Pelenna (electoral ward)

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Pelenna
Population1,152 (2011 census)
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Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Neath Port Talbot

Pelenna was an electoral ward coterminous with the Pelenna community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. The ward consisted of some or all of the following areas: Cefn-Saeson, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen in the parliamentary constituency of Neath.

Pelenna was bounded by the wards of: Resolven to the north; Cymmer to the east; Bryn and Cwmavon to the south; Briton Ferry East and Cimla to the west; and Tonna to the northwest. The ward comprises open moorland to the north west and dense woodland to the south east with the largest settlements in Tonmawr and Pontrhydyfen.

Following a 2020 boundary review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, Pelenna was merged with the neighbouring Cimla ward to become 'Cimla and Pelenna', effective from the 2022 local elections. [1]

Local election results

In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout for Pelenna was %. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Martin EllisIndependent133Independent hold
Hywel MilesPlaid Cymru132
Peter HughesIndependent114
Andrew JonesLabour90

In 2019, the sitting Councillor, Martin Ellis, died. On 20 June 2019, a by-election was held. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Jeremy HurleyIndependent251Independent hold
Hywel MilesPlaid Cymru120
Peter HughesIndependent105
Andrew JonesLabour43
Frank LittleLiberal Democrats6

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References

  1. "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. August 2020. pp. 38–40. Retrieved 27 June 2022.


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