This list of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan includes council wards which elected councillors to Mid Glamorgan County Council during its existence from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1996.
Wards
1973–1989
The first Mid Glamorgan Council elections took place in April 1973. Eighty five county councillors were elected from sixty eight electoral wards. as follows (numbers of councillors in brackets):
Aberdare No.1 Llwydcoed (2) Aberdare No.2 Blaengwawr (1) Aberdare No.3 Gadlys (1) Aberdare No.4 Town (1) Aberdare No.5 Aberaman (1) Abertidwr & Senghenydd (1) Bedwas & Machen (2) Bedwellty No.1 (Aberbargoed) (1) Bedwellty No.2 (1) Bridgend (2) Caerphilly No.1 (1) Caerphilly No.2 Llanbradach (1) Caerphilly No.4 (1) Caerphilly No.5 North (1) Caerphilly No.6 South (1) Caerphilly No.7 (1) Cardiff Rural (1) Cowbridge Rural (1) Dowlais (1) Gelligaer No.1 (1) Gelligaer No.2 (1) Gelligaer No.3 (1) Gelligaer No.4 (2) Llantrisant & Llantwit Fardre No.1 (4) Llantrisant & Llantwit Fardre No.2 (2) Maesteg No.1 (1) Maesteg No.2 (1) Maesteg No.3 (1) Merthyr Cyfarthfa (1) Merthyr No.6 (1) Merthyr No.7 (1) Merthyr Park (2) Merthyr Town (1) Mountain Ash No.1 (1) Mountain Ash No.2 (1) Mountain Ash No.3 (2) Ogmore & Garw No.1 (1) Ogmore & Garw No.2 (2) Penybont No.1 (1) Penybont No.2 (1) Penybont No.3 (1) Penybont No.4 (1) Penybont No.5 (2) Penybont No.6 (2) Penydarren (1) Pontypridd No.1 (1) Pontypridd No.2 Town (1) Pontypridd No.3 (1) Pontypridd No.4 Trallwn (1) Pontypridd No.5 Rhydyfelin (1) Pontypridd No.6 Treforest & Graig (1) Porthcawl No.1 (1) Porthcawl No.2 (1) Rhondda No.1 Treherbert (2) Rhondda No.2 Treorchy (2) Rhondda No.3 Pentre (1) Rhondda No.4 Ystrad (1) Rhondda No.5 (1) Rhondda No.6 (1) Rhondda No.7 Penygraig (1) Rhondda No.8 Porth (2) Rhondda No.9 (1) Rhondda No.10 Tylerstown (1) Rhondda No.11 Ferndale (2) Rhymney Lower Middle & Upper (1) Treharris (1) Vaynor & Penderyn (1) Vaynor & Penderyn No.2 (1)
1989–1996
Following The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988 the number of wards were increased to 74, taking effect from the 1989 elections (and preparatory activity beforehand). Each ward elected one county councillor to Mid Glamorgan Council, totalling 74.
Mid Glamorgan was divided into local government districts (often with borough status), namely Borough of Cynon Valley, Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Borough of Ogwr, Borough of Rhondda, District of Rhymney Valley and Borough of Taff-Ely. These also had their own elected borough or district council.
