| 词条 | Aberavon (electoral ward) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| official_name = Aberavon | static_image_name = Neath Port Talbot UK ward location - Aberavon.png | static_image_caption= Location of Aberavon ward within Neath Port Talbot County Borough | unitary_wales = Neath Port Talbot |lieutenancy_wales = West Glamorgan | region = | country = Wales | constituency_westminster = Aberavon | constituency_welsh_assembly = Aberavon | |councillor1 = Scott Bamsey | party1 = Plaid Cymru|councillor2 = Steffan ap Dafydd | party2 = Labour|councillor3 = Nigel Hunt | party3 = Plaid Cymru | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2 = | area_footnotes = | hide_services = yes }} The electoral ward of Aberavon electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and Baglan Bay, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.[1] Baglan falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon. OverviewIt is based upon the historic town of Aberavon. Aberavon Ward is bounded by the wards of Sandfields West and Sandfields East to the southwest; Baglan to the north; Port Talbot to the east and Margam to the south. The ward boundaries can be defined by the roads surrounding it which are the M4 Motorway to the north east; the A4241 to the north west; Afan Way to the southwest and the River Afan to the south east. The Aberavon Ward can be roughly divided into two parts. There is the residential area to the southeastern part of the ward beside the River Afan. The north western area consists of areas of industrial estate land called the Baglan Industrial Park which includes a number of out of town retail premises as well as business and manufacturing premises. Aberavon is currently a ward for the purposes of Neath Port Talbot unitary authority elections. Since 1995 it has been represented by Labour, Social Democrat and Plaid Cymru councillors. County council elections21st centuryIn the 2017 local council elections, the results were:[2]
In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout for Aberavon was 35.84%. The results were:
Following the election all three elected councillors left their respective parties and sat as unaffiliated councillors. Jones and Golding were deselected as candidates prior to the following May 2017 election, and decided to stand as Independents.[3] History 1889-1974Aberavon first became an electoral ward in the late nineteenth century with the formation of Glamorgan County Council. Glamorgan County Council, 1889-1974In 1889, Richard Jenkins, a local tinplate manufacturer became the first Liberal member for Aberavon, defeating John Morgan Smith. {{Election box begin | title = Aberavon 1889 }}{{Election box candidate with party link|party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Richard Jenkins |votes = 401 |percentage = 53.5 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Morgan Smith |votes = 348 |percentage = 46.5 |change = }}{{Election box majority |votes = 53 |percentage = 7.0 |change = }}{{Election box end}} Following Jenkins's elevation to the aldermanic bench, Smith won the seat. {{Election box begin | title = Aberavon by-election 1889 }}{{Election box candidate with party link|party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Morgan Smith |votes = 418 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Evan Davies |votes = 347 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box majority |votes = 71 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box end}} Smith held the seat at the elections of 1892, 1895, 1898, 1901, 1904 and 1907. Aberavon Borough CouncilAberavon was also an electoral ward of the Aberavon Borough Council which was reformed and extended in 1861. In 1921, the old borough was merged with Margam Urban District Council, formed in 1894 to create the Port Talbot Municipal Borough. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Aberavon Ward Profile|url=http://www.npt.gov.uk/PDF/Neighbourhood%20profile%20for%20Aberavon%20ward.pdf|publisher=Neath Port Talbot Borough Council}} {{Neath Port Talbot electoral wards}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://democracy.npt.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=95&RPID=4575300 |title=Election results for Aberavon: County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017 |publisher=Neath Port Talbot Council |accessdate=13 February 2019}} 3. ^{{cite news|author=Gemma Parry |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/councillors-deselected-not-being-labour-12701198|title=Councillors deselected for "not being Labour enough"|work=Wales Online|date=14 March 2017 |accessdate=1 September 2018 }} 1 : Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot |
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