Council by-election · Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough: Pentre ward · Tuesday, 15 December 2026
This is where politics meets your life.
Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.
Life in Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough: Pentre ward: the official facts
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
135 people in Pentre ward, 4.1% of residents aged 16–64, against 3.4% across Wales (September 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Average price £165,213, up 4.9% on a year earlier (August 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £86,131
Detached houses: £286,524
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, September 2026
71 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 35
anti social behaviour: 8
shoplifting: 7
public order: 6
criminal damage arson: 5
burglary: 3
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Pentre, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Norman Morgan, Labour Party
Georgina Williams, Labour Party
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf council (75 seats in 2026): Conservative 2, Labour 58, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 8, Other 6. Run by: Labour, with a majority.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.
