Sandfields East
Population6,895 (2011 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Ted Latham (Labour)
  • Sean Pursey (Labour)
  • Matthew Crowley (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Sandfields East (Welsh: Dwyrain Traethmelyn) is an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Description

The community is coterminous with the electoral ward. Sandfields East is bounded by the wards of Sandfields West to the northwest, Aberavon to the northeast and Margam to the southeast. It is bounded by Swansea Bay to the southwest.[1]

At the 2011 UK Census the population of the community/ward was 6,895.[2]

Sandfields East is a mostly urbanised ward and consists of council housing inland with private homes and old peoples accommodation near the beach area. Neath Port Talbot Hospital is located in the ward.

County council elections

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 40.13%. The councillors who were elected were:[3]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Lella James Independent 1116 Independent hold
Ted Latham Labour 1041 Labour hold
Colin Crowley Labour 879 Labour hold
Pat Jones Labour 750
Captain Beany NPT Independent Party 669
Len Willis Independent 622

Colin Crowly died after the election and a by-election was held to elect a replacement. The by-election took place on Thursday, 17 October 2013. The turnout was 23.2% and the councillor elected was:[4]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Mike Davies Labour 718 Labour hold
Barry Kirk Port Talbot Residents Association 222
Keith Suter UKIP 154
Daniel Thomas Plaid Cymru 69
Richard Minshull Conservative 40

Mike Davies died after the election and a by-election was held to elect a replacement. The by-election took place on Thursday, 30 October 2014. The turnout was 20.72% and the councillor elected was:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Matthew Crowley Labour 641 Labour hold
Keith Suter UKIP 361
Richard Minshull Conservative 47

In the 2017 local council elections, the councillors who were elected were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Ted Latham Labour 1064 Labour hold
Sean Pursey Labour 1002 Labour gain
Matthew Crowley Labour 937 Labour hold
Deborah Bamsey Plaid Cymru 583
Captain Beany Independent 504

References

  1. ^ "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sandfields East Parish (as of 2011) (1170221879)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Election results for Sandfields East: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2012". Neath Port Talbot Council. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Election results for Sandfields East: County Borough Council By-Election - Thursday, 17th October, 2013". Neath Port Talbot Council. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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