List of electoral wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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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.
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:
Community wards
| Communities | Community council | Community wards | Community councillors |
Other geographical areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirwaun | Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council [2] |
Hirwaun | 10 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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]
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