Resolven (electoral ward)

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Human settlement in Wales

Resolven

Population| 3,135 (2011 census)
Principal area|

* Neath Port Talbot

Preserved county|

* West Glamorgan

Country| Wales
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
UK Parliament|

* Neath

Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament|

* Neath

Councillors|

* Dean Lewis (Independent)

List of places

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 traversed 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

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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

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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

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

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Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot county borough

Aberafan Maesteg|

* Aberavon
* Baglan
* Briton Ferry East
* Briton Ferry West
* Bryn and Cwmavon
* Cymmer
* Glyncorrwg
* Gwynfi
* Margam
* Pelenna
* Port Talbot
* Sandfields East
* Sandfields West
* Tai-Bach

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe|

* Allt-Wen
* Cwmllynfell
* Godre'r Graig
* Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
* Lower Brynamman
* Pontardawe
* Rhos
* Trebanos
* Ystalyfera

Neath and Swansea East|

* Aberdulais
* Blaengwrach
* Bryncoch North
* Bryncoch South
* Cadoxton
* Cimla
* Coedffranc Central
* Coedffranc North
* Coedffranc West
* Crynant
* Dyffryn
* Glynneath
* Neath East
* Neath North
* Neath South
* Onllwyn
* Resolven
* Seven Sisters
* Tonna

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