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Aberaman North is a
community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
(and former electoral ward) in
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 vill ...
,
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. It primarily includes the village of
Aberaman Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century. Most of the industry has now ...
. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of
Aberaman Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century. Most of the industry has now ...
was split into North and South.


History and description

The Aberaman North community came into effect on 1 December 2016 following the enactment of ''The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016''. It includes the village of Aberaman to the east and follows the valley of the Nant Gwawr to the west including Blaengwawr Quarry, reaching the edge of the St Gwynno Forest. According to the 2011 UK Census Aberaman North had a population of 5,224.


Governance

An electoral ward of Aberaman North pre-existed the community. The ward elected two county councillors to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Since 1995 the ward consistently elected
Welsh Labour Welsh Labour ( cy, Llafur Cymru) is the branch of the United Kingdom Labour Party in Wales and the largest party in modern Welsh politics. Welsh Labour and its forebears won a plurality of the Welsh vote at every UK general election since 192 ...
councillors. Cllr Linda De Vet represented the ward since 2004,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012
The Election Centre. Retrieved 4 April 2018. while fellow councillor Sheryl Evans represented the ward since a by-election in 2014. The Aberaman North by-election took place on 24 July 2014 following the death of Cllr Anthony Christopher, who had represented the ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf Council since 1995, but died from
leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...
in May 2014. Cllr Christopher was leader of the county council until his death. Following a ward boundary review, Aberaman North was merged with Aberaman South to create a new ward of
Aberaman Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century. Most of the industry has now ...
, electing three councillors. This was effective from the 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election.


References

{{Rhondda Cynon Taf, state=collapsed Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf Former wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf