Resolven (electoral ward)

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Resolven
Population3,135 (2011 census)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Neath
Councillors
  • Dean Lewis (Independent)
List of places
UK
Wales
Neath Port Talbot

Resolven is and electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Resolven is made up of the parishes of Resolven and Clyne and Melincourt.

Resolven includes some or all of the settlements of Resolven and Clyne in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. The ward consists of steep wooded hills to the northwest and north east with undeveloped moorland to the south. It is cut through the middle by the Neath Valley which is treversed by the A465 'Heads of Valleys' road.

Resolven is bounded by the wards of Glynneath to the north; Blaengwrach to the northeast; Glyncorrwg to the east; Cymmer to the southeast; Pelenna to the south; Tonna to the southwest; Aberdulais to the west; and Crynant to the northwest.

In the 2017 local council elections, the electorate turnout was %. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Des Davies Labour 461 Labour hold
Darren Bromham-Nichols Independent 388
David Jones Plaid Cymru 265

In February 2019, Resolven councillor Des Davies died and hence the 2019 Resolven council by-election took place on May 23, 2019. The results were:[1]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Mark Neal Francis Labour 293
Andrew Hippsley Plaid Cymru 121
Jonathan Liam Jones Conservative 34
Sheila Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrats 23
Dean Lewis Independent 699 Independent gain from Labour

References[]

  1. ^ "Resolven Electoral Division By-Election".

Coordinates: 51°42′36″N 3°41′41″W / 51.70990°N 3.69477°W / 51.70990; -3.69477

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