Bryncoch South Explained

Official Name:Bryncoch South
Unitary Wales:Neath Port Talbot
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Neath
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Neath
Councillor1:Jo Hale
Party1:Plaid Cymru
Councillor2:Chris Williams
Party2:Plaid Cymru
Population:5,273
Population Ref:(2001 census)
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Bryncoch South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan. The ward elects two county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Bryncoch South covers some or all of the following areas: Bryncoch, Caewern and Rhydding in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Bryncoch South is an almost completely developed ward. It is bounded by the wards of Bryncoch North to the north; Cadoxton to the east; Neath North to the southeast; and Dyffryn to the southwest.

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 37.25%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Rob James Labour856Labour gain
Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru825Plaid Cymru hold
Tony Wyn-Jones Plaid Cymru744
Andrew Jenkins Labour703

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru848Plaid Cymru hold
Chris Williams Plaid Cymru808Plaid Cymru gain
Emma Denholm-Hall Labour460
Alex Sims Labour393
Richard Minshull Conservative366
Shadanna Wycherley Conservative290
Catrin Brock Green110
Frank Little Liberal Democrats102

Councillor Dudley has represented the seat since 2004. While performing her duties as Mayor of Neath Port Talbot in August 2017 she was taken ill and died.[1] A by-election was held on 23 November 2017 and the results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Jo Hale Plaid Cymru525Plaid Cymru hold
Emma Denholm-Hall Labour306
Peter Crocker-Jaques Conservative105
Sheila Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrat92
Darren Thomas UKIP33

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mayor dies suddenly after falling ill at public event she was officially starting . Wales Online . 20 August 2017 . 2 August 2018.