Plaid Cymru's leader in Rhondda Cynon Taf has lost her seat in this year's local elections. Pauline Jarman, the candidate for the new Mountain Ash ward, had been a councillor for 46 years but was edged out by Labour's Wendy Treeby, while council leader Andrew Morgan also retained his seat.
Ms Jarman was formerly the Plaid AM for South Wales Central between 1999 and 2003 and was also the leader of RCT council between 1999 and 2004. She is also a former Cynon Valley Borough councillor and Mid Glamorgan County Councillor, and was the mayor of Cynon Valley between 1987 and 1988.
After losing her seat, she said that she had "loved every minute" of being a councillor but was now looking forward to "wallowing in the luxury of her family". For the latest election results and updates from across Wales, click here.
