The leader of the Labour group in Merthyr has set out what its priorities would be if chosen to run the council at the elections this year. Darren Roberts, who has served as a councillor for Merthyr Vale since 2012, explained the areas that a Labour-run council would focus on, including education, leisure services, bus services, parks and play areas, and clean streets.
Labour ran the council before the independents took control of the authority after winning the 2017 vote. Labour has a total of 29 candidates standing at this election in all of the county borough’s wards.
He said the party has set out six main priorities ahead of the council elections on May 5, which are fundamental goals that it wants to achieve over the next five years.
