Seven Sisters (electoral ward)
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Seven Sisters is an electoral ward coterminous with a parish
in Neath Port Talbot
county borough
, Wales
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The electoral ward of Seven Sisters consists of some or all of the following settlements: Seven Sisters, Bryndulais and Nant-y-cafn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath
. Seven Sisters has large patches of woodland to the north, east and south, with open moorland in the northwest and central areas. Coal mine workings are still very evident in the area.
In the 2008 local council elections
, the electorate turnout was 57.33%. Independent candidate Stephen Karl Hunt won the seat.
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....
in 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
County borough
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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...
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The electoral ward of Seven Sisters consists of some or all of the following settlements: Seven Sisters, Bryndulais and Nant-y-cafn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath
Neath (UK Parliament constituency)
Neath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election and one Assembly Member by the first past the post system of election.- The Constituency of Neath :The constituency...
. Seven Sisters has large patches of woodland to the north, east and south, with open moorland in the northwest and central areas. Coal mine workings are still very evident in the area.
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 57.33%. Independent candidate Stephen Karl Hunt won the seat.