Last election 3 May 2012 | Seats 19 | |
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Mayor Councillor Brendan Somers Deputy Mayor Councillor Steve Davies Political groups Plaid Cymru (12) Liberal Democrats (4) Independents (3) | ||
Aberystwyth Town Council (Welsh - Cyngor Tref Aberystwyth) is the community council that governs the five wards of Aberystwyth town. The council appoints a presiding officer who is then known as the Mayor of Aberystwyth. It holds the town's Borough Charter in trust, granted by King Edward I on 28th December 1277. The current Mayor of Aberystwyth is Councillor Brendan Somers. The Mayor-Elect for 2016-17 is Councillor Steve Davies.
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Aberystwyth town council comprises five wards - Bronglais, Central, North, Penparcau and Rheidol - electing between three and five town councillors each.
Clockwise, from the north, it borders the communities of Tirymynach, Faenor, Llanbadarn Fawr and Llanfarian.
Election history
Aberystwyth town council is made up of 19 councillors elected from the five wards. The last elections were in 2012, and resulted in the election of 10 councillors for Plaid Cymru, 5 for the Welsh Liberal Democrats and 3 independent councillors.
Lucy Teresa Huws (Plaid Cymru) was elected for Bronglais Ward in November 2013. Brendan Somers (Plaid Cymru) joined for Central Ward in January 2014 and Dr Talat Zafar Chaudhri (Plaid Cymru) joined for Penparcau in September 2015.
2012 election
The 2012 Aberystwyth town council elections were held alongside the elections for Ceredigion County council on 3 May 2012. All 19 seats were up for election.
2008 election
In the 2008 elections, 9 seats were won by Plaid Cymru, 6 by the Welsh Liberal Democrats, 2 by independents, 1 by Welsh Labour and 1 by the Green Party.