Bryn and Cwmavon

Bryn and Cwmavon
Location of Bryn and Cwmavon ward within Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Population6,517 (2001 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Rhidian Mizen (Labour)
  • Charlotte Galsworthy (Labour)
  • David Whitelock (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Bryn and Cwmavon (Welsh: Bryn a Chwmafan) is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. The electoral ward comprises the parishes of Bryn and Cwmavon.

Bryn and Cwmavon consists of some or all of the following areas: Bryn, Brynbryddan, Cwmavon, Pontrhydyfen in the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. The largest settlement in the ward is Cwmavon. The rest of the ward consists mostly of woodland and open moorland.

Bryn and Cwmavon is bounded by the wards of Pelenna and Cymmer to the north; Maesteg and Caerau of Bridgend county borough to the east; Margam, Taibach and Port Talbot to the south; Baglan to the west and Briton Ferry East to the northwest.[1]

In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout for Bryn and Cwmavon was 42%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Rhidian Mizen Labour 1383 Labour hold
Charlotte Galsworthy Labour 1079 Labour hold
David Whitelock Labour 1072 Labour hold
Ian Bamsey Plaid Cymru 775
Lee Felton Plaid Cymru 673

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout for Bryn and Cwmavon was 38.57%. The results were:[2]

Candidate Party Votes Status
David Williams Labour 1321 Labour hold
Marian Lewis Labour 1168 Labour hold
David Whitelock Labour 987 Labour gain
Brinley Roblin Independent 631
Vince Williams Independent 500
David Shepherd Independent 358
  1. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Port Talbot elections 2012". Port Talbot Magnet. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2018.