Port Talbot ward | |
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Population | 5,276 (2001 census) |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
EU Parliament | Wales |
UK Parliament | |
Welsh Assembly | |
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The electoral ward of Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot county borough covers the town centre of Port Talbot and the district of Pen-y-cae. The rest of the ward to the east consists of grassland and woodland. The electoral ward is coterminous with the Port Talbot parish.
Port Talbot is bounded by the wards of Baglan and Bryn and Cwmavon to the north; Taibach and Margam to the south; and Aberavon to the west and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 34.92%. The results were:
Coordinates: 51°35′43″N 3°46′53″W / 51.59531°N 3.78145°W