Godre'r Graig

Godre'r Graig
Godre'r Graig
Godre'r Graig shown within Neath Port Talbot
Population 1,644 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference SN751069
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEATH
Postcode district SA8
Dialling code 01792
Police South Wales
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Councillors
  • Rosalyn Davies (Plaid Cymru)

Godre'r Graig is a village and an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

The village developed alongside the coal workings at the Tarenni Colliery, which closed in 1949.

Electoral ward

The electoral ward of Godre'r Graig forms part of the parish of Ystalyfera. It includes some or all of the settlements of Godre'r Graig, Cilmaengwyn and Pantyfynnon in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. The ward consists of a settled belt beside the A4067 road and the River Tawe in the Swansea Valley stretching from the south to the north east. The north western part of the ward consists of woodland and pasture. The ward is bounded by the wards of Ystalyfera to the north; Rhos to the southeast; and Pontardawe to the west.

In 2008 the community came together at a public meeting held in the local primary school regarding the long neglected park. As a result, Godre'r Graig Community Association (GCA) was formed to provide a vehicle for the community to take charge of the park and bring it back into use.

In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout was %. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Rosalyn DaviesPlaid Cymru409Plaid Cymru hold
Brian HastieLabour185
Reg AthertonIndependent69

References

  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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