How the Council works
The Council is made up of 60 locally elected Councillors who represent 34 divisions of Neath and Port Talbot. They make decisions on how the Council is run and how to improve local services on behalf of local people. The way in which Councillors make decisions is informed by the ideas of the political parties they represent:
- 27 Welsh Labour
- 16 Independent
- 12 Plaid Cymru
- 3 Coedffranc Liberal and Green
- 2 Dyffryn Independent
Leader and Cabinet
Neath Port Talbot is a Rainbow Coalition led Council. The Leader of the Council is Councillor Steve Hunt who is elected by the Council and leads the Cabinet.
The Deputy Leader of the Council is Councillor Alun Llewelyn.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot is Councillor Chris Williams
The Deputy Mayor of Neath Port Talbot Council is Councillor Matthew Crowley.
Find out more information about the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot.
Committees
There are a number of Committees which all have different functions.
Visit the Scrutiny and Executive pages to find out more information about the various Committees and Panels.
Management
The day-to-day management of the Council and its services is run by:
- Karen Jones, Chief Executive
- Nicola Pearce, Director of Environment and Regeneration
- Andrew Thomas, Director of Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning
- Andrew Jarrett, Director of Social Services, Health and Housing
- Noelwyn Daniel, Director of Strategy and Corporate Services