Baglan (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Baglan
Static Image Name:Neath Port Talbot UK ward location - Baglan.png
Static Image Caption:Location of Baglan ward within
Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Unitary Wales:Neath Port Talbot
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Aberavon
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Aberavon
Councillor1:Peter Richards
Party1:Labour
Councillor2:Carol Clement
Party2:Labour
Councillor3:Susan Renkes
Party3:Labour
Population:6,819
Population Ref:(2011 census[1])
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The Baglan electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and Baglan Bay, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Baglan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

Baglan is bounded by the wards of Briton Ferry West and Briton Ferry East to the north; Bryn and Cwmavon and Port Talbot to the east; and Aberavon and Sandfields West to the south.

The Baglan ward can be divided roughly into three zones. The industrial zone lies to the south west of the M4 Motorway at Baglan Bay on the site that was once occupied by a BP Chemical works. It is now an industrial regeneration area. The residential zone lies just to the northeast of the M4, consisting of Baglan village. The far north and eastern portion of the ward consists of undeveloped grassland and woodland.

County council elections

The ward elects three county councillors to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. At the Neath Port Talbot local council elections on 4 May 2017, the results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Peter Richards Labour1309Labour hold
Carol Clement Labour1159Labour hold
Susan Renkes Labour1009Labour hold
Nicola Butterfield Plaid Cymru 699

On 3 May 2012 the Local Council elections were held. The turnout was 40.42% and the results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Peter Richards Labour1190Labour hold
Carol Clement Labour1038Labour hold
Paul Greenaway Labour906Labour gain
David Coslett Independent 881
John Tallamy Independent 862
Mike Lewis Independent861
T J Morgan Conservative186

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward population 2011 . 11 April 2015.