Sandfields West ( cy, Gorllewin Traethmelyn) is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to ...

and a

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Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a county borough in the south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf ...

county borough,

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. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of

Aberavon Aberavon ( cy, Aberafan) is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a di ...

. The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

Description

The community boundaries are coterminous with the electoral ward. Sandfields West is bounded by the wards of Baglan to the northwest,

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 A business park or office park is a designated area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. These types of developments are often located in suburban areas where land and building costs are more affordable, and are typically ...

use. At the

2011 UK Census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...

the population of the ward was 6,725 (with 5,214 of voting age).

County council elections

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

References

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