Monmouthshire County Council

Monmouthshire County Council

Cyngor Sir Fynwy
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Leadership
Su McConnel,
Labour
since 16 May 2024[1]
Mary Ann Brocklesby,
Labour
since 19 May 2022[2]
Paul Matthews
since 2009[3]
Structure
Seats46 councillors
Political groups
Administration (24)
  Labour (22)
  Green (1)
  Independent (1)
Other parties (22)
  Conservative (18)
  Independent (4)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
Utrique Fidelis (Faithful to both)[4]
Meeting place
County Hall, The Rhadyr, Usk, NP15 1GA
Website
monmouthshire.gov.uk

Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales.

The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county of Monmouthshire. The county council is based at County Hall in the hamlet of The Rhadyr, near Usk.

Since the 2022 elections the council has been under no overall control, with Labour the largest party. The leader of the council since the 2022 elections has been Mary Ann Brocklesby of Labour.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2024". Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Council minutes, 19 May 2022" (PDF). Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Top Torfaen officer to get Monmouthshire chief's job". South Wales Argus. 28 May 2009.
  4. ^ Civic Heraldry of Wales. Retrieved 8 January 2012