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          <fullusername>Councillor Gillian Preston</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
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          <districttitle>Bedlinog and Trelewis Community Council</districttitle>
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        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1401</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Michelle Symonds</fullusername>
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          </districttitle>
          <representing>Bedlinog and Trelewis Ward</representing>
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          </keyposts>
          
          
          
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            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
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    <ward>
      <wardtitle>CYFARTHFA</wardtitle>
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        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1399</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Claire Jones</fullusername>
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          </districttitle>
          <representing>Cyfarthfa Ward</representing>
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          </keyposts>
          
          
          
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            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
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        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1287</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Michelle Jones</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
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          </districttitle>
          <representing>Cyfarthfa Ward</representing>
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          </keyposts>
          
          
          
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            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>17/04/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
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            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
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        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1161</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Geraint Thomas</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Cyfarthfa Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Leader of the Opposition</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/06/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
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      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>DOWLAIS &amp; PANT</wardtitle>
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        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1647</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Dean Barrett</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Dowlais and Pant Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>06/07/2026</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1395</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Paula Layton</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Dowlais and Pant Community Independents</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Dowlais and Pant Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1143</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Declan Sammon</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Dowlais and Pant Community Independents</politicalpartytitle>
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          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Dowlais and Pant Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>GURNOS</wardtitle>
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        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1251</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Jeremy Davies</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Gurnos Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>26/07/2018</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1147</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Lee Davies</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Gurnos Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Chair of Thriving Merthyr Tydfil Scrutiny</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
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            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>141</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Bill Smith</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Gurnos Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>10/05/1987</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/1991</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>10/05/1991</startdate>
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            <termofoffice>
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            <termofoffice>
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              <enddate>10/05/2004</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>10/06/2004</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2008</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>MERTHYR VALE</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 2</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>847</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Darren Roberts</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Merthyr Vale Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1152</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Scott Thomas</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/2/5/1/Info00001152/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Merthyr Vale Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Deputy Mayor and Chair of Planning, Regulatory and Licensing Committee</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>PARK</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 2</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>133</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Clive Jones</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/3/3/1/Info00000133/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Park Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Chair of Sustainable Merthyr Tydfil Scrutiny</keyposts>
          
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
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            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
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            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>05/05/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1398</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Louise Minett-Vokes</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Park Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Social Care, Health &amp; Youth Participation</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>PENYDARREN</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1146</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Kevin Gibbs</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Penydarren Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>845</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor David Isaac</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Penydarren Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Mayor</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1396</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Jamie Scriven</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/6/9/3/Info00001396/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Independent</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Penydarren Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Economy, Regeneration, Leisure &amp; Tourism</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>PLYMOUTH</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>460</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Brent Carter</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/0/6/4/Info00000460/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Plymouth Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Council Leader</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>06/05/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>849</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Gareth Lewis</fullusername>
          <photosmallurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/9/4/8/Info00000849/smallpic.jpg</photosmallurl>
          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/9/4/8/Info00000849/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Plymouth Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Education, Culture and Welsh Language</keyposts>
          
          
          
          
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            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1397</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Anna Williams- Price</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
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          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Plymouth Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Cabinet Member with Portfolio for Financial Sustainability, Assets &amp; Commercial</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
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    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>TOWN</wardtitle>
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        <councillorcount> 4</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1149</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Andrew Barry</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Town Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>10/05/2004</startdate>
              <enddate>04/05/2008</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1400</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Julia Jenkins</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Town Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>437</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor David Jones</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/7/3/4/Info00000437/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Town Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Deputy Leader with Portfolio for Climate Change and Communities</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>23/10/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1151</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor John Thomas</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/1/5/1/Info00001151/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Town Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>TREHARRIS</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 3</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>850</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Ernie Galsworthy</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Treharris Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>07/05/1987</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/1991</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>07/05/1991</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/1995</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>07/05/1995</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/1999</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>07/05/1999</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2004</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1153</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Gareth Richards</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/3/5/1/Info00001153/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Treharris Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Chair of Healthier Merthyr Tydfil Scrutiny</keyposts>
          
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>1154</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Ian Thomas</fullusername>
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          <politicalpartytitle>Labour Party</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Treharris Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
    <ward>
      <wardtitle>VAYNOR</wardtitle>
      <councillors>
        <councillorcount> 2</councillorcount>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>483</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Lisa Mytton</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/3/8/4/Info00000483/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Vaynor Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>Deputy Leader of the Opposition / Chair of Aspirational Merthyr Tydfil Scrutiny</keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>06/05/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
        <councillor>
          <councillorid>146</councillorid>
          <fullusername>Councillor Clive Tovey</fullusername>
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          <photobigurl>http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/UserData/6/4/1/Info00000146/bigpic.jpg</photobigurl>
          <politicalpartytitle>Independent Group</politicalpartytitle>
          <politicalgrouptitle>
          </politicalgrouptitle>
          <districttitle>
          </districttitle>
          <representing>Vaynor Ward</representing>
          <keyposts>
          </keyposts>
          
          
          
          <termsofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>10/06/2004</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2008</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>07/05/2008</startdate>
              <enddate>07/05/2012</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2012</startdate>
              <enddate>08/05/2017</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>08/05/2017</startdate>
              <enddate>09/05/2022</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
            <termofoffice>
              <startdate>09/05/2022</startdate>
              <enddate>10/05/2027</enddate>
            </termofoffice>
          </termsofoffice>
        </councillor>
      </councillors>
    </ward>
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