Merthyr Tydfil

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Merthyr Tydfil is a small county borough in the South Wales Valleys, historically one of the world’s largest iron-producing towns during the Industrial Revolution. Today, it focuses on services, retail, and tourism, with nearby Brecon Beacons National Park adding outdoor appeal.

The local government for this district is: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).

This district page, Merthyr Tydfil, is a sub-page of this region page: Wales. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Merthyr Tydfil

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is divided into 11 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Bedlinog and Trelewis
  • Cyfarthfa
  • Dowlais and Pant
  • Gurnos
  • Merthyr Vale
  • Park
  • Penydarren
  • Plymouth
  • Town
  • Treharris
  • Vaynor