Coedffranc Central

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Coedffranc Central
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS721972
Geography
Total population 3,894 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Number of councillors: 2
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA10
Dialling code: +44-1792
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Aberavon
UK Parliament: Aberavon
European Parliament: Wales

Coedffranc Central is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Coedffranc Central is a part of the Coedffranc community and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

Coedffranc Central is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc West to the southwest; Coedffranc North to the north; Dyffryn to the east; and Neath East and Briton Ferry West to the south east. Almost all the ward is built up consisting of residential areas and shopping streets covering the centre of the village of Skewen.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 38.0%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Arthur Davies Labour 531 Labour hold
Betsan Richards Independent 419 Independent gain
Paula Bebell Labour 272
Alyson Thomas Plaid Cymru 270
Lee Saunders Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers 238
Jennifer Davies Plaid Cymru 205