Neath and Swansea East

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District: Neath Port Talbot; Swansea
Country: Wales

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Neath and Swansea East offers a mix of industrial heritage, coastal views, and green valleys. Neath Abbey ruins and Aberavon Beach are highlights, while the Vale of Neath is famous for its waterfalls. Swansea Marina and the Liberty Stadium are also within easy reach.

Wards in Neath and Swansea East

Neath and Swansea East is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Aberdulais
  • Blaengwrach and Glynneath West
  • Bôn-y-maen
  • Bryn-coch North
  • Bryn-coch South
  • Cadoxton
  • Cimla and Pelenna
  • Clydach
  • Coedffranc Central
  • Coedffranc North
  • Coedffranc West
  • Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters
  • Dyffryn
  • Glynneath Central and East
  • Llansamlet
  • Neath East
  • Neath North
  • Neath South
  • Resolven and Tonna
  • St Thomas
  • Waterfront

Neath and Swansea East is a constituency that covers these wards in Neath Port Talbot / Swansea.

Population by age group

The most recent data for constituencies in England and Wales comes from mid-year estimates for 2022. This tells us what the population was estimated to be on 30 June 2022.

Population by age group, June 2022
Age Band Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (Number) Region (%) England & Wales (Number) England & Wales (%)
0 to 17 19,801 19.85% 619,629 19.79% 12,506,535 20.76%
18 to 24 9,093 9.11% 256,599 8.19% 5,008,522 8.31%
25 to 34 12,371 12.40% 387,247 12.37% 8,098,257 13.44%
35 to 49 18,110 18.15% 550,602 17.58% 11,575,752 19.22%
50 to 64 19,969 20.02% 643,823 20.56% 11,745,365 19.50%
65 and over 20,421 20.47% 673,740 21.51% 11,303,607 18.76%

Population by ethnic group

The most recent census asked people about their ethnic group. The census was carried out in March 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in March 2022 in Scotland.

Population by ethnic group March 2021
Ethnic Group Constituency (Number) Constituency (%) Region (%) England & Wales (%)
English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British 92,613 93.05% 90.56% 74.42%
Other White 2,100 2.11% 2.67% 6.15%
Indian 551 0.55% 0.68% 3.13%
Other Asian 504 0.51% 0.66% 1.63%
Chinese 423 0.43% 0.47% 0.75%
African 417 0.42% 0.64% 2.50%
White and Asian 403 0.40% 0.45% 0.82%
Irish 379 0.38% 0.43% 0.85%
Any other ethnic group 361 0.36% 0.48% 1.55%
Bangladeshi 306 0.31% 0.49% 1.08%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 288 0.29% 0.41% 0.78%
White and Black Caribbean 252 0.25% 0.44% 0.86%
Arab 226 0.23% 0.37% 0.56%
Pakistani 223 0.22% 0.56% 2.66%
White and Black African 213 0.21% 0.26% 0.42%
Other Black 113 0.11% 0.13% 0.50%
Caribbean 93 0.09% 0.12% 1.05%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller 40 0.04% 0.11% 0.11%
Roma 21 0.02% 0.06% 0.17%
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Constituencies in Neath Port Talbot; Swansea