Pontardawe (electoral ward)
| Pontardawe ward | |
|---|---|
| Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council | |
| Principal area | Neath Port Talbot |
| Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament constituency | Neath |
| Welsh Assembly | Neath |
| Councillors | |
| 1st: Linet Purcell (Plaid Cymru) | |
| 2nd: Mike James (Labour) | |
| Numbers | |
| Coordinates | SN722045 |
| Population (2011 census) | 5,421 |
Pontardawe is 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
- to the north by the wards of Glanamman (in Carmarthenshire), Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, and Cwmllynfell
- to the east by the wards of Ystalyfera and Godre'r Graig
- to the southeast by the ward of Rhos
- to the south by the wards of Allt-Wen and Trebanos
- to the west by the wards of Clydach and Mawr (both in Swansea)
In the 2012 local council elections, the voter turnout was 38.64%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linet Purcell | Plaid Cymru | 911 | elected – Plaid Cymru hold |
| Mike James | Labour | 729 | elected – Labour hold |
| Sue Northcott | Plaid Cymru | 675 | |
| Vince Hotten | Labour | 612 |
Key demographics
- 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.[1]
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