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Bryncoch North

Coordinates: 51°40′58″N 3°49′11″W / 51.68285°N 3.81961°W / 51.68285; -3.81961
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Bryncoch North
Population2,274 (2001 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Wyndham Griffiths (Plaid Cymru)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Bryncoch North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan.

Bryncoch North covers some or all of the following Areas: Bryncoch and Gilfach in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Allt-Wen and Rhos to the north; Cadoxton to the east; Bryncoch South to the south and Dyffryn to the west.

Bryncoch North consists of a built up residential area to the south and several farms which make up most of the central and northern part of the ward.

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 45.81%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
John Bryant Plaid Cymru 677 Plaid Cymru hold
Sion Griffiths Labour 178

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Wyndham Griffiths Plaid Cymru 410 Plaid Cymru hold
Janet Lockyer Labour 243
Gavin Wycherley Conservative 201

51°40′58″N 3°49′11″W / 51.68285°N 3.81961°W / 51.68285; -3.81961