Port Talbot (electoral ward)

Port Talbot 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 Aberavon
Welsh Assembly Aberavon
Councillors
1st: Ian James (Labour)
2nd: Dennis Keogh (Labour)
3rd: Saifur Rahaman (Labour)
Numbers
Coordinates SS767900
Population (2001) 5,276

The electoral ward of Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot county borough covers the town centre of Port Talbot and the district of Pen-y-cae. The rest of the ward to the east consists of grassland and woodland. The electoral ward is coterminous with the Port Talbot parish.

Port Talbot is bounded by the wards of Baglan and Bryn and Cwmavon to the north; Taibach and Margam to the south; and Aberavon to the west and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon.

2012 local council elections

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 34.92%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Ian James Labour831Labour hold
Dennis Keogh Labour782Labour hold
Saifur Rahaman Labour707Labour gain
Andrew Tutton Independent592
Marge Jones Independent528
Stephen Griffiths Independent479
Keith Miller Conservative107

Coordinates: 51°35′43″N 3°46′53″W / 51.59531°N 3.78145°W