A new coalition is set to lead Neath Port Talbot Council this term after representatives from the Independent, Plaid Cymru, and Dyffryn Independent groups all made an agreement to share power.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats and Green Party members will also support the coalition via a confidence and supply agreement. The nominated council leader is Councillor Steve Hunt and the nominated deputy leader is Councillor Alun Llewelyn.
The coalition and supporting groups will hold 33 seats out of a total of 60 in the Neath Port Talbot area. The announcement comes after more than two weeks of talks between the parties and brings an end to 26 years of Labour administration in the county borough, the first time since the council was formed in the local government reorganisation of 1996.
