Sandfields East
Encyclopedia
Sandfields East is an electoral ward and a community
of Neath Port Talbot
county borough, Wales
. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon
.
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. 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.
In the 2008 local council elections
, the electorate turnout was 41.57%. The councillors who were elected were:
- all of whom held their seats.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....
county borough, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon
Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberavon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system.-History:...
.
Sandfields East is bounded by the wards of Sandfields West
Sandfields West
Sandfields West is an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon....
to the northwest, Aberavon
Aberavon
Aberavon is a settlement 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 district of Port Talbot, covering the central and south western part of the town...
to the northeast and Margam
Margam
Margam is a suburb of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway.- History :...
to the southeast. It is bounded by Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay is a bay on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan and Blackpill stream flow into the bay....
to the southwest. 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
Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is a major acute secondary care 270 bed hospital located in Port Talbot, Wales. It is sited on Baglan Moors beside Afan Way.It was built to replace the demolished Neath Hospital...
is located in the ward.
In the 2008 local council elections
United Kingdom local elections, 2008
The 2008 United Kingdom local elections were held on 1 May 2008. These elections took place in 137 English Local Authorities and all Welsh Councils....
, the electorate turnout was 41.57%. The councillors who were elected were:
- Collin Joseph Crowley (Labour)
- Lella Helen James (Independent)
- Ted Latham (Labour)
- all of whom held their seats.