Resolven
Population3,135 (2011 census)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Dean Lewis (Independent)

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
Des DaviesLabour461Labour hold
Darren Bromham-NicholsIndependent388
David JonesPlaid Cymru265

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 FrancisLabour293
Andrew HippsleyPlaid Cymru121
Jonathan Liam JonesConservative34
Sheila Kingston-JonesLiberal Democrats23
Dean LewisIndependent699Independent gain from Labour

References

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

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