WLGA Political Meetings

WLGA Council

The WLGA Council is the sovereign body of the association and deals with the appointment of officers, constitutional and business issues and it has a deliberative role which can be used in furtherance of Association policy.

At each Annual General Meeting the Council appoints the Association’s senior office holders which include the Presiding Officer and Deputies, the Leader and Deputies and the Association’s Spokespersons. The Council also sets the Budget of the Association. The Associate Members of the WLGA also have representatives on the Council, albeit non-voting.

Council members 2024-25

Name

Authority Name

Party

Cllr Stephen Thomas

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Helen Cunningham

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr John Spanswick

Bridgend County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Jane Gebbie

Bridgend County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Melanie Evans & Cllr Eugene Caparros (Job sharing)

Bridgend County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Sean Morgan

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr James Pritchard

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Eluned Stenner

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Nigel George

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Huw Thomas

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Peter Bradbury

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Norma Mackie

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Russell Goodway

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Sarah Merry

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Ashley Lister

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Lynda Thorne

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Chris Weaver

City of Cardiff Council

Labour

Cllr Emily Owen

Conwy County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Jason McLellan

Denbighshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Gill German

Denbighshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Ian Roberts

Flintshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Dave Hughes

Flintshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Mary Ann Brocklesby

Monmouthshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Paul Griffiths

Monmouthshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Dimitri Batrouni

Newport City Council

Labour

Cllr Deb Davies

Newport City Council

Labour

Cllr Pat Drewett

Newport City Council

Labour

Cllr Mark Spencer

Newport City Council

Labour

Cllr Paul Miller

Pembrokeshire County Council

Labour

Cllr Matthew Dorrance

Powys County Council

Labour

Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Maureen Webber

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Christina Leyshon

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Anne Crimmings

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Rhys Lewis

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Rob Stewart

Swansea Council

Labour

Cllr Andrea Lewis

Swansea Council

Labour

Cllr David Hopkins

Swansea Council

Labour

Cllr Louise Gibbard

Swansea Council

Labour

Cllr Robert Francis-Davies

Swansea Council

Labour

Cllr Anthony Hunt

Torfaen County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Richard Clark

Torfaen County Borough Council

Labour

Cllr Lis Burnett

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Labour

Cllr Bronwen Brooks

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Labour

Cllr Jane Tremlett

Carmarthenshire County Council

Independent

Cllr Charlie McCoubrey

Conwy County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr Julie Fallon

Conwy County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr Helen Brown

Flintshire County Council

Independent

Cllr Geraint Thomas

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr Andrew Barry

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr Steve Hunt

Neath Port Talbot Council

Independent

Cllr Simon Knoyle

Neath Port Talbot Council

Independent

Cllr Jon Harvey

Pembrokeshire County Council

Independent

Cllr Neil Prior

Pembrokeshire County Council

Independent

Cllr Beverley Baynham

Powys County Council

Independent

Cllr Edward (Eddie) Edwards

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Independent

Cllr Mark Pritchard

Wrexham County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr David A Bithell

Wrexham County Borough Council

Independent

Cllr Darren Price

Carmarthenshire County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Linda Evans

Carmarthenshire County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Alun Lenny

Carmarthenshire County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Bryan Davies

Ceredigion County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Alun Williams

Ceredigion County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Dyfrig L Siencyn

Gwynedd Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Robin Williams

Isle of Anglesey County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Gary Pritchard

Isle of Anglesey County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Alun Llewelyn

Neath Port Talbot County Council

Plaid Cymru

Cllr Andrew Parkhurst

Flintshire County Council

Liberal Democrat

Cllr James Gibson-Watt

Powys County Council

Liberal Democrat

Jeremy Kent

Wrexham County Borough Council

Conservative

Associate members 2024-25

Name

Authority Name

Cllr Gareth Ratcliffe

Bannau Brychyeiniog National Park Authority

Cllr Di Clements

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

Cllr Dilwyn Roberts

Snowdonia National Park Authority

Cllr Gwynfor Thomas

Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue

How member authorities will express their votes 2024-25

Authority

Seats

Use of Votes

Blaenau Gwent

2

One per person

Bridgend

2

One per person

Caerphilly

4

One per person

Cardiff

2

One per person

Carmarthenshire

4

One per person

Ceredigion

2

One per person

Conwy

3

One per person

Denbighshire

2

One per person

Flintshire

4

One per person

Gwynedd

3

One per person

Isle of Anglesey

2

One per person

Merthyr Tydfil

2

En bloc

Monmouthshire

2

En bloc

Neath Port Talbot

3

One per person

Newport

4

En bloc

Pembrokeshire

3

One per person

Powys

3

One per person

Rhondda Cynon Taf

5

En bloc

Swansea

5

En bloc

Torfaen

2

En bloc

Vale of Glamorgan

3

En bloc

Wrexham

3

One per person

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