Mid Glamorgan Ward District District ward included Aberaman North Cynon Valley (borough) Aberaman North Aberaman South Cynon Valley (borough) Aberaman South Abercynon Cynon Valley (borough) Abercynon Aberdare East Cynon Valley (borough) Aberdare East Aberdare West Cynon Valley (borough) Aberdare West / Llwydcoed Aber Valley Rhymney Valley Aber Valley Bargoed Rhymney Valley Bargoed / Gilfach Bedwas Rhymney Valley Maesycwmmer / Bedwas (Bedwas and Machen*) / Parcyfelin (Caerphilly*) Bedwelty Rhymney Valley Aberbargoed / New Tredegar Bettws Ogwr (borough) Bettws / Ynysawdre Brackla Ogwr (borough) Brackla Caerau Ogwr (borough) Caerau / Nantyffyllon Cascade Rhymney Valley Cascade (Gelligaer*) / Cefn Hengoed (Gelligaer*) / Tir-y-berth (Gelligaer*) Cornelly Ogwr (borough) Cornelly Cwmbach Cynon Valley (borough) Cwmbach Cwm Garw Ogwr (borough) Blaengarw / Llangeinor / Pontycymmer Cwm Ogwr Ogwr (borough) Blackmill / Nant-y-moel / Ogmore Vale Cyfarthfa Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Cyfarthfa Cymmer Rhondda (borough) Cymmer Darren Valley Rhymney Valley Abertysswg / Darren Valley / Pontlottyn / Tir-Phil Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Dowlais Ferndale Rhondda (borough) Ferndale / Maerdy Gurnos Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Gurnos Hirwaun Cynon Valley (borough) Hirwaun / Pen-y-waun / Rhigos Laleston Ogwr (borough) Laleston Litchard Ogwr (borough) Coity Higher / Morfa Llanbradach Rhymney Valley Llanbradach / Energlyn (Penyrheol*) Llanharan Taff-Ely (borough) Brynna / Llanharan / Llanharry Llantrisant Town Taff-Ely (borough) Llantrisant Town / Talbot Green Llantwit Fardre Taff-Ely (borough) Church Village / Llantwit Fardre Machen Rhymney Valley Machen / Trethomas (Bedwas and Machen*) Maesteg East Ogwr (borough) Maesteg East Maesteg West Ogwr (borough) Maesteg West Merthyr Vale Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Merthyr Vale Mountain Ash Cynon Valley (borough) Mountain Ash East / Mountain Ash West Nelson Rhymney Valley Nelson / Greenhill (Gelligaer*) Newcastle Ogwr (borough) Newcastle / Oldcastle Newcastle Higher Ogwr (borough) Llangynwyd / Newcastle Higher Park Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Park / Vaynor Pencoed Ogwr (borough) Pencoed Penrhiwceiber Cynon Valley (borough) Penrhiwceiber Pentre Rhondda (borough) Pentre Penydarren Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Penydarren Pen-y-graig Rhondda (borough) Pen-y-graig Penyrheol Rhymney Valley Penyrheol (Penyrheol*) / Trecenydd (Penyrheol*) Plymouth Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Plymouth Pont-y-clun Taff-Ely (borough) Creigiau / Pont-y-clun Porth Rhondda (borough) Porth / Ynyshir Porthcawl East Ogwr (borough) Porthcawl East Porthcawl West Ogwr (borough) Porthcawl West Pyle Ogwr (borough) Cefn Cribwr / Pyle Rhondda Taff-Ely (borough) Graig / Pontypridd Town / Rhondda Rhydfelen Taff-Ely (borough) Hawthorn, Ilan, Rhydfelen Central and Rhydfelen Lower Rhymney Rhymney Valley Moriah / Twyn Carno St Bride's Major Ogwr (borough) Coychurch Lower / St Brides Major St Bride's Minor Ogwr (borough) St Brides Minor St James Rhymney Valley St James / Tonyfelin (Caerphilly*) St Martins Rhymney Valley Bryncenydd (Caerphilly*) / St Martins Taffs Well Taff-Ely (borough) Pentyrch / Taffs Well Ton-teg Taff-Ely (borough) Ton-teg / Treforest Tonypandy Rhondda (borough) Cwm Clydach / Tonypandy Tonyrefail East Taff-Ely (borough) Tonyrefail East Tonyrefail West Taff-Ely (borough) Gilfach Goch / Tonyrefail West Trallwng Taff-Ely (borough) Cilfynydd / Glyncoch / Trallwng Town Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Town Trealaw Rhondda (borough) Llwyn-y-pia / Trealaw Treharris Merthyr Tydfil (borough) Bedlinog / Treharris Treherbert Rhondda (borough) Treherbert Treorchy Rhondda (borough) Treorchy Tylorstown Rhondda (borough) Tylorstown Tyn-y-nant Taff-Ely (borough) Beddau / Tyn-y-nant Ynysybwl Cynon Valley (borough) Ynysybwl Ystrad Rhondda (borough) Ystrad Ystrad Mynach Rhymney Valley Hengoed (Gelligaer*) / Ystrad Mynach
* = Community (community ward of)
See also List of electoral wards in Bridgend County Borough List of electoral wards in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough List of electoral wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf List of electoral wards in Wales
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