Coedffranc Central is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county bor ...

county borough,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. Coedffranc Central is a part of the

Coedffranc Coedffranc is a village in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. Today it has merged into an enlarged Skewen, occupying the central regions of the village of Skewen. Coedffranc is also a local government community. The community include ...

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

and falls within the parliamentary constituency of

Aberavon Aberavon ( cy, Aberafan) is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a distri ...

. Coedffranc Central is bounded by the wards of

Coedffranc West Coedffranc West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. As of May 2022, it is represented by two councillors from the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Coedffranc West is bounded by the wards of Llansamlet and Bonymaen of Swan ...

to the southwest;

Coedffranc North Coedffranc North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. is a part of the Coedffranc community and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. Coedffranc North is bounded by the wards of Dyffryn to the nor ...

to the north; Dyffryn to the east; and

Neath East Neath East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Neath East falls within the community of Neath. Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary cons ...

and

Briton Ferry West Briton Ferry West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry. Briton Ferry West consists of some or all of the districts of Brynhyfryd, Giant's Grave, Shelone and ...

to the south east. Almost all the ward is built up consisting of residential areas and shopping streets covering the centre of the village of

Skewen Skewen ( cy, Sgiwen) is a village within the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in Wales. The village is served by Skewen railway station and has its own rugby club. History Skewen was once an industrial village. There were a number of colli ...

. Coedffranc Central was an electoral ward of West Glamorgan until 4 May 1989, when Coedffranc Central and Coedffranc West became a

ward under ''The County of West Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989''. Coedffranc Central and Coedffranc West were recreated for the 1995 elections.

Local council elections

In the 2022 local council elections, the results were: In the 2017 local council elections, the results were: In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 32.49%. The results were:

References

{{coord, 51.65899, -3.85046, type:landmark_region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SS721972), display=title Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Electoral wards of West Glamorgan