- Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
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Neath Port Talbot
County Borough Council
The Logo of the Neath Port Talbot Council
The Arms of Neath Port Talbot County Borough CouncilControl Labour MPs AMs - David Rees
- Gwenda Thomas
Official Website npt.gov.uk Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local governing body for Neath Port Talbot. It is currently controlled by the Labour party, under the leadership of Councillor Alun Thomas, who succeeded Derek Vaughan when he became an MEP in May 2009.
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Political makeup
Elections take place every four years. The last election was 1 May 2008.[2]
Current composition
Group affiliation[1] Members Labour 39 Plaid Cymru 11 Independent 6 Liberal Democrat 3 Social Democrat 3 NPT Independent Party 2 Total 64 Historic results
Year Labour Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Residents association Others 2008 37 4 11 3 9 2004 36 2 10 9 7 1999 40 2 10 5 7 Neath Port Talbot is a Labour stronghold. Labour have been in power in Neath Port Talbot since 1996.[3]
Mayoralty
The mayor for Neath Port Talbot for 2009-2010 is Councillor Pam Thomas and the deputy mayor is Councillor Lella James.
Electoral wards
The county borough is divided into 42 electoral wards returning a total of 64 councillors. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. There are 19 community councils in the county borough area. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
Ward Communities (Parishes) Places covered Aberavon Aberavon Aberdulais Blaenhonddan* (Aberdulais and Cilfrew wards) Cilfrew Allt-Wen Cilybebyll* (Allt-Wen ward) Cilhendre, Trebanos Baglan Baglan and Baglan Bay Baglan Moor Blaengwrach Blaengwrach* and Glynneath Town* (West Central ward) Cwmgwrach Briton Ferry East Briton Ferry Town* (Craig-y-darren and Cwrt Sart wards) Goytre Briton Ferry West Briton Ferry Town* (Brynhyfryd and Shelone Wood wards) Giant's Grave Bryn and Cwmavon Bryn and Cwmafan Brynbryddan, Pontrhydyfen Bryncoch North Blaenhonddan* (Bryn-côch North ward) Bryncoch South Blaenhonddan* (Bryn-côch South ward) Cadoxton Blaenhonddan* (Cadoxton ward) Cilfrew Cimla Neath* Town (Cefn Saeson and Crynallt wards) Cefn Saeson, Cimla Coedffranc Central Coedffranc* (East Central and Central wards) Skewen, Caewathen Coedffranc North Coedffranc* (North ward) Birchgrove, Moore Town, Longford, Skewen Coedffranc West Coedffranc* (West and West Central wards) Coed Darcy, Crymlyn Bog, Crymlyn Burrows, Pant y Sais, Jersey Marine, Llandarcy, Skewen Crynant Crynant* Tre-Forgan Cwmllynfell Cwmllynfell* Bryn-Melyn, Pen Rhiw-fawr, Cymmer Glyncorrwg (Cymmer ward) Dyffryn Dyffryn Clydach* Bryncoch, Dyffryn, Longford, Neath Abbey, White Gates Glyncorrwg Glyncorrwg (Glyncorrwg ward) Glynneath Glynneath Town* (East, Central and West wards) Blaengwrach, Cwmgwrach, Morfa Glas, Rheola Godre'r Graig Ystalyfera* (Godre’r graig ward) Cilmaengwyn Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen* (Cwmgors and Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen wards) Cwmgors, Gwaun Laision. Gwynfi Glyncorrwg (Gwynfi ward) Abergwynfi, Blaengwynfi Lower Brynamman Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen* (Lower Brynamman and Tai’r Gwaith wards) Tairgwaith Margam Margam and Margam Moors Neath East Neath Town* (Melyncrythan and Penrhiwtyn wards) Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn Neath North Neath Town* (Castle and Llantwit wards) Llantwit Neath South Neath Town* (Gnoll and Mount Pleasant wards) Cimla, Mount Pleasant Onllwyn Onllwyn* Banwen, Dynffyn Cellwen Pelenna Pelenna* Pontrhydyfen, Tonmawr Pontardawe Pontardawe Town* (Pontardawe and Rhyd-y-fro wards) Rhyd-y-fro, Ynysmeudwy Port Talbot Port Talbot Cirrinau, Cwm Dyffryn, Mynydd Emroch, Pen y Cae, Velindre Resolven Clyne and Resolven* Rhos Cilybebyll* (Gellinudd and Rhos wards) Cilmaengwyn, Gellinudd Sandfields East Sandfields East Sandfields West Sandfields West Seven Sisters Seven Sisters* Bryndulais, Tynewydd Taibach Taibach Goytre Tonna Tonna* Trebanos Pontardawe Town* (Trebanos ward) Craig Trebanos, Pontardawe Ystalyfera Ystalyfera* (Ystalyfera ward) Gurnos Council premises
Office complexes for the council are located at the
- New Neath Civic Centre,
- Port Talbot Civic Centre, and
- The Quays in Baglan Bay.
The site of former Neath Civic Centre was is now undergoing re-development as a shopping mall.
Council Interests
The Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council currently administrates or jountly controls a number of business interests, which include:
References
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