Bryncoch South

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Bryncoch South
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS746992
Geography
Total population 5,273 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Number of councillors: 2
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA11
Dialling code: +44-1639
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Neath
UK Parliament: Neath
European Parliament: Wales

Bryncoch South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan.

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 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 40.6%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru 1024 Plaid Cymru hold
Tony Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru 841 Plaid Cymru hold
Mike Richards Labour 820
Cheryl Thomas Labour 660