Councillors, Wards & The Current Mayor
2025-2026
Mayor: Cllr Emlyn Jones:
emlyn.jones@aberystwyth.gov.uk
Deputy Mayor: Cllr. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands: dylan.lewis-rowlands@aberystwyth.go.uk
North Ward
- Cllr. Maldwyn Pryse: maldwyn.pryse@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: General Management Committee
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Jeff Smith: jeff.smith@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee, Staffing Committee
- Chair of Planning Committee
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Mark Strong: mark.strong@aberystwyth.org.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: None
- No special offices, but is also a County Councillor
- Elected 5 May 2022
Bronglais Ward
- Cllr. Talat Z Chaudhri: talat.chaudhri@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee, Staffing Committee
- Chair of Finance Committee
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Lucy Huws: lucy.huws@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee
- No special offices
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Mari Turner: mari.turner@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Staffing Committee
- No special offices
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Alun Williams: alun.williams@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Staffing Committee
- No special offices, but is also a County Councillor
- Elected 5 May 2022
Central Ward
- Cllr. Umer Aslam: umer.aslam@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Independent
- Committees: General Management Committee, Standing Orders & Policy Committee, Staffing Committee
- No special offices
- Co-opted 12 August 2024
- Cllr. Owain Hughes: owain.hughes@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: None
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Emlyn Jones: emlyn.jones@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Planning Committee (ex-officio), General Management Committee (ex-officio), Finance Committee (ex-officio), Standing Orders & Policy (ex-officio), Staffing Committee (ex-officio)
- Mayor 2025-26
- Elected 5 May 2022
Rheidol Ward
- Cllr. Mair Benjamin: mair.benjamin@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Welsh Liberal Democrats
- Committees: None
- No special offices
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Brian Davies: brian.davies@aberyswtyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: General Management Committee, Staffing Committee
- No special offices
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Kerry Ferguson: kerry.ferguson@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: Planning Committee, General Management Committee, Finance Committee
- Elected 5 May 2022
- Cllr. Glynis Somers: glynis.somers@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: General Management Committee, Finance Committee, Staffing Committee
- No special offices
- Co-opted 12 August 2024
Penparcau Ward
- Cllr. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands: dylan.lewis-rowlands@aberystwyth.go.uk
- Labour & Co-operative Party
- Committees: Planning Committee (ex-officio), General Management Committee (ex-officio), Finance Committee (ex-officio), Standing Orders & Policy Committee (ex-officio), Staffing Committee (ex-officio)
- Deputy Mayor 2025-26
- Elected 5 May 2022 (uncontested)
- Cllr. Bryony Davies: bryony.davies@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Welsh Liberal Democrats
- Committees: Planning Committee, Staffing Committee
- No special offices
- Co-opted 3 October 2022
- Cllr. Carl Worrall: carl.worrall@aberystwyth.gov.uk
- Plaid Cymru
- Committees: None
- No special offices but is a County Councillor
- Co-opted 3 October 2022