Principal council · Wales

Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent is a principal council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Blaenau Gwent
Principal council · W06000019
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Principal council
Single tier
Official code
W06000019
ONS GSS code
Nation
Wales
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

South Wales
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
13
Postcode sectors
10
Wards
1
Constituencies

2 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

10 wards recorded in this council area.

Beaufort · Blaina · Brynmawr · Cwm · Cwmtillery · Ebbw Vale North · Ebbw Vale South · Llanhilleth · Sirhowy · Tredegar

Postcode sectors

NP13 1 · NP13 2 · NP13 3 · NP13 9 · NP22 3 · NP22 4 · NP22 9 · NP23 4 · NP23 5 · NP23 6 · NP23 7 · NP23 8 · NP23 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code W06000019.