List of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan
This list of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan includes council wards which elected councillors to Mid Glamorgan County Council during its existence from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996.
Wards
1973–1989
The first Mid Glamorgan Council elections took place in April 1973. Eighty five county councillors were elected from sixty eight electoral wards. as follows :1989–1996
Following The County of Mid Glamorgan Order 1988 the number of wards were increased to 74, taking effect from the 1989 elections. Each ward elected one county councillor to Mid Glamorgan Council, totalling 74.Mid Glamorgan was divided into local government districts, namely Borough of Cynon Valley, Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Borough of Ogwr, Borough of Rhondda, District of Rhymney Valley and Borough of Taff-Ely. These also had their own elected borough or district council.
Mid Glamorgan Ward | District | District ward included |
Aberaman North | Cynon Valley | Aberaman North |
Aberaman South | Cynon Valley | Aberaman South |
Abercynon | Cynon Valley | Abercynon |
Aberdare East | Cynon Valley | Aberdare East |
Aberdare West | Cynon Valley | Aberdare West / Llwydcoed |
Aber Valley | Rhymney Valley | Aber Valley |
Bargoed | Rhymney Valley | Bargoed / Gilfach |
Bedwas | Rhymney Valley | Maesycwmmer / Bedwas / Parcyfelin |
Bedwelty | Rhymney Valley | Aberbargoed / New Tredegar |
Bettws | Ogwr | Bettws / Ynysawdre |
Brackla | Ogwr | Brackla |
Caerau | Ogwr | Caerau / Nantyffyllon |
Cascade | Rhymney Valley | Cascade / Cefn Hengoed / Tir-y-berth |
Cornelly | Ogwr | Cornelly |
Cwmbach | Cynon Valley | Cwmbach |
Cwm Garw | Ogwr | Blaengarw / Llangeinor / Pontycymmer |
Cwm Ogwr | Ogwr | Blackmill / Nant-y-moel / Ogmore Vale |
Cyfarthfa | Merthyr Tydfil | Cyfarthfa |
Cymmer | Rhondda | Cymmer |
Darren Valley | Rhymney Valley | Abertysswg / Darren Valley / Pontlottyn / Tir-Phil |
Dowlais | Merthyr Tydfil | Dowlais |
Ferndale | Rhondda | Ferndale / Maerdy |
Gurnos | Merthyr Tydfil | Gurnos |
Hirwaun | Cynon Valley | Hirwaun / Pen-y-waun / Rhigos |
Laleston | Ogwr | Laleston |
Litchard | Ogwr | Coity Higher / Morfa |
Llanbradach | Rhymney Valley | Llanbradach / Energlyn |
Llanharan | Taff-Ely | Brynna / Llanharan / Llanharry |
Llantrisant Town | Taff-Ely | Llantrisant Town / Talbot Green |
Llantwit Fardre | Taff-Ely | Church Village / Llantwit Fardre |
Machen | Rhymney Valley | Machen / Trethomas |
Maesteg East | Ogwr | Maesteg East |
Maesteg West | Ogwr | Maesteg West |
Merthyr Vale | Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Vale |
Mountain Ash | Cynon Valley | Mountain Ash East / Mountain Ash West |
Nelson | Rhymney Valley | Nelson / Greenhill |
Newcastle | Ogwr | Newcastle / Oldcastle |
Newcastle Higher | Ogwr | Llangynwyd / Newcastle Higher |
Park | Merthyr Tydfil | Park / Vaynor |
Pencoed | Ogwr | Pencoed |
Penrhiwceiber | Cynon Valley | Penrhiwceiber |
Pentre | Rhondda | Pentre |
Penydarren | Merthyr Tydfil | Penydarren |
Pen-y-graig | Rhondda | Pen-y-graig |
Penyrheol | Rhymney Valley | Penyrheol / Trecenydd |
Plymouth | Merthyr Tydfil | Plymouth |
Pont-y-clun | Taff-Ely | Creigiau / Pont-y-clun |
Porth | Rhondda | Porth / Ynyshir |
Porthcawl East | Ogwr | Porthcawl East |
Porthcawl West | Ogwr | Porthcawl West |
Pyle | Ogwr | Cefn Cribwr / Pyle |
Rhondda | Taff-Ely | Graig / Pontypridd Town / Rhondda |
Rhydfelen | Taff-Ely | Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower |
Rhymney | Rhymney Valley | Moriah / Twyn Carno |
St Bride's Major | Ogwr | Coychurch Lower / St Brides Major |
St Bride's Minor | Ogwr | St Brides Minor |
St James | Rhymney Valley | St James / Tonyfelin |
St Martins | Rhymney Valley | Bryncenydd / St Martins |
Taffs Well | Taff-Ely | Pentyrch / Taffs Well |
Ton-teg | Taff-Ely | Ton-teg / Treforest |
Tonypandy | Rhondda | Cwm Clydach / Tonypandy |
Tonyrefail East | Taff-Ely | Tonyrefail East |
Tonyrefail West | Taff-Ely | Gilfach Goch / Tonyrefail West |
Trallwng | Taff-Ely | Cilfynydd / Glyncoch / Trallwng |
Town | Merthyr Tydfil | Town |
Trealaw | Rhondda | Llwyn-y-pia / Trealaw |
Treharris | Merthyr Tydfil | Bedlinog / Treharris |
Treherbert | Rhondda | Treherbert |
Treorchy | Rhondda | Treorchy |
Tylorstown | Rhondda | Tylorstown |
Tyn-y-nant | Taff-Ely | Beddau / Tyn-y-nant |
Ynysybwl | Cynon Valley | Ynysybwl |
Ystrad | Rhondda | Ystrad |
Ystrad Mynach | Rhymney Valley | Hengoed / Ystrad Mynach |