Penrhiw-ceibr

This article is about the electoral ward. For the village and community, see Penrhiwceiber.

Penrhiw-ceibr (formerly Penrhiwceiber) is an electoral ward in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.[1] Its boundaries are coterminous with the village and community of Penrhiwceiber. The ward elects two councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.[2]

Background

Penrhiwceiber was created in 1898 as a ward to Mountain Ash Urban District Council.[3]

Penrhiwceiber was a ward to Cynon Valley Borough Council from 1973, electing two district councillors until 1983 when the representation increased to four councillors.[4]

In 1988 a county ward of Penrhiwceiber was created,[5] electing one councillor to Mid Glamorgan County Council at the 1989 and 1993 elections.[6]

Since 1995 the ward has elected two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. The ward has been represented since 1995 by councillors from both Labour Party and Plaid Cymru, though both councillors were from Labour between 2004 and 2017.[7]

A review of electoral arrangements by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales resulted in the ward being officially renamed 'Penrhiw-ceibr', effective from the May 2022 local elections.[8]

Election results

Incumbent councillors are marked below with an asterisk (*)

2017

In a surprise result at the May 2017 council elections, veteran Labour councillor Jane Ward lost her seat to Gavin Williams, of the new Cynon Valley Party.[9] The other seat was retained by Labour's Adam Fox.

Penrhiwceiber 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Fox* 792
Cynon Valley Gavin Williams 751
Labour Jane Ward* 648
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Benney 371

Williams lost his seat in March 2021, due to not attending a council meeting for over 6 months.[10]

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 to fill the vacancy left by former councillor Gavin Williams' lack of attendance at council meetings.[10] Gavin Williams stood as an Independent at this election, but was beaten into second place by the winning Labour candidate, Ross Williams.[11] Ross Williams was born and raised in Penrhiwceiber.[12]

2022

At the May 2022 council elections the two seats were held for the Labour Party by Adam Fox and Ross Williams, who beat the Plaid Cymru candidate into third place.[13]

Penrhiw-ceibr 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ross Williams* 960
Labour Adam Fox* 934
Plaid Cymru Lea Michael Dempsey 255

See also

References

  1. ^ Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Mountain Ash Urban District Council. Nominations". Glamorgan Free Press. 26 March 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Cynon Valley Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 2 March 1988. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Mid Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995–2012, The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. March 2020. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ 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 2 April 2018.
  10. ^ a b Anthony Lewis (12 April 2021). "Councillor booted off council for not attending meetings standing again". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. ^ Anthony Lewis (12 May 2021). "Labour wins Penrhiwceiber council by-election". Wales News Online. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Another win for Labour in by-election". Cynon Valley Leader. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022 – via PressReader.
  13. ^ "County Borough Council Election Results 2022". Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.