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Pelenna (electoral ward)

Coordinates: 51°39′06″N 3°44′20″W / 51.65170°N 3.73885°W / 51.65170; -3.73885
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Pelenna
Population1,152 (2011 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
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

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

Candidate Party Votes Status
Martin Ellis Independent 133 Independent hold
Hywel Miles Plaid Cymru 132
Peter Hughes Independent 114
Andrew Jones Labour 90

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

Candidate Party Votes Status
Jeremy Hurley Independent 251 Independent hold
Hywel Miles Plaid Cymru 120
Peter Hughes Independent 105
Andrew Jones Labour 43
Frank Little Liberal Democrats 6

References

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  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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