Bryncoch South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan. The ward elects two county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Bryncoch South covers some or all of the following areas: Bryncoch, Caewern and Rhydding in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Bryncoch South is an almost completely developed ward. It is bounded by the wards of Bryncoch North to the north; Cadoxton to the east; Neath North to the southeast; and Dyffryn to the southwest.
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 37.25%. The results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusRob James Labour856Labour gainJanice Dudley Plaid Cymru825Plaid Cymru holdTony Wyn-Jones Plaid Cymru744Andrew Jenkins Labour703
In the 2017 local council elections, the results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusJanice Dudley Plaid Cymru848Plaid Cymru holdChris Williams Plaid Cymru808Plaid Cymru gainEmma Denholm-Hall Labour460Alex Sims Labour393Richard Minshull Conservative366Shadanna Wycherley Conservative290Catrin Brock Green110Frank Little Liberal Democrats102
Councillor Dudley has represented the seat since 2004. While performing her duties as Mayor of Neath Port Talbot in August 2017 she was taken ill and died. A by-election was held on 23 November 2017 and the results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusJo Hale Plaid Cymru525Plaid Cymru holdEmma Denholm-Hall Labour306Peter Crocker-Jaques Conservative105Sheila Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrat92Darren Thomas UKIP33
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