Cwmbwrla (electoral ward)

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Cwmbwrla Ward
Image:Wm swansea cwmbrwla.jpg
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS6595
Geography
Principal locality Cwmbwrla
Total population 8,217 (2001 census)
Land area (km²) 1.50 (2001 census)
Administration
Local council: City and County of Swansea
Number of councillors: 3
Nation: Wales
Post office and telephone
PostCode(s): SA5
Dialling code: +44-1792
Politics
Welsh Assembly: Swansea East
UK Parliament: Swansea East
European Parliament: Wales

Cwmbwrla is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The community does not have a community council.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following settlements: Brondeg, Brynhyfryd, Cwmbwrla, Cwmdu, Gendros and Manselton, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett to the west; Castle and Townhill to the south; Landore to the east; and Penderry and Mynydd-Bach to the north.

For the purposes of local elections, Cwmbwrla is broken down into the following polling districts: Manselton South, Cwmdu, Manselton North and Brynhyfryd. The ward returns 3 councillors to the local council. The ward is currently represented by: Peter Black (Lib Dems), Chris Holley (Lib Dems) and Graham Thomas (Lib Dems).

[edit] 2008 local council elections

The results of the 2008 local council elections for Cwmbwrla were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Peter Malcolm Black Liberal Democrats 1804 Liberal Democrats hold
Christopher Ashleigh Holley Liberal Democrats 1662 Liberal Democrats hold
Lewis Graham Thomas Liberal Democrats 1335 Liberal Democrats hold
Cyril Anderson Labour 526
Peter David Meehan Labour 453
Terence James Hennegan Labour 403
Peter James Demery Conservative 139
Joanne Harvey Conservative 111
Margaret Chegwin Jones Conservative 103

Coordinates: 51.63756° N 3.95219° W