Port Talbot was one of the four local government districts of the county of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.

The borough was initially called Afan, changing its name to Port Talbot in 1986.

The new district was named after the River Afan and was granted a charter bestowing the status of a borough.

[1] The Borough of Afan was created by the amalgamation of the areas of the municipal borough of Port Talbot and the urban district of Glyncorrwg, both previously part of the administrative county of Glamorgan.

[8] The building at Bevin Avenue was later demolished and a cinema built on the site.