As we get ever nearer to polling day in the 2022 Welsh council elections, it’s easy to focus on who the new councillors could be after May 5. But it’s also worth taking the time to think about some of the current councillors who we won’t be seeing back in the chamber or dialling in virtually at council meetings any more.
At the final Rhondda Cynon Taf full council meeting before the election, the group leaders paid their tributes to councillors who would be stepping down. Councillor Andrew Morgan, leader of the council and the Labour group, confirmed the Labour members who would not be standing again.
These include former cabinet members councillors Mike Forey of Aberdare East, Joy Rosser of Trealaw and Graham Thomas of Rhigos. He said: “I just want to put on record thanks to them. They’ve played a significant role as part of the administration over the years in terms of cabinet.”
