Godre'r Graig
Godre'r Graig | |
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Location within Neath Port Talbot | |
Population | 1,644 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN751068 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Land | Wales |
Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Post town | SWANSEA |
Postcode district | SA9 |
Dialling code | 01639 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Councillors |
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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.
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.
Electoral ward
The electoral ward of Godre'r Graig forms part of the community 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 south-west to 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 south-east, and Pontardawe to the west.
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 43.81%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Rosalyn Davies | Plaid Cymru | 300 | Plaid Cymru hold |
Jackie Myers | Labour | 286 |
In the 2017 local council elections, the electoral turnout was 45%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Rosalyn Davies | Plaid Cymru | 409 | Plaid Cymru hold |
Brian Hastie | Labour | 185 | |
Reg Atherton | Independent | 69 |
References
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 April 2015.