Glynneath (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Glynneath
Unitary Wales:Neath Port Talbot
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Neath
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Neath
Councillor1:Del Morgan
Party1:Plaid Cymru
Councillor2:Eddie Jones
Party2:Labour
Population:3,430
Population Ref:(2011 census)
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Glynneath is the name of an electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

The electoral ward of Glynneath consists of some or all of the following settlements: Glynneath, Morfa Glas, Rheola, Crugau, Pont-walby, Bryn-awel, Pentreclwydau and Aber-pergwym in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Most of the ward consists of woodland. The floor of the Vale of Neath crosses the ward on its south eastern edge. The biggest settlement in the ward is in the town of Glynneath near the northeast. The far north eastern areas of the ward consists of open farmland.

Glynneath is bounded by the wards of Onllwyn to the north; Tawe Uchaf (in Powys) to the north-east; Rhigos (in Rhondda Cynon Taf) to the east; Blaengwrach to the south-east; Resolven to the south; Crynant to the south-west; and Seven Sisters to the west.

Election results

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 33.10%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Del Morgan Plaid Cymru711Plaid Cymru hold
Eddie Jones Labour593Labour gain
Horace Thomas Lewis Plaid Cymru534
Chris Pavett Labour529

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