60 councillors represent 34 wards. The council's own meetings website
No overall control; led by Independents. The leader is Scott Jones (Independent). Every seat is up for election on Thursday 6 May 2027. The election guide has who holds the seats now and your ward.
It backed continued work on a Swansea to Aberdulais tram-train proposal, with a further options report due within nine months. It also took an urgent item and approved an extra £500,000 to finish highway and road safety schemes in the Neighbourhood Improvement Programme.
The Planning Committee approved the conversion of a house at 47 Lewis Road, Neath, into two flats. It agreed a site visit for the proposed change of a chapel in Crynant into a care home, and withdrew that application until the visit has taken place. It also noted two reports on planning appeals and decisions made by officers.
The next council elections in Wales are on Thursday 6 May 2027. Every seat on every council is up for election.
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