Bryncoch South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....

 county borough, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 forming part of the parish

Community (Wales)

A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....

 of Blaenhonddan

Blaenhonddan

Blaenhonddan is a community of the Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales.The community has its own community council and comprises some or all of the following areas: Aberdulais, Bryncoch and Cadoxton. The community covers the electoral wards of Bryncoch North, Bryncoch South and Cadoxton...

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Bryncoch South covers some or all of the following areas: Bryncoch

Bryncoch

Bryncoch is a suburb of the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The name derives from the Welsh 'red hill' , originally the name of a nearby farm.Bryncoch is divided into two wards: Bryncoch North and Bryncoch South...

, Caewern and Rhydding in the parliamentary constituency of Neath

Neath (UK Parliament constituency)

Neath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election and one Assembly Member by the first past the post system of election.- The Constituency of Neath :The constituency...

. Bryncoch South is an almost completely developed ward. It is bounded by the wards of Bryncoch North

Bryncoch North

Bryncoch North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan.Bryncoch North covers some or all of the following Areas: Bryncoch and Gilfach in the parliamentary constituency of Neath...

 to the north; Cadoxton

Cadoxton, Neath Port Talbot

Cadoxton , is a village situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Cadoxton is located just outside the town of Neath and borders the villages of Cilfrew and Bryncoch. The village is home to just over 1,500 people and is located in the Cadoxton ward...

 to the east; Neath North

Neath North

Neath North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling within the community of Neath.Neath North includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Llantwit and Neath town centre in the parliamentary constituency of Neath...

 to the southeast; and Dyffryn

Dyffryn, Neath Port Talbot

Dyffryn, Neath Port Talbot may refer to:*Dyffryn Cellwen*Dyffryn Clydach*Dyffryn School...

 to the southwest.

In the 2008 local council elections

United Kingdom local elections, 2008

The 2008 United Kingdom local elections were held on 1 May 2008. These elections took place in 137 English Local Authorities and all Welsh Councils....

, the electorate turnout was 40.6%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Janice Dudley	Plaid Cymru	1024	Plaid Cymru hold
Tony Wyn Jones	Plaid Cymru	841	Plaid Cymru hold
Mike Richards	Labour	820
Cheryl Thomas	Labour	660