Morriston (electoral ward)
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| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS6698 |
| Geography | |
| Principal locality | Morriston |
| Total population | 16,781 (2001 census) |
| Land area (km²) | 7.32 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | City and County of Swansea |
| Number of councillors: | 5 |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA5, SA6 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1792 |
| Politics | |
| Welsh Assembly: | Swansea East |
| UK Parliament: | Swansea East |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
Morriston is an electoral ward and the community in Wales, both of which include the town of the same name. Morriston has its own town council. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the City and County of Swansea local authority area. In population terms, it is the largest ward in the UK Parliament and Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East and it is the largest ward the City and County of Swansea.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw, Graig Felen, Morriston, Parc Gwernfadog, Pant-lasau, Ynysforgan and Ynystawe, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Llansamlet and Clydach to the east; Bonymaen and Landore to the south; Mynydd-Bach and Llangyfelach to the west; and Mawr to the north.
The ward is broken down into a number of polling districts by the local council. These are: Parc-y-Duc, Glantawe, Pentrepoeth, Tircanol, Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw East, Cwmrhydyceirw West, Parc Gwernfadog and Ynystawe.
Morriston is one of only two wards in Swansea which returns five councillors to the local council. The other being Sketty. Morriston currently returns five Labour councillors: Robert Francis-Davies, John Davies, Michael Hedges, Bob Lloyd and Rob Stewart.
In the 2008 local election the Ward will be contested by all five incumbent Labour Councillors, and by five Liberal Democrats, five Conservatives, two Plaid Cymru candidates and one British National Party candidate. The poll will take place on 1 May 2008, along with elections in every other ward of Swansea.
The turnout of the 2008 local elections in Morriston was 34.53%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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| Michael John Hedges | Labour | 2159 | Labour hold |
| Robert John Lloyd | Labour | 1776 | Labour hold |
| Robert Charles Stewart | Labour | 1768 | Labour hold |
| William John Francis Davies | Labour | 1741 | Labour hold |
| Robert Francis-Davies | Labour | 1669 | Labour hold |
| Helen Ceri Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1528 | |
| Jonathan Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1427 | |
| Owen Roberts | Liberal Democrats | 1223 | |
| Rachael Elizabeth Hitchinson | Liberal Democrats | 1214 | |
| Robert Morrison Samuel | Liberal Democrats | 1142 | |
| Richard Jones Jones | Plaid Cymru | 778 | |
| Alan Bateman | BNP | 678 | |
| Hywel Rhys Couch | Plaid Cymru | 619 | |
| Michael James Byrne | Conservatives | 584 | |
| Robert Ivor James | Conservatives | 574 | |
| Paul Frank Briggs | Conservatives | 557 | |
| Thomas Patrick Caradog Morgan | Conservatives | 523 | |
| Sheila Morgan | Conservatives | 500 |
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