- Baglan (electoral ward)
Infobox Neath Port Talbot electoral ward
Electoral Ward = Baglan
Ward
GridReference = SS759926
Largest Settlement=
Total Population = 6,653 (2001 census)
Land Area =
NoofCouncillors = 3
PostCodes = SA12
DiallingCode = +44-1639
AssemblyConstituency = Aberavon
Constituency = AberavonThe Baglan electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and
Baglan Bay , inNeath Port Talbot county borough,Wales . Baglan falls within theparliamentary constituency of Aberavon.Baglan is bounded by the wards of
Briton Ferry West andBriton Ferry East to the north;Bryn and Cwmavon and Port Talbot to the east; andAberavon andSandfields West to the south.The Baglan ward can be divided roughly into three zones. The industrial zone lies to the south west of the
M4 Motorway atBaglan Bay on the site that was once occupied by a BP Chemical works. It is now an industrial regeneration area. The residential zone lies just to the northeast of the M4, consisting of Baglan village. The far north and eastern portion of the ward consists of undeveloped grassland and woodland.The current councillors for Baglan are:
*Juliet Hopkins (Labour)
*Peter D Richards (Labour)
*John C Tallamy (Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers)In the 2008 local council elections, all three seats were uncontested. Councillor J C Tallamy was elected in a
by-election in 2006. The two labour councillors won their seats in the 2004 council elections representing the Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers group. They later switched their allegiance to Labour.
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