Penderry

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Penderry Ward
Image:Wm swansea penderry.jpg
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for SS6497
Geography
Principal locality Penlan
Total population 10,981 (2001 census)
Land area (km²) 4.04 (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

Penderry (Welsh: Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. Penderry does not have a community council.

Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kingsbridge, Penllergaer and Llangyfelach to the north.

For the purposes of local council elections, the ward is divided up into a number of polling districts, which are: Blaen-y-Maes, Caereithin, Mynydd Cadle, Penlan West, Penlan East and Clwyd.

Penderry returns three councillors to the local council. The current councillors representing Penderry are: June Burtonshaw (Labour), Doreen Jones (Labour) and Grenville Phillips (Labour).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Penlan, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall and Caereithin, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas.

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[edit] 2008 local council elections

The turnout for the 2008 local council elections in Penderry was 23.15%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Grenville Phillips Labour 931 Labour hold
June Elizabeth Burtonshaw Labour 921 Labour hold
Hazel Mary Morris Labour 850 Labour hold
James Anthony Young Green Party 470
Vivienne Anne Samuel Liberal Democrats 455
Linda Beynon Green Party 411
Matthew James O'Grady Liberal Dem 387
Claire Margaret Smalley Liberal Democrats 328

[edit] Districts

[edit] Penlan

Penlan is the largest area in the centre of the ward.

[edit] Blaen-y-Maes

Blaen-y-Maes is an area to the west of the ward.

Coordinates: 51.65529° N 3.96741° W