Caerphilly County Borough Council

Caerphilly County Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority council of Caerphilly County Borough
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1996
Preceded by	Islwyn Borough Council Rhymney Valley District Council Mid Glamorgan County Council Gwent County Council
Leadership
Mayor	Mike Adams, Labour since 11 May 2023[1]
Leader	Sean Morgan, Labour since 19 May 2022[2]
Chief Executive	Christina Harrhy since 11 January 2018
Structure
Seats	69 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Labour (45) Other Parties (24)   Plaid Cymru (18)   Independent (6)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	4 May 1995
Last election	5 May 2022
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7PG
Website
www.caerphilly.gov.uk

Caerphilly County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. The last full council elections took place 5 May 2022.