Pontardawe (electoral ward)

Pontardawe ward
Population5,421 (2011 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Linet Purcell (Plaid Cymru)
  • Anthony John Richards (Plaid Cymru)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Pontardawe is the name of an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is a division of the Pontardawe community and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Neath.

The greater part of the geographical area of the ward is made up of mountainous grassland and open moorland with a scattering of farms. However, the majority of the population is concentrated in the town of Pontardawe in the south of the ward.

In clockwise order the ward is bounded

Local council elections

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In the 2017 local council elections, the voter turnout was 44%. The results were:[1]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Linet Purcell Plaid Cymru 992 elected – Plaid Cymru hold
Anthony John Richards Plaid Cymru 635 elected – Plaid Cymru gain
Vince Hotten Labour 622
Mike James Labour 609
Sascha Lopez Conservative 260
Kieran Davies Conservative 233

Key demographics

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  • The Welsh language is widely used in the ward. Only 46.6% of residents aged over 3 have no knowledge of Welsh.
  • There is a high standard of education in the ward. Only 41.6% of residents have no formal qualifications. 17.2% of residents have a higher qualification.
  • 12.5% of the working population are senior managers and officials, 12.1% are in professional trades, and 13.3% are in associate professional and technical jobs.
  • The top field of employment in Pontardawe is health and social care, with 16% of the population working in this sector.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Pontardawe: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Neath Port Talbot Council. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ Neath Port Talbot County Borough statistics 2008

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