Independents and others won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2022, with 65 per cent of the vote. 6 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Merthyr Tydfil council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Labour | 40.1% |
| Independent | 24.2% |
| Reform UK | 18.0% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14.1% |
| Green | 2.3% |
| Conservative | 1.2% |
| Result | Labour | Plaid Cymru | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 31% | 3% | 65% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Merthyr Tydfil is a Welsh council: it runs every local service. Current control: Independent minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr Senedd seat, May 2026: Plaid Cymru 39%, Reform UK 31%, Labour 13%.
The ward is part of the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency. Labour MP Gerald Jones won it at the 2024 general election with 45 per cent of the vote.