Uplands (electoral ward)
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| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS6493 |
| Geography | |
| Principal locality | Uplands |
| Total population | 13,355 (2001 census) |
| Land area (km²) | 2.31 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | City and County of Swansea |
| Number of councillors: | 4 |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA1, SA2 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1792 |
| Politics | |
| Welsh Assembly: | Swansea West |
| UK Parliament: | Swansea West |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
Uplands is name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The Uplands community does not have a community council.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Uplands, Brynmill, St. Helen's, Cwmgwyn, Ffynone, and The Lons. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward is bounded by Sketty to the west, Townhill to the north, Castle to the east, and Swansea Bay to the south.
For electoral purposes Uplands is divided into the polling districts of: WU Uplands North, WV1 Glanmor, WV2 Glanmor, WW, WX St. Helens, WY 2647 and WZ Uplands South.
Uplands returns 4 councillors to the local City and County of Swansea council. The current councillors are: Peter May, Stuart Rice, Janet Mary Thomas and Jayne Woodman all of whom represent the Liberal Democrats.
[edit] 2008 local council elections
In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 for Uplands, there will be 20 candidates contesting for one of 4 seats in the Uplands. Candidates are being fielded by the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru. All four current Liberal Democrat councillors are seeking re-election. Four of the candidates are seeking votes for just one issue - the Slip Bridge. The "Slip Bridge four" who are not party affiliated are campaigning for the reinstatement of a bridge crossing at the Slip and wider issues of preserving Swansea's green spaces and heritage.
The turnout for the 2008 elections for Uplands was 29.83%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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| Peter Nicholas May | Liberal Democrats | 1828 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Stuart James Rice | Liberal Democrats | 1706 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Jayne Woodman | Liberal Democrats | 1495 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Janet Mary Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1488 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Sybil Edith Crouch | Labour | 817 | |
| Andrew Daniel Connell | Labour | 792 | |
| Ian William James Ross | Labour | 765 | |
| Derek James | Labour | 729 | |
| Dick Phillips | Conservative | 593 | |
| Andrew Smith | Green Party | 561 | |
| Simon Keith Bickley Bright | Conservative | 500 | |
| David John Rodway | Conservative | 472 | |
| Annest Wiliam | Plaid Cymru | 404 | |
| Norman Thomas Whitlock | Conservative | 403 | |
| Steven Mark Clegg | Green Party | 391 | |
| Holly Machin | Green Party | 346 | |
| Jane Elizabeth McCarthy | Non-Aligned | 275 | |
| Jeffrey Stuart Sampson | Non-Aligned | 236 | |
| Nortridge Perrott | Non-Aligned | 165 | |
| Nigel Alan Robins | Non-Aligned | 107 |
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