Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot

Coordinates: 51°39′07″N 3°38′56″W / 51.652°N 3.649°W / 51.652; -3.649
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Cymmer
Cymmer is located in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Cymmer
Cymmer
Location within Rhondda Cynon Taf
Population2,825 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSS860961
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPORT TALBOT
Postcode districtSA13
Dialling code01639
PoliceSouth Wales
FireSouth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
Aberavon
Councillors
  • Scott Jones (Independent)
List of places
UK
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Rhondda Cynon Taf
51°39′07″N 3°38′56″W / 51.652°N 3.649°W / 51.652; -3.649

Cymmer (

Afan Valley near the confluence of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a population of 2,883.[2]

Description

Cymmer can also be spelled "Cymer", with "Cymmer" being the English-language version, and "Cymer" the Welsh language one. The word "Cymmer" translates from Welsh into English as "joining place of two rivers", and it is here that the Afon Corrwg and the Afon Afan meet, to flow onward as the River Afan until entering the sea at Aberavon/Port Talbot.

The immediate area is set in a densely forested upland area with steep sided river valleys cut through by the Rivers Afan and Corrwg. Patches of open moorland exist to the north and south.

Social conditions

The Cymmer

electoral ward was one of the top 10% most deprived wards in Wales according to the 2005 Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation.[3]

Amenities

Local

public houses include The Refreshment Rooms (the preserved Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway station) and a working men's club called The Coronation Club. Local amenities include a library, a community swimming pool, a sports hall, primary school
, a police station and fire station.

Government and politics

Cymmer is also the name of the

Bridgend county borough to the south east; Bryn and Cwmavon to the southwest; and Pelenna to the west.[4]

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 48.23%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Scott Jones Labour 594 Labour gain
David Williams Ratepayers 463

Only one nomination was received for the 2012 Local Council Elections, from the sitting councillor Scott Jones. Jones continued to be the councillor of Cymmer without a contest.

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Scott Jones Labour 673 Labour hold
Jeff Jones Independent 370

In July 2018, Councillor Scott Jones resigned the Labour whip. He therefore now sits as an independent.

References

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "ONS: Neighbourhood statistics". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. ^ http://new.wales.gov.uk/docrepos/40382/40382313/statistics/wimd-2005/4038211011/wimd2005-analysis-pt4-r1-e.pdf?lang=en[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

External links

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