Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The ward of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen along with the Lower Brynamman electoral ward makes up the parish of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.
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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | |
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Population | 2,827 (2001 census) |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen consists of some or all of the following settlements: Cwmgors, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Gwaun-Leision in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen consists of a built up area to the west and north, surrounded by farmland. The south eastern part of the ward consists of open moorland.
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is bounded by the wards of Quarter Bach of Carmarthenshire to the north; Lower Brynamman and Cwmllynfell to the east; Pontardawe to the south; and Glanamman of Carmarthenshire to the west.
In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout was %. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Sonia Reynolds | Labour | 523 | Labour hold |
Meirion Jordan | Plaid Cymru | 357 |
Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot county borough | |
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Neath |
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