Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Merthyr Tydfil Council

Cyngor Merthyr Tudful
Type
Type
History
Founded1905 (Municipal borough)
1908 (County borough)
1974 (Borough)
1 April 1996 (County Borough)
Leadership
Paula Layton,
Independent
since 14 May 2025
Brent Carter,
Labour
since 18 September 2024
Ellis Cooper
since 17 June 2021
Structure
Seats30 councillors
Political groups
Administration (17)
  Labour (14)
  Independent (3)
Other parties (13)
  Independent (11)
  Reform UK (2)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN
Website
www.merthyr.gov.uk

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council is based at the Civic Centre on Castle Street in Merthyr Tydfil. The council has been under no overall control since 2017. A minority Labour administration has been running the council since 2024, supported by some of the independent councillors.