Sandfields West
Sandfields West | |
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Population | 6,725 (2011 census) |
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Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
EU Parliament | Wales |
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Welsh Assembly | |
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Sandfields West (Welsh: Gorllewin 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 West is bounded by the wards of Baglan to the northwest, Aberavon to the northeast, and Sandfields East to the southeast. Sandfields West is a mostly urbanised ward consisting of council housing inland, private housing on the coast and areas of light industry and business park use.
County council elections
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 35.47%. The councillors who were elected were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Andre Chavis | Labour | 1173 | Labour hold |
James Evans | Labour | 1088 | Labour hold |
Susan Paddison | Labour | 1078 | Labour hold |
Keith Suter | Independent | 377 | |
Oliver Davies | Independent | 368 | |
Joan Targett | Independent | 363 | |
Olga Jones | Independent | 242 | |
Wayne Morris | Social Democratic Party | 219 |
In February 2017, Councillor James Evans and Councillor Andre Chavis left the Labour party. They sat as Independent councillors.
In the 2017 local council elections, the councillors who were elected were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Suzanne Paddison | Labour | 851 | Labour hold |
Oliver Davies | Labour | 838 | Labour hold |
Robert Wood | Labour | 749 | Labour hold |
Andrew Bennison | Plaid Cymru | 430 | |
Audrey Chaves | Independent | 395 | |
Sam Wright | Plaid Cymru | 364 | |
Victoria Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | 360 | |
James Evans | Independent | 339 | |
Taz Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Coordinates: 51°35′54″N 3°49′24″W / 51.59826°N 3.82344°W