Electoral Wards
The county borough is divided into 42 electoral wards returning a total of 64 councillors. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Each community can have an elected council. There are 19 community councils in the county borough area. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward | Communities (Parishes) | Places covered |
| Aberavon | Aberavon | |
| Aberdulais | Blaenhonddan* (Aberdulais and Cilfrew wards) | Cilfrew |
| Allt-Wen | Cilybebyll* (Allt-Wen ward) | Cilhendre, Trebanos |
| Baglan | Baglan and Baglan Bay | Baglan Moor |
| Blaengwrach | Blaengwrach* and Glynneath Town* (West Central ward) | Cwmgwrach |
| Briton Ferry East | Briton Ferry Town* (Craig-y-darren and Cwrt Sart wards) | Goytre |
| Briton Ferry West | Briton Ferry Town* (Brynhyfryd and Shelone Wood wards) | Giant's Grave |
| Bryn and Cwmavon | Bryn and Cwmafan | Brynbryddan, Pontrhydyfen |
| Bryncoch North | Blaenhonddan* (Bryn-côch North ward) | |
| Bryncoch South | Blaenhonddan* (Bryn-côch South ward) | |
| Cadoxton | Blaenhonddan* (Cadoxton ward) | Cilfrew |
| Cimla | Neath* Town (Cefn Saeson and Crynallt wards) | Cefn Saeson, Cimla |
| Coedffranc Central | Coedffranc* (East Central and Central wards) | Skewen, Caewathen |
| Coedffranc North | Coedffranc* (North ward) | Birchgrove, Moore Town, Longford, Skewen |
| Coedffranc West | Coedffranc* (West and West Central wards) | Coed Darcy, Crymlyn Bog, Crymlyn Burrows, Pant y Sais, Jersey Marine, Llandarcy, Skewen |
| Crynant | Crynant* | Tre-Forgan |
| Cwmllynfell | Cwmllynfell* | Bryn-Melyn, Pen Rhiw-fawr, |
| Cymmer | Glyncorrwg (Cymmer ward) | |
| Dyffryn | Dyffryn Clydach* | Bryncoch, Dyffryn, Longford, Neath Abbey, White Gates |
| Glyncorrwg | Glyncorrwg (Glyncorrwg ward) | |
| Glynneath | Glynneath Town* (East, Central and West wards) | Blaengwrach, Cwmgwrach, Morfa Glas, Rheola |
| Godre'r Graig | Ystalyfera* (Godre’r graig ward) | Cilmaengwyn |
| Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen* (Cwmgors and Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen wards) | Cwmgors, Gwaun Laision. |
| Gwynfi | Glyncorrwg (Gwynfi ward) | Abergwynfi, Blaengwynfi |
| Lower Brynamman | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen* (Lower Brynamman and Tai’r Gwaith wards) | Tairgwaith |
| Margam | Margam and Margam Moors | |
| Neath East | Neath Town* (Melyncrythan and Penrhiwtyn wards) | Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn |
| Neath North | Neath Town* (Castle and Llantwit wards) | Llantwit |
| Neath South | Neath Town* (Gnoll and Mount Pleasant wards) | Cimla, Mount Pleasant |
| Onllwyn | Onllwyn* | Banwen, Dynffyn Cellwen |
| Pelenna | Pelenna* | Pontrhydyfen, Tonmawr |
| Pontardawe | Pontardawe Town* (Pontardawe and Rhyd-y-fro wards) | Rhyd-y-fro, Ynysmeudwy |
| Port Talbot | Port Talbot | Cirrinau, Cwm Dyffryn, Mynydd Emroch, Pen y Cae, Velindre |
| Resolven | Clyne and Resolven* | |
| Rhos | Cilybebyll* (Gellinudd and Rhos wards) | Cilmaengwyn, Gellinudd |
| Sandfields East | Sandfields East | |
| Sandfields West | Sandfields West | |
| Seven Sisters | Seven Sisters* | Bryndulais, Tynewydd |
| Taibach | Taibach | Goytre |
| Tonna | Tonna* | |
| Trebanos | Pontardawe Town* (Trebanos ward) | Craig Trebanos, Pontardawe |
| Ystalyfera | Ystalyfera* (Ystalyfera ward) | Gurnos |
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