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
Population6,725 (2011 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Suzanne Paddison (Labour)
  • Oliver Davies (Labour)
  • Robert Wood (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Description

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The community boundaries are coterminous with the electoral ward. 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.

At the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 6,725 (with 5,214 of voting age).[1]

County council elections

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In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 35.47%. The councillors who were elected were:[2]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Andre Chavis Labour 1173 Labour hold
James Evans Labour 1088 Labour hold
Susan Paddison Labour 1078 Labour hold
Keith Suter NPT Independent Party 377
Oliver Davies NPT Independent Party 368
Joan Target NPT Independent Party 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
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

References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sandfields West Ward (as of 2011) (1237327918)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Election results for Sandfields West: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2012". Neath Port Talbot Council. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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