Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot |
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| County borough | |
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| Leadership | |
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Leader
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R. Jones, Labour Party
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Mayor of Neath Port Talbot
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S. Penry
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 64 |
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43 / 64
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15 / 64
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5 / 64
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1 / 64
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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4 May 2017 |
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot, UK. It is currently controlled by the Labour party. On 10 May 2017, the Labour group elected Robert Jones as their leader. He subsequently become leader of the council. His deputy is yet to be announced.
Elections take place every five years. The last election was 4 May 2017.[2]
Neath Port Talbot is a Labour stronghold. Labour have been in power in Neath Port Talbot since 1996.[3]
The mayor of Neath Port Talbot for 2016-2017 is Councillor Sheila Penry and the deputy mayor is Councillor Janice Dudley.
The county borough is divided into 42 electoral wards returning a total of 64 councillors. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. There are 19 community councils in the county borough area. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
Office complexes for the council are located at the
The site of former Neath Civic Centre is now undergoing re-development as a shopping mall.
The Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council currently administrates or jountly controls a number of business interests, which include:
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