Coedffranc West

Coedffranc West
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Principal area Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county West Glamorgan
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament constituency Aberavon
Welsh Assembly Aberavon
Councillor
Harry Bebell (Labour)
Numbers
Coordinates SS710940
Population (2011 census) 2,652

Coedffranc West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

Coedffranc West is bounded by the wards of Llansamlet and Bonymaen of Swansea to the west; Coedffranc Central and Coedffranc North to the north; and Briton Ferry West to the east. It is bounded to the south by Swansea Bay.

Coedffranc West consists of some or all of the following areas: Coed Darcy, Crymlyn Bog, Crymlyn Burrows, Jersey Marine, Llandarcy and Skewen. Much of the south-western part of this ward is perceived to be in Swansea by the local people of Neath and Swansea.

The Linamar (formerly Ford, then Visteon) axle and transmission components factory is located at Crymlyn Burrows in the south of the ward. A distribution centre for Amazon.co.uk is located in the area beside the Visteon factory. The 18 hole Swansea Bay Golf Course is located to the east of the ward.

2012 local council elections

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 34.22%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Harry BebellLabour 406 Labour hold
Helen Ceri Clarke Liberal Democrats 317

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Coordinates: 51°37′48″N 3°51′55″W / 51.62998°N 3.86517°W