Neath South
# Neath South

Neath South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling in the community of Neath.

Neath South consists of some or all of the settlements of Cimla and Mount Pleasant in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Neath East to the west; Neath North to the north; and Cimla to the east.

## Election results

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 31.14%. The results were:

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| Peter Rees | Labour | 718 | Labour hold |
| Mal Gunter | Labour | 665 | Labour hold |
| Helen Morgan | NPT Independent Party | 207 | |
| David Morgan | NPT Independent Party | 190 | |
| Rob Parry | Plaid Cymru | 153 | |
| Chris Williams | Plaid Cymru | 146 | |

Malcolm Gunter died following the election; a by-election was held on 6 December 2012 to fill the vacant seat. With a 14.5% turnout, the result was:

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Jenkins | Labour | 399 | Labour hold |
| Charlotte May Cross | Liberal Democrats | 130 | |

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jamie Evans | Plaid Cymru | 631 | Plaid Cymru gain |
| Peter Rees | Labour | 614 | Labour hold |
| Andrew Jenkins | Labour | 600 | |
| Ann Rees-Sambrook | Plaid Cymru | 437 | |
