A newly-elected councillor has promised to oppose any development on the former Lady Windsor Colliery and the expansion of the Craig yr Hesg quarry as she strives for a “safer and greener” Ynysybwl and Coed y Cwm. Paula Evans of Plaid Cymru won a by-election on Thursday, September 29, which meant the party held the seat it won on Rhondda Cynon Taf Counci l in May.
The vote was held after the previous councillor, Plaid Cymru’s Tony Burnell, died just months after being elected. Cllr Evans said she hopes to carry on the good work started by Tony Burnell and her fellow ward councillor, Amanda Ellis.
She received 435 votes while Richard Flowerdew of Labour received 246. Lloyd Griffiths of the Conservatives got 34 votes, Jessica O’Donovan of Gwlad got 14 and Jeffrey Lee Baxter of The Green Party got eight votes.
