Seven Sisters (electoral Ward)
Seven Sisters was an electoral ward of the Welsh principal area of Neath Port Talbot county borough. The ward, which included, as well as Seven Sisters proper, the lesser settlements of Bryndulais and Nant-y-cafn, was coterminous with the area served by the Seven Sisters Community Council.
Lying in the upper Dulais Valley – in which coalmine workings are still very evident (the village is named after Seven Sisters Colliery which closed in the early 1960s) – the area is characterized by extensive forestry to the north, east and south, and open moorland in the northwest and central areas.
Following a 2020 boundary review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, Seven Sisters was joined by the neighbouring communities of Crynant and Onllwyn to become 'Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters', effective from the 2022 local elections.
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 678 | 70.3 | -5.6 | |
| Labour | Nia Ffion Herdman | 284 | 29.5 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 394 | 40.9 | -11.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 964 | 62.9 | +0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,532 | -70 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2012 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 764 | 75.9 | +13.9 | |
| Labour | Jako Davies | 241 | 23.9 | -13.6 | |
| Majority | 523 | 51.9 | +27.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1007 | 62.9 | +5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,602 | -83 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2008 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Steve Hunt | 599 | 62.0 | New | |
| Labour | Peter Lloyd | 362 | 37.5 | -17.0 | |
| Majority | 237 | 24.5 | +14.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 966 | 57.3 | +12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,685 | +86 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2004 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Lloyd | 393 | 54.5 | -16.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynthia Lloyd | 324 | 44.9 | +38.5 | |
| Majority | 69 | 9.6 | -31.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 721 | 45.1 | -6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,599 | -78 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1999 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Lloyd | 603 | 70.8 | +2.9 | |
| Independent | S. Jones | 249 | 29.2 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 354 | 41.5 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 51.7 | -14.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,677 | -62 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1995 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Lloyd | 765 | 67.9 | New | |
| Independent | S. Jones | 290 | 25.7 | New | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Holloway | 72 | 6.4 | New | |
| Majority | 475 | 42.1 | New | ||
| Turnout | 66.0 | New | |||
| Registered electors | 1,739 | New | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||