▁Church ▁in ▁Wales ▁church , ▁St ▁T yd fil ' s , ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Street . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁including ▁Cy far th fa ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Town ▁is ▁an ▁elect oral ▁w ard ▁which ▁elect s ▁four ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁Council . ▁At ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁elections ▁Town ▁elected ▁three ▁Independent ▁coun c ill ors ▁( John ▁Thomas , ▁Kevin ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁Andrew ▁Barry ) ▁to pped ▁the ▁poll , ▁with ▁the ▁fourth ▁coun c ill or ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( D ai ▁Jones ). ▁Town ▁has ▁elected ▁a ▁broad ▁political ▁spectrum ▁of ▁coun c ill ors ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁w ard ▁elected ▁four ▁Labour ▁coun c ill ors . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁w ard ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁People ▁Before ▁Polit ics ▁( P B P ) ▁b anner . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁w ard ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal