Rhondda is the name of an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vil ...

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. The ward covers the northwest part of the

Pontypridd () (colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng (Trallwn) and Treforest (). The ...

community, including

Hopkinstown Hopkinstown ( cy, Trehopcyn) is a small village to the west of Pontypridd in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, alongside the River Rhondda. Hopkinstown is a former coalmining and industrial community, now a district in the town of Po ...

Maesycoed Maesycoed is a Human settlement, settlement to the south and west of Pontypridd town centre in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Maesycoed is a district in the town of Pontypridd within the Rhondda electoral ward and is bounded by G ...

, Pantygraig Wen and

Pwllgwaun Pwllgwaun (or Pwll-Gwaun) is a village and small suburb of Pontypridd within the 'Rhondda' electoral ward, bordered by Hopkinstown and Graigwen hill to the north and east, the hillsides of Maesycoed above, and is located along the banks of the riv ...

Town council

Rhondda is a community ward for

Pontypridd Town Council () (Colloquialism, colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Glamorgan, Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ...

, electing four town councillors.

County Borough Council

The county borough ward elected two county councillors to

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the community of Cwm Clydach o ...

. At the May 2017 elections Tina Leyshon and Rob Smith were re-elected for the

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. Leyshon had represented the ward since 1999 and Smith since 2004.Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012
The Election Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Following a local government boundary review, effective from the May 2022 local elections, the ward was combined with the neighbouring Graig ward to become a new ward named 'Graig and Pontypridd West'. The new ward elects two county borough councillors.

References

{{reflist Pontypridd Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf