Chris Smith: councillor for Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Chris Smith is a Welsh Labour councillor for the Beaufort ward on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Chris Smith is also Presiding Member. Their current term began on 9 May 2022.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Ward
- Beaufort
- Party
- Welsh Labour
- Posts
- Presiding Member
- Term began
- 9 May 2022
- Official profile
- blaenau-gwent.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Chris Smith
These are the details Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council publishes for Chris Smith, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: chris.smith@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
- Phone: 07400333531
- Post: General Offices, Steelworks Road, Tyllwyn, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6DN
- Official profile: blaenau-gwent.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Beaufort
- Godfrey Thomas Independent
- Dean Woods Welsh Labour
Welsh Labour on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Welsh Labour holds 19 of the 33 seats on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Welsh Labour 19, Independent 13, Wales Green Party 1.
Leaders and post holders on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Lisa Winnett Chair of Planning and Licensing Committees
- John Hill Chair of Democratic Services Committee
- Wayne Hodgins Leader of the Independent Group/Chair - Children, Young People & Families Scrutiny Committee
- Joanna Wilkins Deputy Leader of the Independent Group/Chair - Governance & Resources Scrutiny Committee
- Jacqueline Thomas Chair - Economic Development & Environmental Management Scrutiny Committee
- David Wilkshire Deputy Presiding Member
- Tommy Smith Deputy Leader of the Council/Cabinet Member Neighbourhood & Environment Services
- Stephen Thomas Leader of the Council/Cabinet Member Corporate Resources
All 33 councillors of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Beaufort
Chris Smith sits on Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Blaenau Gwent, each with its own page:
- Gwent Police led by Jane Mudd, Mark Hobrough
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney: Nick Smith (Labour) MP
- Senedd devolved law-making for Wales
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Blaenau Gwent, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.