Penyrheol (electoral ward)
Penyrheol Ward | |
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City and County of Swansea Council | |
Principal locality | Penyrheol |
Principal area | Swansea |
Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament constituency | Gower |
Welsh Assembly | Gower |
Councillors | |
1st: David Cole (Labour) | |
2nd: Jan Curtice (Labour) | |
Numbers | |
Coordinates | SN580000 |
Population (2011 census) | 5,523 |
Land area (2001) | 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Penyrheol is the name of an electoral ward and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Penyrheol, Grovesend and Waun Gron, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by the Loughor estuary to the north west; and the wards of Pontarddulais to the north; Llangyfelach to the east; and Upper Loughor, Kingsbridge, Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the south.
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout was 34.16%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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David Cole | Labour | 1036 | Labour hold |
Jan Curtice | Labour | 904 | Labour gain |
Jim Dunckley | Plaid Cymru | 346 | |
Hannah Lowe | Plaid Cymru | 248 | |
Victor Bruno | Independent | 200 |