The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales
Blaenau Gwent.
Labour Party-controlled welsh_council. 14 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
21/38
Labour Party 55%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Blaenau Gwent is a welsh_council controlled by Labour Party (21 of 38 seats). It covers 14 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Lab 21Independent Berwick Hills Resident 17
Labour Party 55% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Holt | Ind | Abertillery Six Bells | 2022 |
| Keith Gerald Chaplin | Lab | Abertillery Six Bells | 2022 |
| Ross Thomas Leadbeater | Lab | Abertillery Six Bells | 2022 |
| Chris Smith | Lab | Beaufort | 2022 |
| Dean Woods | Lab | Beaufort | 2022 |
| Godfrey Rhys Thomas | Ind | Beaufort | 2022 |
| John Patrick Morgan | Ind | Blaina | 2022 |
| Lisa Catherine Winnett | Lab | Blaina | 2022 |
| Garth Perry Collier | Ind | Blaina | 2017 |
| John Hill | Ind | Brynmawr | 2022 |
| Jules Gardner | Lab | Brynmawr | 2022 |
| Wayne Kevin Hodgins | Ind | Brynmawr | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | 14 | 100% | Nick Smith | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Blaenau Gwent
Not yet ingested for Blaenau Gwent
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level