Pelenna was an
electoral ward coterminous with the Pelenna
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, ...
in
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf ...
county borough, south
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. The ward consisted of some or all of the following areas:
Cefn-Saeson,
Tonmawr
Tonmawr is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is part of the community of Pelenna and is located around four miles east of Neath.
The village is home to a rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby ...
,
Pontrhydyfen
Pontrhydyfen (or Pont-rhyd-y-fen) is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales (). The village sits at the confluence of the River Afan and the smaller Afon Pelenna, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of the l ...
in the parliamentary constituency of
Neath.
Pelenna was bounded by the wards of:
Resolven
Resolven ( cy, Resolfen) is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is located in the Vale of Neath.
Location
The village is situated in the Vale of Neath, north east of the town of Neath, next to the A465 ...
to the north;
Cymmer to the east;
Bryn and Cwmavon
Bryn and Cwmavon ( cy, Bryn a Chwmafan) is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. The electoral ward comprises the parishes of Bryn and Cwmavon.
Bryn and Cwmavon consists of some or all of the following areas: ...
to the south;
Briton Ferry East
Briton Ferry East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry and the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.
Briton Ferry East is bounded by the wards of Brito ...
and
Cimla to the west; and
Tonna to the northwest. The ward comprises open moorland to the north west and dense woodland to the south east with the largest settlements in Tonmawr and Pontrhydyfen.
Following a 2020 boundary review by the
Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales ( cy, Comisiwn Ffiniau a Democratiaeth Leol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for defining borders for local elections and government in Wales.
The name of the commission ...
, Pelenna was merged with the neighbouring Cimla ward to become 'Cimla and Pelenna', effective from the
2022 local elections.
Local election results
In the
2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout for Pelenna was %. The results were:
In 2019, the sitting Councillor, Martin Ellis, died. On 20 June 2019, a by-election was held. The results were:
References
External links
Pelenna Community Council website
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Former wards of Neath Port Talbot