Upper Loughor
| Upper Loughor Ward | |
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| Area | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,771 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 1,721/km2 (4,460/sq mi) |
| Principal area | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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| Welsh Assembly | |
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Upper Loughor (Welsh: Casllwchwr Uchaf) is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward covers the eastern part of the town of Loughor in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.
It is bounded by Lower Loughor and the Loughor estuary to the west; Penyrheol to the north; Kingsbridge to the east and Gowerton to the south.
In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Upper Loughor was 42.69%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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| Darren Price | Plaid Cymru | 531 | Plaid Cymru hold |
| Harding John (Snr.) Richards | Labour | 199 | |
| Wynford Jones | Independents | 105 | |
| Alan Thomas Protheroe | Conservatives | 89 |
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Coordinates: 51°39′46″N 4°03′16″W / 51.66279°N 4.05450°W
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