llantwit Fardre * (Efail Isaf and Llantwit Fardre wards)	Efail Isaf
Llwynypia ^c	1	Llwynypia
Maerdy ^c	1	Maerdy
Mountain Ash East ^c	1	Mountain Ash East	Cefnpennar, Cwmpennar, Newtown
Mountain Ash West ^c	2	Mountain Ash West	Fernhill, Glenboi
Penrhiwceiber ^c	2	Penrhiwceiber	Miskin, Perthcelyn
Pentre ^c	2	Pentre	Ton Pentre
Pen-y-graig ^c	2	Pen-y-graig	Dinas, Edmondstown, Penpisgah, Williamstown
Pen-y-waun ^c	1	Pen-y-waun	Trenant
Pont-y-clun ^c	2	Pont-y-clun *	Brynsadler, Groes-faen, Miskin, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Pontyclun, Tyla Garw
Pontypridd Town	1	Pontypridd Town * (Town ward)	Penygraigwen
Porth	2	Porth	Llwyncelyn
Rhigos	1	Rhigos * Hirwaun * (Penderyn ward)	Cwm Hwnt, Cefn Rhigos, Penderyn
Rhondda	2	Pontypridd Town * (Rhondda ward)	Hopkinstown, Maesycoed, Pantygraigwen, Pwllgwaun
Rhydfelen Central/Ilan	1	Pontypridd Town * (Ilan and Rhydfelen Central wards)	Rhydyfelin
Taffs Well ^c	1	Taffs Well *	Glan-y-llyn, Nantgarw, Tŷ Rhiw
Talbot Green	1	Llantrisant * (Talbot Green ward)	Ynysmaerdy
Tonteg	2	Llantwit Fardre * (Tonteg ward)
Tonypandy ^c	1	Tonypandy
Tonyrefail East	2	Tonyrefail * (Coedely, Collena and Tylcha wards)	Coedely
Tonyrefail West	1	Tonyrefail * (Penrhiw-fer, Thomastown and Tynybryn wards)
Trallwn	1	Pontypridd Town * (Trallwng ward)
Trealaw ^c	1	Trealaw
Treforest	1	Pontypridd Town * (Treforest ward)	Glyntaff
Treherbert ^c	2	Treherbert	Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda, Tynewydd,
Treorchy ^c	3	Treorchy	Cwmparc, Ynyswen
Tylorstown ^c	2	Tylorstown	Penrhys, Pontygwaith, Stanleytown
Tyn-y-nant	1	Llantrisant * (Tyn-y-nant ward)
Ynyshir ^c	1	Ynyshir	Wattstown
Ynysybwl	1	Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm *	Roberttown, Buarth-y-capel
Ystrad ^c	2	Ystrad	Gelli

* = Communities which elect a community council
^c = Ward coterminous with community of the same name ^[17]

References

^ "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Your Councillors". Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Councillors". Gilfach Goch Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Council Members". Llanharan Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Ward Members". Llanharry Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Councillors". Llantrisant Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Council Members". Llantwit Fardre Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Contacts and location details". Pontyclun Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Councillors". Pontypridd Town Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "New Community Councillors". Tonyrefail & District Community Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Councillors". Ynysybwl & Coed-y-Cwm Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed: Welsh Government accepts LDBCW recommendations". Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ Anthony Lewis (30 August 2018). "The number of electoral council wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf could be cut for 2022 election". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 Section 29". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[1] "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[2] "Your Councillors". Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[3] "Councillors". Gilfach Goch Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[4] "Council Members". Llanharan Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[5] "Ward Members". Llanharry Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[6] "Councillors". Llantrisant Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[7] "Council Members". Llantwit Fardre Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[8] "Contacts and location details". Pontyclun Community Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[9] "Councillors". Pontypridd Town Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[10] "New Community Councillors". Tonyrefail & District Community Council. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[11] "Councillors". Ynysybwl & Coed-y-Cwm Community Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[12] "Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Boundary Reforms Confirmed: Welsh Government accepts LDBCW recommendations". Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[13] Anthony Lewis (30 August 2018). "The number of electoral council wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf could be cut for 2022 election". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[14] "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[15] "Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 Section 29". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[16] "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[17] Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

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