Cadoxton (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Cadoxton
Unitary Wales:Neath Port Talbot
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Neath
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Neath
Councillor1:Annette Wingrave
Party1:Labour
Population:1,684
Population Ref:(2011[1])
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Cadoxton is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It forms part of the parish of Blaenhonddan.

Cadoxton consists of some or all of the settlements of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath and Cilfrew in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. The ward consists of a built up area and a strip of woodland to the south with areas of pasture in the central and northern areas.

Cadoxton is bounded by the wards of Rhos and Crynant to the north; Aberdulais and Tonna to the east; Neath North to the south; and Bryncoch South and Bryncoch North to the west.

Election results

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 35.67%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Annette WingraveLabour296Labour gain
Frank LittleLiberal Democrats185

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:[2]

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Annette WingraveLabour253Labour hold
Joanna HalePlaid Cymru198
Peter Crocker-JaquesConservative82
Robert KingIndependent65
Sheila Kingston-JonesLiberal Democrats46

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward population 2011 . UK Census Data . 12 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Election results for Cadoxton: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017 . Neath Port Talbot Council . 14 February 2019.