Baglan (electoral ward)
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| Ordnance Survey | |
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| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS759926 |
| Geography | |
| Total population | 6,653 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |
| Number of councillors: | 3 |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA12 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1639 |
| Politics | |
| Welsh Assembly: | Aberavon |
| UK Parliament: | Aberavon |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
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.
The current councillors for Baglan are:
- Juliet Hopkins (Labour)
- Peter D Richards (Labour)
- John C Tallamy (Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers)
In the 2008 local council elections, all three seats were uncontested. Councillor J C Tallamy was elected in a by-election in 2006. The two labour councillors won their seats in the 2004 council elections representing the Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers group. They later switched their allegiance to Labour.
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