Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Torfaen County Borough Council
Cwmbrân is run by Torfaen County Borough Council. Labour has a majority on Torfaen County Borough Council. Its MP is Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour), member for Torfaen.
£2,156
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Cwmbrân’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Torfaen County Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Torfaen County Borough Council: 29 of its 40 seats as elected. Independents hold 9, Reform UK 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and Welsh Government council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 21 of Torfaen’s 40 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour29
- Independent9
- Reform UK2
Latest election: May 2022.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Cwmbrân
One council runs every main service in a Welsh county or county borough.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Every part of Wales is in a community; many have a community or town council, which the county council lists. Cwmbrân’s communities: Cwmbran Central, Fairwater, Upper Cwmbran, Croesyceiliog, Pontnewydd and Llantarnam.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Cwmbrân, from the most recent elections.
- 1Torfaen County Borough Council10 wards · 20 councillorsLabour 14 · Independent 7 · Reform UK 1 · all 22
- 2Police and crime commissionerGwent Police · elected May 2024Jane Mudd
- 3SeneddSir Fynwy Torfaen · 6 membersPeter FoxLynne NeagleMatthew JonesLaura Anne JonesDonna CushingStephen John Senior
- 4House of CommonsTorfaen
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
20 councillors for 10 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jonathan Edward HollinsReform UK · July 2026 · by-election
- Jason O'ConnellIndependent · February 2023 · by-election
- Dave ThomasIndependent · May 2022
- Alan Douglas SladeIndependent · May 2022
- Nick JonesIndependent · May 2022
- David DanielsLabour · May 2022
- Sue MorganLabour · May 2022
- Stuart AshleyLabour · May 2022
- Steven EvansLabour · May 2022
- Lucy WilliamsLabour · May 2022
- Colette Anne ThomasLabour · May 2022
- Peter JonesLabour · May 2022
- Ron BurnettIndependent · May 2022
- Richard Giles ClarkLabour · May 2022
- Joanne GaudenLabour · May 2022
- Rose SeabourneLabour · May 2022
- Jayne WatkinsLabour · May 2022
- Elizabeth HaynesIndependent · May 2022
- Catherine BoneraIndependent · May 2022
- Mandy OwenLabour · May 2022
- David Hartwell WilliamsLabour · May 2022
- Fiona Claire CrossLabour · May 2022
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llantarnamall in Cwmbrân · 6,488 residents3 seats · July 2026, February 2023, May 2022 | 3 | Jonathan Edward Hollinsby-electionJason O'Connellby-electionDave ThomasAlan Douglas SladeNick Jones | July 2026, February 2023, May 2022 |
| Pontnewyddmostly in Cwmbrân · 6,393 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | David DanielsSue MorganStuart Ashley | May 2022 |
| Upper Cwmbranall in Cwmbrân · 5,838 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Steven EvansLucy Williams | May 2022 |
| Two Locksmostly in Cwmbrân · 5,498 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Colette Anne ThomasPeter JonesRon Burnett | May 2022 |
| Croesyceiliogall in Cwmbrân · 5,140 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Richard Giles ClarkJoanne Gauden | May 2022 |
| Fairwaterall in Cwmbrân · 5,038 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Rose SeabourneJayne Watkins | May 2022 |
| St. Dialsall in Cwmbrân · 4,360 residents2 seats · May 2022 | 2 | Elizabeth HaynesCatherine Bonera | May 2022 |
| Greenmeadowall in Cwmbrân · 2,766 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Mandy Owen | May 2022 |
| Llanyrafonall in Cwmbrân · 2,494 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | David Hartwell Williams | May 2022 |
| Coed Evaall in Cwmbrân · 2,439 residents1 seat · May 2022 | 1 | Fiona Claire Cross | May 2022 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Torfaen County Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Torfaen council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Cwmbrân, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
10 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Cwmbrân’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗5,425 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
4,419 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
1,786 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (7 more)
3,981 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,699 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
1,686 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,048 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
683 votes for candidates
704 votes for candidates
624 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Cwmbrân is in Torfaen constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Cwmbrân).
35,705 votes for candidates · majority 7,322
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 35,705 votes from 71,738 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 7,322 of 35,705 votes (20.5%): wider than in 50% of Wales’s 32 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Members of the Senedd for Cwmbrân
Wales’s parliament: health, education, local government and transport in Wales. Elected 7 May 2026 under the new system of 16 six-member constituencies.
Votes are cast for party lists; seats go to lists in proportion (the D’Hondt method). Bars show seats won: list vote totals aren’t in the data yet.
All of Cwmbrân is in Sir Fynwy Torfaen.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Cwmbrân’s Band D council tax is £2,156 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Torfaen County Borough Council sets £1,691.60 of a Band D bill (78%); the rest goes to community councils and the Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner.
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Torfaen, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Gwent’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £1,900.
Revenue budgets 2026–27 including schools (Wales has no academies), Welsh Government; per resident on the Welsh Government’s population. Police and fire are budgeted separately.
Band D: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
Having a say in how Cwmbrân is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
torfaen.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
torfaen.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Cwmbrân is run
Who is the MP for Cwmbrân?
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) is the MP for Torfaen, which covers Cwmbrân.
How many councillors does Cwmbrân have?
20 ward councillors represent Cwmbrân’s 10 wards.
When are the next elections in Cwmbrân?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Cwmbrân’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029; the next Senedd election is due in May 2030.
How much is council tax in Cwmbrân?
Band D council tax in Cwmbrân is £2,156 for 2026–27 (the council average). Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Torfaen County Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 29 of 40 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2022 council election in Cwmbrân?
In Cwmbrân’s wards on 5 May 2022, Labour 14 · Independent 6 of the 20 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 53.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency and Senedd constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · Welsh Government council tax levels and revenue budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.