Sandfields West

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Sandfields West

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SS738904
Geography
Total population	6,666 (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

Sandfields West (Welsh: Sandfields - Gorllewin) is an electoral ward and a community of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. It is part of the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

Sandfields West is bounded by the wards of Baglan to the northwest, Aberavon to the northeast, and Sandfields East to the southeast. Sandfields West is a mostly urbanised ward consisting of council housing inland, private housing on the coast and areas of light industry and business park use.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 36.18%. The councillors who were elected were:

• Olga Jones (Labour)
• Pam Thomas (Labour)
• Len Willis (Labour)

- all of whom held their seats.

v • d • e Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot county borough Aberavon • Aberdulais • Allt-Wen • Baglan • Blaengwrach • Briton Ferry East • Briton Ferry West • Bryn and Cwmavon • Bryncoch North • Bryncoch South • Cadoxton • Cimla • Coedffranc Central • Coedffranc North • Coedffranc West • Crynant • Cwmllynfell • Cymmer • Dyffryn • Glyncorrwg • Glynneath • Godre'r Graig • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen • Gwynfi • Lower Brynamman • Margam • Neath East • Neath North • Neath South • Onllwyn • Pelenna • Pontardawe • Port Talbot • Resolven • Rhos • Sandfields East • Sandfields West • Seven Sisters • Tai-Bach • Tonna • Trebanos • Ystalyfera

v • d • e Communities of Neath Port Talbot county borough Aberavon • Baglan • Baglan Bay • Blaengwrach • Blaenhonddan • Briton Ferry • Bryn • Cilybebyll • Clyne and Melincourt • Coedffranc • Crynant • Cwmafan • Cwmllynfell • Dyffryn Clydach • Glyncorrwg • Glynneath • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen • Margam • Margam Moors • Neath • Onllwyn • Pelenna • Pontardawe • Port Talbot • Resolven • Rhyd-y-fro • Sandfields East • Sandfields West • Seven Sisters • Taibach • Tonna • Ystalyfera