Clydach (electoral ward)
| Clydach Ward | |
|---|---|
| City and County of Swansea Council | |
 | |
| Principal locality | Clydach |
| Principal area | Swansea |
| Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament constituency | Gower |
| Welsh Assembly | Gower |
| Councillors | |
| 1st: Paulette Smith (Labour) | |
| 2nd: Gordon Walker (Independent) | |
| Numbers | |
| Coordinates | SS6902 |
| Population (2011 census) | 7,503 |
| Land area (2001) | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
Clydach is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The town has its own elected community council serving the community.
The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by Mawr to the west, and Morriston and Llansamlet to the south.
The turnout for the 2012 local council elections was 36.37%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulette Smith | Labour | 1055 | Labour hold |
| Gordon Walker | Independent | 1040 | Independent gain |
| Roger Smith | Independent | 915 | |
| Gillian Wakeman | Labour | 702 |
Recent History
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The ward was won by Labour.
| Clydach 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres | 540 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 351 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
In 1999, the number of seats increased from one to two. Labour held won seat (although the sitting Labour member was defeated) and the other seat was won by an Independent.
| Clydach 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Sylvia Mary Lewis | 963 | |||
| Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith | 845 | |||
| Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres* | 844 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 764 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Diana Owen | 697 | |||
| Independent | Denise Preece | 509 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
