| Sandfields West | |
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| Population | 6,725 (2011 census) |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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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.
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]
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 |
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