Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (electoral ward)

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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SN705112
Geography
Total population 2,827 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Number of councillors: 1
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA18
Dialling code: +44-1269
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Neath
UK Parliament: Neath
European Parliament: Wales

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The ward of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen along with the Lower Brynamman electoral ward makes up the parish of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen consists of some or all of the following settlements: Cwmgors, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Gwaun-Leision in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen consists of a built up area to the west and north, surrounded by farmland. The south eastern part of the ward consists of open moorland.

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is bounded by the wards of Quarter Bach of Carmarthenshire to the north; Lower Brynamman and Cwmllynfell to the east; Pontardawe to the south; and Glanamman of Carmarthenshire to the west.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 37.45%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Lynda Williams Labour 550 Labour hold
David James Plaid Cymru 308