Sandfields East

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.

Sandfields East
Population6,895 (2011 census)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Ted Latham (Labour)
  • Sean Pursey (Labour)
  • Matthew Crowley (Labour)

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 JamesIndependent1116Independent hold
Ted LathamLabour1041Labour hold
Colin CrowleyLabour879Labour hold
Pat JonesLabour750
Captain BeanyNPT Independent Party669
Len WillisIndependent622

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 DaviesLabour718Labour hold
Barry KirkPort Talbot Residents Association222
Keith SuterUKIP154
Daniel ThomasPlaid Cymru69
Richard MinshullConservative40

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 CrowleyLabour641Labour hold
Keith SuterUKIP361
Richard MinshullConservative47

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

Candidate Party Votes Status
Ted LathamLabour1064Labour hold
Sean PurseyLabour1002Labour gain
Matthew CrowleyLabour937Labour hold
Deborah BamseyPlaid Cymru583
Captain BeanyIndependent504

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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