Caerphilly County Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority council of Caerphilly County Borough
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Islwyn Borough Council Rhymney Valley District Council Mid Glamorgan County Council Gwent County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Mike Adams, Labour since 11 May 2023[1]
Leader	Sean Morgan, Labour since 19 May 2022[2]
Chief Executive	Christina Harrhy since 11 January 2018
Structure
Seats	69 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (45) Other Parties (24)   Plaid Cymru (18)   Independent (6)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	4 May 1995
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7PG
Website
www.caerphilly.gov.uk

Caerphilly County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. The last full council elections took place 5 May 2022.

Political control

The first election to the new council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1996 has been held by the following parties:^[3]

Leadership

The first leader of the council, Graham Court, was the last leader of the old Rhymney Valley District Council. The leaders of Caerphilly since 1996 have been:^[4]

Composition

Following the 2022 election the composition of the council was:

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Party with the most elected councillors in bold. Coalition agreements in notes column

Premises

The council inherited two main offices from its predecessor authorities: Ystrad Fawr House at Ystrad Mynach from Rhymney Valley District Council, and Pontllanfraith House in Pontllanfraith from Islwyn Borough Council. Ystrad Fawr House was demolished in 2008 to make way for the Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital. A new headquarters was built at Penallta House in the Tredomen area of Ystrad Mynach (in the community of Gelligaer), opening in April 2008.^[13] The other office at Pontllanfraith House subsequently closed in 2015 and has since been demolished.^[14][15]

Electoral divisions

The county borough is divided into 30 electoral wards returning 69 councillors. Many of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. The following table lists council wards, communities and community ward areas.

Former wards

Until 2022, the county borough was divided into 33 electoral wards returning 73 councillors. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':