Population Density Ranked ) is a county borough in Glamorgan , south Wales .
The borough borders the other principal areas of Bridgend and Rhondda Cynon Taf to the east, Powys and Carmarthenshire to the north and Swansea to the west. Its main towns, as the name of the authority suggests, are Neath and Port Talbot .
Created from the former districts of Neath , Port Talbot and part of Lliw Valley on 1 April 1996 as Neath and Port Talbot , it changed its name on the following day, 2 April 1996 .
Government
Since local government re-organisation in 1996, Neath Port Talbot is governed by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Electoral divisions
The county borough is divided into 42 electoral wards . 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)
Other geographic areas
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 Cwmavon
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)
Crymyn Bog, Crymlyn Burrows, Fant 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)
Cwngors, Gwaun Laision, Tairgwaith
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, Ynysmeuowy
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
Tai-Bach
Tai-Bach
Goytre
Tonna
Tonna *
Trebanos
Pontardawe Town * (Trebanos ward)
Craig Trebanos, Pontardawe
Ystalyfera
Ystalyfera * (Ystalyfera ward)
Gurnos
Places of interest
See also
External links
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