Penyrheol (electoral ward)

Penyrheol Ward
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
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

Coordinates: 51°40′51″N 4°03′19″W / 51.68076°N 4.05531°W