Population 2,652 (2011 census) Country Wales EU Parliament Wales Ceremonial county West Glamorgan | Principal area Neath Port Talbot Sovereign state United Kingdom Welsh Assembly Aberavon UK parliament constituency Aberavon | |
Coedffranc West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
Coedffranc West is bounded by the wards of Llansamlet and Bonymaen of Swansea to the west; Coedffranc Central and Coedffranc North to the north; and Briton Ferry West to the east. It is bounded to the south by Swansea Bay.
Coedffranc West consists of some or all of the following areas: Coed Darcy, Crymlyn Bog, Crymlyn Burrows, Jersey Marine, Llandarcy and Skewen. Much of the south-western part of this ward is perceived to be in Swansea by the local people of Neath and Swansea.
The Linamar (formerly Ford, then Visteon) axle and transmission components factory is located at Crymlyn Burrows in the south of the ward. A distribution centre for Amazon.co.uk is located in the area beside the Visteon factory. The 18 hole Swansea Bay Golf Course is located to the east of the ward.
2012 local council elections
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 34.22%. The results were:
In February 2017, Councillor Harry Bebell left the Labour party; he now sits as an Independent.