Coedffranc Central is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Coedffranc Central is a part of the Coedffranc community and is in the Senedd constituency of Aberavon and the UK constituency of Neath and Swansea East.
Coedffranc Central is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc West to the southwest; Coedffranc North to the north; Dyffryn to the east; and Neath East and Briton Ferry West 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.
Coedffranc Central was an electoral ward of West Glamorgan until 4 May 1989, when Coedffranc Central and Coedffranc West became a Coedffranc 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: CandidatePartyVotesStatusArthur Davies Labour561Labour holdAngharad Aubrey Labour488Labour holdBetsan RichardsIndependent346Pauline Fellowes Plaid Cymru199Russell Morris Plaid Cymru140
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 32.49%. The results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusArthur Davies Labour616Labour holdPaula Bebell Labour382Labour gainBetsan RichardsIndependent297Lee Saunders NPT Independent Party206Pauline Fellowes Plaid Cymru125Russell Morris Plaid Cymru90
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