Caerphilly County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili) is the governing body for Caerphilly County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales.
The first election to the new council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1996.
A new headquarters was built at Penallta House in the Tredomen area of Ystrad Mynach (in the community of Gelligaer), opening in April 2008.
[14][15] The county borough is divided into 30 electoral wards returning 69 councillors.
[18][19] [20] Relating to this and other failings the Welsh Assembly commissioned a special report on the council in January 2014 [21]