Gwynfi

Gwynfi
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
Ralph Thomas (Labour)
Numbers
Coordinates SS893961
Population (2011 census) 1,362

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

Gwynfi includes the villages if Abergwynfi and Blaengwynfi. Gwynfi is part of the parish of Glyncorrwg and the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

Gwynfi is bounded by the wards of: Glyncorrwg to the northwest; Treherbert of Rhondda Cynon Taff to the east; Blaengarw of Bridgend county borough to the south; and Cymmer to the west. The northern part of the ward is covered in woodland whereas the south of the ward comprises open moorland.

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 63.84%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Ralph ThomasLabour502Labour gain
Jane JonesIndependent153

Coordinates: 51°39′10″N 3°36′06″W / 51.65276°N 3.60156°W

Gwynfi Affiliated Sports Project (GASP) has been set up by local residents to improve the local community