Sandfields East

Sandfields East
Population	6,895 (2011 census)
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Aberavon
Welsh Assembly	Aberavon
Councillors	Lella James (Independent)
	Ted Latham (Labour)
	Matthew Crowley (Labour)
List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot

Sandfields East (Welsh: Dwyrain Traethmelyn) 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 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 40.13%. The councillors who were elected were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Lella James	Independent	1116	Independent hold
Ted Latham	Labour	1041	Labour hold
Colin Crowley	Labour	879	Labour hold
Pat Jones	Labour	750
Captain Beany	Independent	669
Len Willis	Independent	622

Colin Crowly died after the election and a by-election was held to elect a replacement. The by-election took place on Thursday, 17 October 2013. The turnout was 23.2% and the councillor elected was:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Mike Davies	Labour	718	Labour hold
Barry Kirk	Independent	222
Keith Suter	UKIP	154
Daniel Thomas	Plaid Cymru	69
Richard Minshull	Conservative	40

Mike Davies died after the election and a by-election was held to elect a replacement. The by-election took place on Thursday, 30 October 2014. The turnout was 20.72% and the councillor elected was:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Matthew Crowley	Labour	641	Labour hold
Keith Suter	UKIP	361
Richard Minshull	Conservative	47

Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot county borough

Aberavon	Aberavon Baglan Briton Ferry East Briton Ferry West Bryn and Cwmavon Coedffranc Central Coedffranc North Coedffranc West Cymmer Glyncorrwg Gwynfi Margam Port Talbot Sandfields East Sandfields West Tai-Bach

Neath	Aberdulais Allt-Wen Blaengwrach Bryncoch North Bryncoch South Cadoxton Cimla Crynant Cwmllynfell Dyffryn Glynneath Godre'r Graig Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Lower Brynamman Neath East Neath North Neath South Onllwyn Pelenna Pontardawe Resolven Rhos Seven Sisters Tonna Trebanos Ystalyfera

Communities of Neath Port Talbot county borough

Aberavon Baglan Baglan Bay Blaengwrach Blaenhonddan Briton Ferry Bryn Cilybebyll Clyne and Melincourt Coedffranc Crynant Cwmavon Cwmllynfell Dyffryn Clydach Glyncorrwg Glynneath Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Margam Margam Moors Neath Onllwyn Pelenna Pontardawe Port Talbot Resolven Sandfields East Sandfields West Seven Sisters Taibach Tonna Ystalyfera

Coordinates: 51°35′16″N 3°48′31″W / 51.58770°N 3.80858°W / 51.58770; -3.80858

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