Godre'r Graig is a village and 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 t ...

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

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 A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

of Ystalyfera. It includes some or all of the settlements of Godre'r Graig, Cilmaengwyn, and Pantyfynnon in the parliamentary constituency of

Neath Neath (; ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,2 ...

. 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 Pontardawe () is a town and a community (Wales), community in the lower Swansea Valley (). it had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. On the opp ...

to the west. In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 43.81%. The results were: In the 2017 local council elections, the electoral turnout was 45%. The results were:

References

{{authority control Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Villages in Neath Port Talbot Swansea Valley