Bryncoch South

Bryncoch South
Population5,273 (2001 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Jo Hale (Plaid Cymru)
  • Chris Williams (Plaid Cymru)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

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:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Rob James Labour 856 Labour gain
Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru 825 Plaid Cymru hold
Tony Wyn-Jones Plaid Cymru 744
Andrew Jenkins Labour 703

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru 848 Plaid Cymru hold
Chris Williams Plaid Cymru 808 Plaid Cymru gain
Emma Denholm-Hall Labour 460
Alex Sims Labour 393
Richard Minshull Conservative 366
Shadanna Wycherley Conservative 290
Catrin Brock Green 110
Frank Little Liberal Democrats 102

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:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Jo Hale Plaid Cymru 525 Plaid Cymru hold
Emma Denholm-Hall Labour 306
Peter Crocker-Jaques Conservative 105
Sheila Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrat 92
Darren Thomas UKIP 33
  1. ^ "Mayor dies suddenly after falling ill at public event she was officially starting". Wales Online. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.