Half of Merthyr Tydfil Council’s cabinet are women for the first time in the authority’s history. The announcement of the new cabinet means three of the six cabinet members are female and two of them are new councillors.
Councillor Geraint Thomas, independent, was elected leader at the recent annual general meeting (AGM) following a tied vote with the mayor Councillor Declan Sammon, independent, using his casting vote to vote for Cllr Geraint Thomas. This came after the council election in May saw a tie with 15 independent councillors elected and 15 Labour councillors elected.
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