Neath South


Neath South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling in the community of Neath.
Neath South consists of some or all of the settlements of Cimla and Mount Pleasant in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Neath East to the west; Neath North to the north; and Cimla to the east.

Election results

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 31.14%. The results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Peter ReesLabour718Labour hold
Mal GunterLabour665Labour hold
Helen MorganNPT Independent Party207
David MorganNPT Independent Party190
Rob ParryPlaid Cymru153
Chris WilliamsPlaid Cymru146

Malcolm Gunter died following the election; a by-election was held on 6 December 2012 to fill the vacant seat. With a 14.5% turnout, the result was:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Andrew JenkinsLabour399Labour hold
Charlotte May CrossLiberal Democrats130

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Jamie EvansPlaid Cymru631Plaid Cymru gain
Peter ReesLabour614Labour hold
Andrew JenkinsLabour600
Ann Rees-SambrookPlaid Cymru437