Tributes have been paid to a Rhondda Cynon Taf councillor who has died just months after being elected. Tony Burnell was elected as a Plaid Cymru councillor for Ynysybwl in May and was also a community councillor on Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm Community Council.
He was elected alongside fellow Plaid Cymru councillor Amanda Ellis at the council election held on May 5 this year. His Plaid Cymru colleagues have paid tribute to a man they described as a “huge character” and a “true community champion” after his passing was announced on Tuesday, July 19.
Heledd Fychan, Plaid Cymru MS for South Wales Central and former RCT councillor for Pontypridd Town and current Pontypridd town councillor, said: “Tony was a huge character and was very active in his much loved community of Ynysybwl, serving as a county councillor and community councillor.
