In the 2012 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, two candidates from the Labour party, which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists, gained the top two most votes in Cimla.
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. Labour Labour John Warman* Alan Carter 949 706 1,194 226 Desmond James Sparkes* Liberal Democrats 183 John Edgar Williams Independent 
