Neath East is an
electoral ward of
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,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
. Neath East falls 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, ...
of
Neath.
Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary constituency of
Neath. It is bounded by the wards of
Coedffranc Central to the northwest;
Dyffryn and
Neath North to the north;
Neath South and
Cimla to the east; and
Briton Ferry West
Briton Ferry West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry.
Briton Ferry West consists of some or all of the districts of Brynhyfryd, Giant's Grave, Shelone and ...
and
Briton Ferry East to the south.
The ward contains marshland to the west, an industrial and residential area in the middle and grassland and woodland to the east.
Election results
In the
2017 local council elections, the results were:
In the
2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 27.15%. The results were:
References
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Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot
Neath