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Neath East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Neath East falls within the community of Neath.

Neath East
Population	6,401 (2011 census)
Principal area	Neath Port Talbot
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Neath
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Neath
Councillors	Sheila Penry (Labour) John Miller (Labour) Sandra Miller (Labour)
List of places UK Wales Neath Port Talbot

Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. It is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc Central to the northwest; Dyffryn and Neath North to the north; Neath South and Cimla to the east; and Briton Ferry West and Briton Ferry East to the south.

The ward contains marshland to the west, an industrial and residential area in the middle and grassland and woodland to the east.

Election results

In the 2017 local council elections, the results were:[1]

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Sheila Penry	Labour	587	Labour hold
Sandra Miller	Labour	575	Labour hold
John Miller	Labour	527	Labour hold
Breandan MacCathail	Plaid Cymru	375
Paul Sambrook	Plaid Cymru	337
Dani Robertson	Plaid Cymru	294
Nicky Boyce	Conservative	253
Ian Thomas	Independent	232
Shaz Hughes	Independent	230
Robert Harris	Conservative	173

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 27.15%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Sheila Penry	Labour	905	Labour hold
John Miller	Labour	826	Labour hold
Sandra Miller	Labour	808	Labour hold
Breandan MacCathail	Plaid Cymru	452
Gareth Thomas	Plaid Cymru	391
Philippa Jane Edwards	Plaid Cymru	365

References

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