Mountain Ash East is a

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and coterminous

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Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vil ...

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. It primarily includes the part of the town of

Mountain Ash Mountain ash may refer to: * ''Eucalyptus regnans'', the tallest of all flowering plants, native to Australia * Mountain-ashes or rowans, varieties of trees and shrubs in the genus ''Sorbus'' See also * Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf Mountai ...

east of the

River Cynon The River Cynon ( cy, Afon Cynon) in South Wales is a main tributary of the Taff. Its source is the rising of Llygad Cynon (OS grid ref SN 95240 07740) at above sea level at Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf and flows roughly southeast, into the Taf ...

. The community was formed in 2016 when the larger community of

was divided into East and

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to match the ward boundaries.

History and description

The Mountain Ash East community came into effect on 1 December 2016 following the enactment of ''The Rhondda Cynon Taf (Communities) Order 2016''. It includes the village of Mountain Ash to the east of the River Cynon and also the villages of Newtown,

Caegarw Caegarw is a large village situated in Mountain Ash, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. Location It is close to Cefnpennar and Cwmpennar. It is about a 2-minute walk from Mountain Ash town centre. Facilities A parish church, three public hous ...

Cwmpennar Cwmpennar (or Cwm Pennar) is a small village in Mountain Ash which is situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. Cwmpennar lies opposite a former coal mining pit. Cwmpennar is part of the Cefnpennar Cefnpennar also known as Cefn ...

and

Cefnpennar Cefnpennar also known as Cefn Pennar is a small rural hamlet north of the coal mining town of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in Wales. The village that has been in existence since at least 1870 is still part of the Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Ta ...

. According to the

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Mountain Ash East had a population of 2,909. Mountain Ash East includes the village's Grade II

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St Margaret's Church, designed by

John Pollard Seddon John Pollard Seddon FRIBA (19 September 1827 – 1 February 1906) was a British architect, working largely on churches. His father was a cabinetmaker, and his brother Thomas Seddon (1821–1856) a landscape painter. Born in London, he was educa ...

Electoral ward

of Mountain Ash East pre-existed the community. The ward elected one county councillor to

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council ( cy, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf) is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The council headquarters are located in the community of Cwm Clydach o ...

. Since 1995 the ward had been represented on the council by

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councillor,

Pauline Jarman Pauline Jarman (born 15 December 1945) is a Welsh politician. She was the Plaid Cymru National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales Central from 1999 to 2003 as well as being leader of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council from 1999 - 2004. Educated ...

,Rhondda Cyon Taff County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012
The Election Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2018. who was previously a councillor on Cynon Valley Borough Council. She first stood for election in 1976. Cllr Jarman had been leader of the Plaid Cymru group on Rhondda Cynon Taff Council since 1996. The Plaid Cymru numbers doubled to 18 after the May 2017 election and were the official opposition on the council. Following a local government boundary review, the wards of Mountain Ash East and Mountain Ash West were merged to create a new single ward of

, electing two councillors. Pauline Jarman stood for election in the new ward at the

2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council election The 2022 Rhondda Cynon Taf election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect 54 members across 46 wards to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. On the same day, elections were to the other 21 local authorities and to community councils in Wales as par ...

, though failed to win a seat.

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