Caerphilly County Borough Council
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | |
|---|---|
| Council elected every four years | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1996 |
| Leadership | |
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Mayor
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David Carter, Labour
Since 8 May 2014 |
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Leader of Council
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Keith Reynolds, Labour
Since 3 May 2012 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 73 councillors |
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50 / 73
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18 / 73
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5 / 73
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| Elections | |
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Council voting system
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Plurality-at-large |
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Council last election
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2017 |
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Council next election
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2022 |
| Website | |
| www |
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Caerphilly County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly (county borough), one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Turnout for the 2017 election was 37.48%
The county borough is divided into 33 electoral wards returning 73 councillors. Many of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
Anthony O'Sullivan, chief executive and two other executives have been charged with misconduct during public office. Alleging that they specifically 'wilfully misconducted themselves in relation to securing Caerphilly County Borough Council’s approval of a remuneration package for the said council’s chief officers from which they stood to gain for themselves'.
Relating to this and other failings the Welsh Assembly commissioned a special report on the council in January 2014
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