Neath East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot is a county borough and one of the unitary authority areas of Wales. Neath Port Talbot is the 8th most populous county in Wales and the third most populous county borough....

 county borough, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. Neath East falls within the community

Community (Wales)

A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....

 of Neath

Neath

Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...

.

Neath East includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Melincryddan, Pencaerau, Penrhiwtyn in the parliamentary constituency of Neath

Neath (UK Parliament constituency)

Neath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election and one Assembly Member by the first past the post system of election.- The Constituency of Neath :The constituency...

. It is bounded by the wards of Coedffranc Central

Coedffranc Central

Coedffranc Central is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Coedffranc Central is a part of the Coedffranc community and falls within the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon....

 to the northwest; Dyffryn

Dyffryn, Neath Port Talbot

Dyffryn, Neath Port Talbot may refer to:*Dyffryn Cellwen*Dyffryn Clydach*Dyffryn School...

 and Neath North

Neath North

Neath North is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling within the community of Neath.Neath North includes some or all of the neighbourhoods of Llantwit and Neath town centre in the parliamentary constituency of Neath...

 to the north; Neath South

Neath South

Neath South is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales falling in the community of Neath.Neath South consists of some or all of the settlements of Cimla and Mount Pleasant in the parliamentary constituency of Neath...

 and Cimla

Cimla

Cimla is a suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la. The Welsh language spelling is Cymla, pronounced the same way....

 to the east; and Briton Ferry West

Briton Ferry West

Briton Ferry West is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry....

 and Briton Ferry East

Briton Ferry East

Briton Ferry East is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Briton Ferry West falls within the parish of Briton Ferry and the parliamentary constituency of Aberavon....

 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

United Kingdom local elections, 2008

The 2008 United Kingdom local elections were held on 1 May 2008. These elections took place in 137 English Local Authorities and all Welsh Councils....

, 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