Neath East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Neath East falls within the community of Neath.
Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc Central to the northwest; Dyffryn and Neath North to the north; Neath South and Cimla to the east; and Briton Ferry West and Briton Ferry East to the south.
The ward contains marshland to the west, an industrial and residential area in the middle and grassland and woodland to the east.
Election results In the 2017 local council elections, the results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusSheila Penry Labour 587Labour holdSandra Miller Labour 575Labour holdJohn Miller Labour 527Labour holdBreandan MacCathail Plaid Cymru 375Paul Sambrook Plaid Cymru 337Dani Robertson Plaid Cymru 294Nicky Boyce Conservative 253Ian Thomas Independent 232Shaz Hughes Independent 230Robert Harris Conservative 173
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 27.15%. The results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusSheila Penry Labour 905Labour holdJohn Miller Labour 826Labour holdSandra Miller Labour 808Labour holdBreandan MacCathail Plaid Cymru 452Gareth Thomas Plaid Cymru 391Philippa Jane Edwards Plaid Cymru 365
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