Neath East

Neath East

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for SS746962
Geography
Total population	5,931 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council:	Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Number of councillors]:	3
Nation:	Wales
Post office and telephone
Postcode(s):	SA11
Dialling code:	+44-1639
Politics
Welsh Assembly:	Neath
UK Parliament:	Neath
European Parliament:	Wales

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

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.

In the 2008 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 32.83%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Sheila Penry	Labour	798	Labour hold
John Miller	Labour	718	Labour hold
Sandra Miller	Labour	718	Labour hold
Philippa Jane Edwards	Plaid Cymru	696
Breandan MacCathail	Plaid Cymru	654

Coordinates: 51°39′02″N 3°48′50″W / 51.65056°N 3.81398°W / 51.65056; -3.81398