Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council: election 2027

Every seat on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is up for election on Thursday 6 May 2027.

Who runs each council

Who runs it: Labour majority
Leader: Ann Crimmings, Labour

Source

Seats now and in 2022

Now, 75 seats

Labour 57
Plaid Cymru 8
Conservative 2
Green 1
Independents and local groups 7

2022 election, 75 seats

Labour 59
Plaid Cymru 8
Conservative 2
Independents and local groups 6

Source

By-elections since 2022

Date	Ward	Held before by	Won by	Result
4 Sept 2026	Llantwit Fardre	Conservative	Conservative	Same party or group
26 Jun 2026	Treorchy	Plaid Cymru	Plaid Cymru	Same party or group
18 Jul 2025	Pontypridd Town	Plaid Cymru	Plaid Cymru	Same party or group
21 Nov 2022	Abercynon	Labour	Labour	Same party or group
20 Oct 2022	Ynysybwl	Plaid Cymru	Plaid Cymru	Same party or group

From Open Council Data's lists, which it says may be incomplete. "Independent or other" covers independents and small parties, so a seat staying "independent or other" may still have changed hands.

Wards and councillors now

The councillors who represent each ward today. Each name links to their record: attendance, committees, declarations, questions and motions.

Aberaman
- Julie CookLabour
- Sheryl EvansLabour
- Tina WilliamsLabour
Abercynon
- Andrew James DennisLabour
- Rhys LewisLabour
Aberdare East
- Steve BradwickLabour
- Victoria DunnLabour
Aberdare West / Llwydcoed
- Ann CrimmingsLabour
- Gareth JonesLabour
- Sharon ReesLabour
Beddau and Tyn-y-nant
- Julie BartonLabour
- Richard YeoIndependent
Brynna and Llanharan
- David EvansIndependent
- Geraint HopkinsLabour
- Janine TurnerLabour
Church Village
- Gaynor Lesley WarrenLabour
- Graham StaceyLabour
Cilfynydd
- Hywel GronowPlaid Cymru
Cwm Clydach
- Mark NorrisLabour
Cwmbach
- Jeffrey ElliottLabour
- Mustapha MaohoubLabour
Cymer
- Gareth CapleLabour
- Ryan EvansLabour
Ferndale and Maerdy
- Jayne SmithLabour
- Susan MorgansLabour
Gilfach Goch
- Aurfron Roberts MBELabour
Glyncoch
- Doug WilliamsLabour
Graig and Pontypridd West
- Christina LeyshonLabour
- Jayne BrencherLabour
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen
- Cathy LislesIndependent
Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos
- Adam Owain RogersPlaid Cymru
- Karen MorganPlaid Cymru
Llanharry
- Barry StephensLabour
Llantrisant and Talbot Green
- Glynne HolmesLabour
- Sarah Jane DaviesLabour
Llantwit Fardre
- Joel JamesConservative
- Karl JohnsonConservative
Llwynypia
- Wendy LewisLabour
Mountain Ash
- Andrew Morgan OBELabour
- Wendy TreebyLabour
Penrhiwceiber
- Adam FoxLabour
- Ross WilliamsLabour
Pentre
- Georgina Elizabeth WilliamsLabour
- Norman Howell MorganLabour
Penygraig
- Craig MiddleLabour
- Lisa EllisLabour
Penywaun
- Louisa AddiscottLabour
Pont-y-clun Central
- Martin Douglas AshfordLabour
Pont-y-clun East
- Paul BinningIndependent
Pont-y-clun West
- Wayne OwenIndependent
Pontypridd Town
- Wiliam ReesPlaid Cymru
Porth
- Ros DavisLabour
- Sarah HickmanLabour
Rhydfelin Central
- Maureen Webber BEMLabour
Taffs Well
- Jill BonettoLabour
Tonteg
- Cai PreedyLabour
Tonypandy
- Gareth HughesLabour
Tonyrefail East
- Dan Owen-JonesIndependent
- Danny GrehanPlaid Cymru
Tonyrefail West
- Dawn ParkinLabour
- Karen WebbLabour
Trallwng
- Michael PowellGreen
Trealaw
- Wyn HughesLabour
Treforest
- Steve PowderhillLabour
Treherbert
- Scott EmanuelLabour
- Will JonesIndependent
Treorchy
- Bob HarrisLabour
- Richard ClarkePlaid Cymru
Tylorstown and Ynyshir
- Julie EdwardsLabour
- Robert BevanLabour
Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
- Loretta Ann TomkinsonLabour
Ynysybwl
- Amanda Jane EllisPlaid Cymru
- Paula EvansPlaid Cymru
Ystrad
- Emma Louise WattsLabour
- Geraint Owen JonesLabour