Sandfields East

Sandfields East
Sandfields East Location within Neath Port Talbot
Population	6,895 (2011 census)
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Aberavon
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Aberavon
Councillors	Ted Latham(Labour) Sean Pursey(Labour) Matthew Crowley(Labour)
List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot 51°35′16″N3°48′31″W / 51.58770°N 3.80858°W / 51.58770; -3.80858 Map of the community

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.

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 James	Independent	1116	Independent hold
Ted Latham	Labour	1041	Labour hold
Colin Crowley	Labour	879	Labour hold
Pat Jones	Labour	750
Captain Beany	NPT Independent Party	669
Len Willis	Independent	622

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 Davies	Labour	718	Labour hold
Barry Kirk	Port Talbot Residents Association	222
Keith Suter	UKIP	154
Daniel Thomas	Plaid Cymru	69
Richard Minshull	Conservative	40

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 Crowley	Labour	641	Labour hold
Keith Suter	UKIP	361
Richard Minshull	Conservative	47

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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Ted Latham	Labour	1064	Labour hold
Sean Pursey	Labour	1002	Labour gain
Matthew Crowley	Labour	937	Labour hold
Deborah Bamsey	Plaid Cymru	583
Captain Beany	Independent	504

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.