Editing Cynon Valley (section)

==Former district==
From 1974 to 1996, the [[borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]] of Cynon Valley was one of thirty-seven [[districts of Wales]]. The district was formed from the Aberdare and Mountain Ash [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]s, the parish of [[Rhigos]] from Neath Rural District and the parish of Penderyn from [[Brecknockshire]].<ref name=guide>{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=[[HMSO]] |location=London |isbn=0-11-750847-0 |page=105}}</ref> It was one of six districts of [[Mid Glamorgan]], and in 1996 was merged into the larger [[unitary authority]] of [[Rhondda Cynon Taf]]. Throughout the council's existence, the [[Welsh Labour|Labour Party]] held a majority of the seats on the council.<ref name=electionscentre>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref> The council was based at Rock Grounds on High Street in Aberdare, which was built in 1938 for one of the council's predecessors, [[Aberdare Urban District|Aberdare Urban District Council]].<ref>{{cite news |title=12,000 English to 27 Welsh books |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=Merthyr Express |date=15 January 1938 |page=24}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=46630|page=8914|date=11 July 1975}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=54332|page=3096|date=29 February 1996}}</ref>