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.
The first Mid Glamorgan Council elections took place in April 1973. Eighty five county councillors were elected from sixty eight electoral wards.[1] as follows (numbers of councillors in brackets):
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).[2] 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,[3] Borough of Merthyr Tydfil,[4] Borough of Ogwr,[5] Borough of Rhondda,[6] District of Rhymney Valley[7] and Borough of Taff-Ely.[8] 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 | Aber Valley | ||
| Bargoed | Bargoed / Gilfach | ||
| Bedwas | Maesycwmmer / Bedwas (Bedwas and Machen*) / Parcyfelin (Caerphilly*) | ||
| Bedwelty | Aberbargoed / New Tredegar | ||
| Bettws | Ogwr (borough) | Bettws / Ynysawdre | |
| Brackla | Ogwr (borough) | Brackla | |
| Caerau | Ogwr (borough) | Caerau / Nantyffyllon | |
| Cascade | 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 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | St James / Tonyfelin (Caerphilly*) | ||
| St Martins | 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 | Hengoed (Gelligaer*) / Ystrad Mynach |
* = Community (community ward of)