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Briton Ferry East | |
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Population | 2,894 (2001 census) |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Briton Ferry East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry and the parliamentary constituency of Aberafan Maesteg.
Briton Ferry East is bounded by the wards of Briton Ferry West to the west; Neath East and Cimla to the north; Pelenna to the east; Bryn and Cwmavon to the southeast; and Baglan to the south. Most of Briton Ferry East consists of open grassland and woodland with a residential and commercial strip to the far west of the ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Chris James | 351 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | Gareth Rice | 349 | 43.8 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Gwilym Barnett | 87 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 2 | 0.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 9 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 796 | 34.8 | |||
Registered electors | 2,287 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Chris James | 405 | 55.6 | ||
Independent | Colin Morgan | 318 | 43.6 | ||
Majority | 87 | 11.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 729 | 34.5 | |||
Registered electors | 2,110 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,381 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Morgan | 558 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Vallario | 266 | 31.8 | ||
Majority | 292 | 34.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 837 | 34.8 | |||
Registered electors | 2,408 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colin Morgan | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,409 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Morgan | 674 | 64.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | I. Sherwood | 375 | 35.7 | ||
Majority | 299 | 28.5 | |||
Turnout | 44.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,415 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Morgan | 734 | 65.2 | ||
Plaid Cymru | S. Tudor | 250 | 22.2 | ||
Independent | G. Thompson | 142 | 12.6 | ||
Majority | 484 | 43.0 | |||
Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,534 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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