The ward last elected two councillors together, in May 2022; Labour took the most votes with 53 per cent. Earlier contests were led by Plaid Cymru in 2017 and 2012. 5 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 70.8% |
| Reform UK | 16.0% |
| Labour | 10.1% |
| Conservative | 1.7% |
| Green | 1.4% |
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Plaid Cymru | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 3% | 53% | 44% | - |
| May 2017 | - | 28% | 57% | 14% |
| May 2012 | - | 47% | 53% | - |
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.
Rhondda Cynon Taf is a Welsh council: it runs every local service. Current control: Labour.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
Rhondda Cynon Taf council page →
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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.
Afan Ogwr Rhondda Senedd seat, May 2026: Plaid Cymru 37%, Reform UK 34%, Labour 17%.
The ward is part of the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency. Labour MP Chris Bryant won it at the 2024 general election with 48 per cent of the vote.