- Home
- Councils
- Welsh principal councils
- Blaenau Gwent
Welsh principal councilCurrentW06000019
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 108.7 km² and had 69,713 residents in 2018 — about 641 people per km².
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Blaenau Gwent, 2001–2018.
Residents, 201869,713-0.5% since 2001
Land area108.7km²42.0 sq mi
Density641/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#366of 382 UK councils · #21 in Wales
Population estimates3 data points
70K69.8K69.7K
200120112018
History
How the council came to be
- —Predecessors
Gwent
Abroad
Twinned with
Oberhausen-Rheinhausen
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Same region, same type
All councils in WalesOther welsh principal councils in Wales
Elections
14 electoral wards
Census 2021: 66,907 residents in 30,340 households across the wards; 20.2% aged 65+, 60.1% of homes owned, 23.0% of households without a car.
1Abertillery and Six Bells2,990 households · 19.9% aged 65+6,4262Beaufort2,573 households · 23.0% aged 65+5,8053Tredegar2,591 households · 19.8% aged 65+5,5214Brynmawr2,423 households · 21.3% aged 65+5,2485Sirhowy2,290 households · 21.8% aged 65+5,1946Ebbw Vale North2,078 households · 18.6% aged 65+4,702
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q596885 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.