Karl Gauden: councillor for Llanfrechfa & Ponthir, Torfaen County Borough Council

Karl Gauden is a Labour councillor for the Llanfrechfa & Ponthir ward on Torfaen County Borough Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Torfaen County Borough Council
Ward: Llanfrechfa & Ponthir
Party: Labour
Official profile: torfaen.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Torfaen County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Karl Gauden

These are the details Torfaen County Borough Council publishes for Karl Gauden, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: karl.gauden@torfaen.gov.uk
Phone: 07739 049610
Post: Torfaen County Borough Council, Hanbury Road, Pontypool, NP4 6YB
Official profile: torfaen.moderngov.co.uk

Labour on Torfaen County Borough Council

Labour holds 28 of the 40 seats on Torfaen County Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 28, The Independent Group 4, Torfaen Independent Group 4, Reform UK Wales Group 4.

Leaders and post holders on Torfaen County Borough Council

Lynda Clarkson Chair of Economy & Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Rose Seabourne Presiding Member & Chair of Education O&S Committee
Alan Slade Chair of Children & Families Overview & Scrutiny Committee
David Williams Deputy Presiding Member, Chair of Cross Cutting, Resources & Business O&S Committee & Chair of Pensions Committee
Norma Parrish Chair of the Planning Committee
Mark Jones Chair of Adults & Communities Overview & Scrutiny
Steven Evans Chair of Licensing Committee & Democratic Services Committee

All 40 councillors of Torfaen County Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Llanfrechfa & Ponthir

Karl Gauden sits on Torfaen County Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Torfaen, each with its own page:

Gwent Police led by Jane Mudd, Mark Hobrough
Torfaen: Nick Thomas-Symonds (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 Torfaen, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Torfaen County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Torfaen 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 Name or seat out of date?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.