Baglan (electoral ward)

The Baglan electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and Baglan Bay, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Baglan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

Baglan
Location of Baglan ward within Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Population	6,819 (2011 census)
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Aberavon
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Aberavon
Councillors	Peter Richards (Labour) Carol Clement (Labour) Susan Renkes (Labour)

Baglan is bounded by the wards of Briton Ferry West and Briton Ferry East to the north; Bryn and Cwmavon and Port Talbot to the east; and Aberavon and Sandfields West to the south.

The Baglan ward can be divided roughly into three zones. The industrial zone lies to the south west of the M4 Motorway at Baglan Bay on the site that was once occupied by a BP Chemical works. It is now an industrial regeneration area. The residential zone lies just to the northeast of the M4, consisting of Baglan village. The far north and eastern portion of the ward consists of undeveloped grassland and woodland.

County council elections

The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. At the Neath Port Talbot local council elections on 4 May 2017, the results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Peter Richards	Labour	1309	Labour hold
Carol Clement	Labour	1159	Labour hold
Susan Renkes	Labour	1009	Labour hold
Nicola Butterfield	Plaid Cymru	699

On 3 May 2012 the Local Council elections were held. The turnout was 40.42% and the results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Peter Richards	Labour	1190	Labour hold
Carol Clement	Labour	1038	Labour hold
Paul Greenaway	Labour	906	Labour gain
David Coslett	Independent	881
John Tallamy	Independent	862
Mike Lewis	Independent	861
T J Morgan	Conservative	186