Cimla

Cimla is a suburb (and electoral ward) of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way. Its meaning is a place with common land, which it presumably (being land on a hill above previous settlement) was until industrial expansion led to its being covered with housing.

Cimla
Cimla
Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population3,940 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSS760962
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEATH
Postcode districtSA11
Dialling code01639
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • John Warman (Labour)
  • Adam McGarth (Labour)

Cimla consists of a residential area in the western central area, which is part of the built up area of the town of Neath. The residential area is surrounded to the north, east and south by open moorland. The whole of Cimla is set on high ground.

Government and politics

Cimla is also the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot coterminous with the suburb. Cimla falls within the community of Neath and the parliamentary constituency of Neath. Cimla is bounded by the wards of Tonna to the north; Pelenna to the east; Briton Ferry East and Neath East to the southwest; and Neath South and Neath North to the west.

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
John WarmanLabour871Labour hold
Adam McGarthLabour568Labour hold
Charley CrossLiberal Democrats320

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 36.86%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
John WarmanLabour949Labour hold
Alan CarterLabour706Labour gain
Des SparkesLiberal Democrats226
John WilliamsIndependent183

Education

Crynallt Primary School is an English-Medium primary school serving Cimla in South Wales. It is located on Afan Valley Road. Crynallt is a feeder school for Cefn Saeson. The school colours are white and royal blue. School starts at ten to nine and finishes at twenty past three. The primary school officially opened in September 2013 after the amalgamation of Crynallt Infant & Junior Schools.

The local secondary school is Cefn Saeson. Cefn Saeson serves Cimla, Tonna, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen, Melin and parts of Neath. The nearest Welsh medium secondary school is Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, with the nearest Welsh primary being YGG Castell Nedd. The nearest faith schools are Alderman Davies CiW Primary, St Joseph's RC Primary and St Joseph's Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre.

References
  1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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