Neath North

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Neath East

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SS751974
Geography
Total population	3,848 (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

Neath North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling within the community of Neath.

Neath North includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Llantwit and Neath town centre in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Bryncoch South to the northwest; Cadoxton to the North; Tonna to the northeast; Cimla to the southeast; Neath South to the south; and Neath East to the southwest.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 43.9%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Derek Vaughan	Labour	995	Labour hold
Manny Loaring	Labour	788	Labour hold
Thomas Phillips	Independent	596

v • d • e Neath Port Talbot electoral wards Aberavon • Aberdulais • Allt-Wen • Baglan • Blaengwrach • Briton Ferry East • Briton Ferry West • Bryn and Cwmavon • Bryncoch North • Bryncoch South • Cadoxton • Cimla • Coedffranc Central • Coedffranc North • Coedffranc West • Crynant • Cwmllynfell • Cymmer • Dyffryn • Glyncorrwg • Glynneath • Godre'r Graig • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen • Gwynfi • Lower Brynamman • Margam • Neath East • Neath North • Neath South • Onllwyn • Pelenna • Pontardawe • Port Talbot • Resolven • Rhos • Sandfields East • Sandfields West • Seven Sisters • Tai-Bach • Tonna • Trebanos • Ystalyfera