Seven Sisters (electoral ward)
| Seven Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,032 (2001 census) |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Seven Sisters was an electoral ward of the Welsh principal area of Neath Port Talbot county borough. The ward, which included, as well as Seven Sisters proper, the lesser settlements of Bryndulais and Nant-y-cafn, was coterminous with the area served by the Seven Sisters Community Council.[1]
Lying in the upper Dulais Valley – in which coalmine workings are still very evident (the village is named after Seven Sisters Colliery which closed in the early 1960s) – the area is characterized by extensive forestry to the north, east and south, and open moorland in the northwest and central areas.
Following a 2020 boundary review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, Seven Sisters was joined by the neighbouring communities of Crynant and Onllwyn to become 'Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters', effective from the 2022 local elections.[1]
Election results
[edit]2017 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 678 | 70.3 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | Nia Ffion Herdman | 284 | 29.5 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 394 | 40.9 | −11.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 964 | 62.9 | +0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,532 | −70 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2012 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 764 | 75.9 | +13.9 | |
| Labour | Jako Davies | 241 | 23.9 | −13.6 | |
| Majority | 523 | 51.9 | +27.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1007 | 62.9 | +5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,602 | −83 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2008 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 599 | 62.0 | New | |
| Labour | Peter Lloyd | 362 | 37.5 | −17.0 | |
| Majority | 237 | 24.5 | +14.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 966 | 57.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,685 | +86 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2004 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Lloyd | 393 | 54.5 | −16.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynthia Lloyd | 324 | 44.9 | +38.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000031−QINU`"' | |
| Majority | 69 | 9.6 | −31.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 721 | 45.1 | −6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,599 | −78 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1999 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Lloyd | 603 | 70.8 | +2.9 | |
| Independent | S. Jones | 249 | 29.2 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 354 | 41.5 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 51.7 | −14.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,677 | −62 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1995 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Lloyd | 765 | 67.9 | New | |
| Independent | S. Jones | 290 | 25.7 | New | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Holloway | 72 | 6.4 | New | |
| Majority | 475 | 42.1 | New | ||
| Turnout | 66.0 | New | |||
| Registered electors | 1,739 | New | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ compared to 1995 election
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. August 2020. pp. 24–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Seven Sisters County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Seven Sisters County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2012". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Seven Sisters County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 1st May, 2008". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Seven Sisters County Borough Council - Ordinary Elections - Thursday, 10th June, 2004". Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ a b Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. University of Plymouth. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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