Briton Ferry West

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Briton Ferry West
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS710940
Geography
Total population 2,866 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Number of councillors: 1
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA11
Dialling code: +44-1792
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Aberavon
UK Parliament: Aberavon
European Parliament: Wales

Briton Ferry West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry.

Briton Ferry West consists of some or all of the districts of Brynhyfryd, Giant's Grave, Shelone and Warren Hill in the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. It is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc West to the west; Neath East to the northeast; Briton Ferry East to the east and Baglan to the south. The ward consits of marshland to the nortwest, a residential district in the middle and industrial land to the southwest.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 36.55%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Hugh James Labour 698 Labour hold
Richard Riddle Conservative 116