Bon-y-maen (electoral ward)

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Bon-y-maen Ward
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Area8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population6,857 (2011 census)
  Density 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Paul Lloyd(Labour)
  • Mandy Evans(Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Bon-y-maen (until 2022 Bonymaen) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

Contents

The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St. Thomas to the south; and Landore to the west.

For the purposes of elections Bon-y-maen is divided into several polling districts: Winch Wen, Pentre Dwr, Hanover Square and Pentrechwyth. Bon-y-maen returns 2 councillors to the local council. The current councillors are Mandy Evans and Paul Lloyd (both Labour Party).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Bon-y-maen, Cefn Hengoed, Copper Quarter, Crymlyn Bog, Morfa, Pentrechwyth, Pentre Dwr, Winch Wen, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.

Election results

2017 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Evans* 1,050
Labour Paul Lloyd* 1,010
Plaid Cymru Geraint Couch249
Conservative Elaine Hughes227
Conservative Wendy Olsen210
Turnout 28.9-3.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2012 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Lloyd 959 32.49
Labour Mandy Evans 893 30.26
Independent Mair Gibbs*51417.41%-26.56
Independent John Hague*49316.70-20.63
National Front Sion Owens923.11-15.57
Majority
Turnout 2,951

2008 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mair Gibbs* 1,052 43.97
Independent John Hague* 893 37.33
BNP Sion Owens44718.68
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 2,392

2004 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hague* 1,093
Labour Mair Gibbs* 936
Plaid Cymru Philip Couch386
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Samuel224
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1999 Swansea Council election

At a by-election an Independent candidate captured the seat from Labour and held it at the next election in 1999.

Bonymaen 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hague* 1,246
Labour Mair Gibbs* 1,240
Labour Wyndham Davies632
Liberal Democrats Nora O'Sullivan311
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1995 Swansea Council election

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. Both seats were won by Labour.

Bonymaen 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mair Gibbs 1,185
Labour David Watkins 1,044
Liberal Democrats Brian Thomas186
Liberal Democrats Trevor Warden140
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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