Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is the governing body for Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales, sharing its name with a parliamentary constituency. It borders the unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and...

, one of the Principal Areas of Wales

Subdivisions of Wales

For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 single-tier principal areas, which are responsible for the provision of all local government services, including education, social work, environment and roads services...

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Current composition

Group affiliation		Members
	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	21
	Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	15
	Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group The Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group was a political party based in the Blaenau Gwent area of Wales.The group was formed in the aftermath of the election to the House of Commons of Peter Law as an independent Member of Parliament, beating the official Labour candidate. Peter Law stood against the...	5
	Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...	2
	Unaffiliated	4
	Vacant	0
Total		42

By-Election's:

• A by-election was held to fill a vacancy in the Tredegar Central & West ward.

LAB Hold

Electoral divisions

The county borough is divided into 16 electoral wards returning 42 councillors. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council

Community council

A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...

 are indicated with a '*':

Ward	Communities	Other geographic areas
Abertillery Abertillery Abertillery is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, north-west of Newport, originally on the Great Western Railway. Its population rose steeply during the period of mining development in South Wales, being 10,846 in the 1891 census and 21,945 ten years later...	Abertillery & Llanhilleth Town* (Abertillery ward)	Rhiw Park, Aberillery Park
Badminton	That part of the Community of Beaufort specified in relation to the existing district ward of Badminton in column 2 of the Schedule to the Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986	Newchurch, Glyncoed
Beaufort	That part of the Community of Beaufort specified in relation to the existing district ward of Badminton in column 2 of the Schedule to the Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986	Garn Lydan, Carmeltown,
Blaina Blaina Blaina is a small town, situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Brynmawr and Abertillery in the unitary authority of Blaenau Gwent, ancient parish of Aberystruth, preserved county of Gwent and historic county of Monmouthshire.-Notable people:...	Nantyglo & Blaina Town* (Blaina ward)	Cwm Celyn, Bournville
Brynmawr Brynmawr Brynmawr is a market town in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level and nestled at the head of the South Wales Valleys...	Brynmawr Town*
Cwm	Cwm	Waunllwyd
Cwmtillery Cwmtillery Cwmtillery is a village located in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.-History:...	Abertillery & Llanhilleth Town* (Cwmtillery ward)	Rose Heyworth
Ebbw Vale North	That part of the Community of Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...  specified in relation to the existing district ward of Ebbw Vale North in column 2 of the Schedule to the Blaenau Gwent (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986	Mountain Air, Willowtown, Waun-y-pound, Newtown
Ebbw Vale South	That part of the Community of Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...  not contained in the Ebbw Vale North ward	Garden City, Tyllwyn, Hilltop, Briery Hill
Georgetown	Tredegar Town Tredegar Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales... * (Georgetown ward)	Troedrhiwgwair, Peacehaven
Llanhilleth Llanhilleth Llanhilleth is a village on the A467 road between Ebbw Vale and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales.Two large mounds in the field behind the Carpenter’s Arms are the remains of the medieval Llanhilleth castle which originally had two large, stone-built towers....	Abertillery & Llanhilleth Town* (Llanhilleth ward)	Brynithel, Aberbeeg Aberbeeg The small village of Aberbeeg lies in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.Nearby are the villages of Llanhilleth and Six Bells, where the former colliery allowed the whole community to thrive as part of the South Wales coalfield... , Swffryd
Nantyglo Nantyglo Nantyglo is a village in the ancient parish of Aberystruth and county of Monmouth situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Blaina and Brynmawr in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.- Places of interest in Nantyglo :...	Nantyglo & Blaina Town* (Nantyglo ward)	Winchestown, Coalbrookvale, Garn Fach, Coed Cae
Rassau Rassau Rassau, sometimes The Rassau is a small village located in the historic county of Brecknockshire and the preserved county of Gwent. It currently lies on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales. According to the 2001 census, the population of Rassau is 3,190...	That part of the Community of Beaufort Beaufort, Ebbw Vale Beaufort is a village located in the historic county of Brecknockshire and the preserved county of Gwent. It currently lies on the northern edge of the county borough of Blaenau Gwent in Wales....  not contained in the Badminton and Beaufort wards	Nantycroft
Sirhowy	Tredegar Town Tredegar Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales... * (Sirhowy ward)	Tafarnaubach, Waundeg, Trevil, Dukestown, Rhoslan
Six Bells	Abertillery & Llanhilleth Town* (Six Bells ward)	Warm Turn
Tredegar Central and West	Tredegar Town Tredegar Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales... * (Central and West ward)	Bedwellty Pits, Cefn Golau Cefn Golau Cefn Golau is a disused cholera cemetery situated on a narrow mountain ridge in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, and located between Rhymney and Tredegar in south-east Wales. A suburb of Tredegar and a nearby feeder reservoir have the same name... , Ashvale

External links

• Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council