Neath North 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 t ...
of
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot ( cy, Castell-nedd Port Talbot) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county bor ...
county borough,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
falling within the
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
of
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
.
Neath North includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Llantwit and Neath town centre in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of
Bryncoch South
Bryncoch South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales forming part of the parish of Blaenhonddan. The ward elects two county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
Bryncoch South covers some or all of ...
to the northwest;
Cadoxton to the North;
Tonna to the northeast;
Cimla
Cimla is a suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way. Its meaning is a place with common land, ...
to the southeast;
Neath South to the south; and
Neath East to the southwest.
Election results
Neath Port Talbot
In the
2017 local council elections, the results were:
In the
2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 34.69%. The results were:
Cllr Lockyer initially won his seat at a by-election on 6 May 2010, on a 63% turnout. This had followed the resignation of previous Labour councillor,
Derek Vaughan
Derek Vaughan is a Welsh Labour politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales between 2009 and 2019.
Early life and career
Vaughan was born in Merthyr Tydfil, first studying at Afon Taf High School before working ...
, who had been elected as a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
for Wales in 2009. He had been councillor for Neath North since 1995.
West Glamorgan
Between 1989 and 1996 Neath North was a ward to
West Glamorgan
, HQ= County Hall, Swansea
, Government= West Glamorgan County Council (abolished 1996)
, Status=
, Start= 1974
, End= 1996
, Arms= ''Coat of arms of Wes ...
County Council. The Labour councillor, Frank Evans, had previously been a representative for the Neath No.1 ward and was elected unopposed to Neath North in 1989. He was re-elected in 1993. He was elected to Neath Port Talbot Council in 1995.
Glamorgan
Until 1974 Neath North was a ward to
Glamorgan County Council
Glamorgan County Council was established in 1889 together with the administrative county of Glamorganshire under the Local Government Act 1888. The first elections to the council were held in January 1889. The council was abolished under the Local ...
.
References
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Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot
Glamorgan electoral wards
Neath
Electoral wards of West Glamorgan