Photo: Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe was decided by 1,472 votes in 2024
Clydach is run by City and County of Swansea Council and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Labour has a majority on City and County of Swansea Council. No party holds a majority on Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Most of Clydach is in Neath and Swansea East (MP Carolyn Harris, Labour); 17% of residents are in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (MP David Chadwick, Liberal Democrat).
£2,289
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Clydach’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on City and County of Swansea Council
Labour holds a majority on City and County of Swansea Council: 45 of its 75 seats as elected. The Liberal Democrats hold 12, the Conservatives 6, independents 5, Uplands 4, Independents @ Swansea 2 and the Greens 1. Who’s in charge ↓
A close seat
David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) won Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe by 1,472 votes in July 2024, 3.2% of votes cast: the 3rd-narrowest result of 32 in Wales. Parliament ↓
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 on Clydach’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 38 of Swansea’s 75 or 29 of Neath Port Talbot’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour45
- Liberal Democrat12
- Conservative6
- Independent5
- Uplands4
- Independents @ Swansea2
- Green1
Latest election: May 2022.
- Labour26
- Independent16
- Plaid Cymru11
- Liberal Democrat3
- Green1
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 Clydach
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.
83% of Clydach’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Clydach: same source as Who runs Clydach, above.
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. Clydach’s communities: Clydach and Pontardawe.
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 Clydach, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards2 wards · 4 councillorsGordon David WalkerMatthew BaileyBrigitte Jane RowlandsJamie Watkins
- 2Police and crime commissionerSouth Wales Police · elected May 2024Emma Wools
- 3SeneddBrycheiniog Tawe Nedd · 6 membersJane DoddsSioned Ann WilliamsJames Oswald David EvansRebeca PhillipsIain Charles McIntoshDavid Terence Mills
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
4 councillors for 2 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.
- Gordon David WalkerIndependent · May 2022
- Matthew BaileyIndependent · May 2022
- Brigitte Jane RowlandsConservative · May 2022
- Jamie WatkinsPlaid Cymru · July 2026 · by-election
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClydachSwansea · mostly in Clydach · 7,044 residents3 seats · May 2022 | 3 | Gordon David WalkerMatthew BaileyBrigitte Jane Rowlands | May 2022 |
| TrebanosNeath Port Talbot · mostly in Clydach · 1,401 residents1 seat · July 2026 | 1 | Jamie Watkinsby-election | July 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. City and County of Swansea 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).
Swansea council election, May 2022
Results in the wards that make up Clydach, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Clydach’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗7,641 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
641 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Clydach is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015
83% of Clydach’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 53% (Wales 56%).
Majority 6,627 of 40,137 votes (16.5%): the 14th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
17% of Clydach’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 64% (Wales 56%).
Majority 1,472 of 46,548 votes (3.2%): the 3rd-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
40,137 votes for candidates · majority 6,627
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 40,137 votes from 76,291 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 6,627 of 40,137 votes (16.5%): the 14th-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
46,548 votes for candidates · majority 1,472
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 46,548 votes from 73,114 registered voters. Wales: 56%.
Majority 1,472 of 46,548 votes (3.2%): the 3rd-narrowest of 32 in Wales.
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 Clydach
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 Clydach is in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Constituencies from ONS (Senedd constituencies 2026).
Clydach’s Band D council tax is £2,238 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
City and County of Swansea Council sets £1,807.38 of a Band D bill (81%); the rest goes to community councils and the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,289 (parishes differ; Wales publishes council averages).
Your bill by band
The average Band D home in Swansea, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
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 Clydach 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.
swansea.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
swansea.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Clydach is run
Who is the MP for Clydach?
Clydach is split between 2 constituencies: Neath and Swansea East (Carolyn Harris, Labour) and Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick, Liberal Democrat). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Clydach have?
4 ward councillors represent Clydach’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Clydach?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Clydach’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 Clydach?
Band D council tax in Clydach is £2,289 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 City and County of Swansea Council?
Labour has a majority: 45 of 75 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 26 · Independent 16 · Plaid Cymru 11 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Green 1 of 57 seats; a majority needs 29.
Who won the 2022 council election in Clydach?
In Clydach’s wards on 5 May 2022, Independent 2 · Plaid Cymru 1 · Conservative 1 of the 4 seats up. Independents had the largest share of votes, 46.7%.
Is Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe a marginal seat?
David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat) won it by 1,472 votes in July 2024, 3.2% of votes cast: the 3rd-narrowest result of 32 in Wales.
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.
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