Councillors, Wards & The Current Mayor

2024-2025

Mayor: Cllr Maldwyn Pryse:
maldwyn.pryse@aberystwyth.gov.uk
Deputy Mayor: Cllr Emlyn Jones: emlyn.jones@aberystwyth.gov.uk

 

North Ward

  • Maldwyn Pryse: maldwyn.pryse@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee (ex-officio), General Management Committee (ex-officio), Finance Committee (ex-officio), Staffing Committee (ex-officio), Standing Orders & Policy Committee (ex-officio)
    • Mayor 2024-25
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Jeff Smith: jeff.smith@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee
    • Chair of Planning Committee
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Mark Strong: mark.strong@aberystwyth.org.uk
    • Committees: General Management Committee
    • No special offices, is also a County Councillors for Morfa Glais Ward
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru

 

Bronglais Ward

  • Talat Z Chaudhri: talat.chaudhri@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee
    • Chair of Finance Committee
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Lucy Huws: lucy.huws@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committe, General Management Committee
    • No special offices
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Mari Turner: mari.turner@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Staffing Committee
    • No special offices
    • Elected 5th May
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Alun Williams: alun.williams@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: General Management Committee, Finance Committee
    • No special offices, is also a County Councillor for Morfa Glais Ward
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru

 

Central Ward

  • Umar Aslam: umar.aslam@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Pending
    • No special offices
    • Co-opted 12th August 2024
    • Independent
  • Owain Hughes: owain.hughes@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee
    • No special offices
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Emlyn Jones: emlyn.jones@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee (ex-officio), General Management Committee (ex-officio), Finance Committee (ex-officio), Staffing Committee (ex-officio), Standing Orders & Policy Committee (ex-officio)
    • Deputy Mayor 2024-25; Chair of Staffing Committee
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru

 

Rheidol Ward

  • Mair Benjamin: mair.benjamin@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee
    • No special offices
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Welsh Liberal Democrats
  • Brian Davies: brian.davies@aberyswtyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: General Management Committee, Finance Committee
    • No special offices
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Kerry Ferguson: kerry.ferguson@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee
    • Vice Chair of General Management Committee; Vice Chair of Finance Committee
    • Elected 5th May 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Glynis Somers: glynis.somers@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Pending
    • No special offices
    • Co-opted 12th August 2024
    • Plaid Cymru

 

Penparcau Ward

  • Bryony Davies: bryony.davies@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, Staffing Committee
    • Deputy Chair of Staffing Committee
    • Co-opted 3rd October 2022
    • Welsh Liberal Democrats
  • Connor Edwards: connor.edwards@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: None
    • No special offices
    • Co-opted 3rd October 2022
    • Independent
  • Dylan Lewis-Rowlands: dylan.lewis-rowlands@aberystwyth.go.uk
    • Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee
    • Chair of General Management Committee; Vice Chair of Planning Committee
    • Elected 5th May 2022 (uncontested)
    • Labour & Co-operative Party
  • Carl Worrall: carl.worrall@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: None
    • No special offices, is also a County Councillor for Penparcau Ward
    • Co-opted 3rd October 2022
    • Plaid Cymru
  • Gwion Jones: gwion.jones@aberystwyth.gov.uk
    • Committees: General Management Committee
    • No special offices
    • Co-opted 13th May 2024
    • Independent

Composition of Membership

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales

Labour & Co-operative Party

Welsh Liberal Democrats

Independent