Glynneath (electoral ward)

Glynneath
Population	3,430 (2011 census)
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Neath
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Neath
Councillors	Del Morgan (Plaid Cymru) Eddie Jones (Labour)

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:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Del Morgan	Plaid Cymru	711	Plaid Cymru hold
Eddie Jones	Labour	593	Labour gain
Horace Thomas Lewis	Plaid Cymru	534
Chris Pavett	Labour	529