Bon-y-maen Ward | |
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Area | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
Population | 6,857 (2011 census) |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
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Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Bon-y-maen (until 2022 Bonymaen) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mandy Evans* | 1,050 | |||
Labour | Paul Lloyd* | 1,010 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Geraint Couch | 249 | |||
Conservative | Elaine Hughes | 227 | |||
Conservative | Wendy Olsen | 210 | |||
Turnout | 28.9 | -3.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Lloyd | 959 | 32.49 | ||
Labour | Mandy Evans | 893 | 30.26 | ||
Independent | Mair Gibbs* | 514 | 17.41% | -26.56 | |
Independent | John Hague* | 493 | 16.70 | -20.63 | |
National Front | Sion Owens | 92 | 3.11 | -15.57 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2,951 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 1,052 | 43.97 | ||
Independent | John Hague* | 893 | 37.33 | ||
BNP | Sion Owens | 447 | 18.68 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 2,392 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Hague* | 1,093 | |||
Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 936 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Philip Couch | 386 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Samuel | 224 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
At a by-election an Independent candidate captured the seat from Labour and held it at the next election in 1999.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | John Hague* | 1,246 | |||
Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 1,240 | |||
Labour | Wyndham Davies | 632 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nora O'Sullivan | 311 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. Both seats were won by Labour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mair Gibbs | 1,185 | |||
Labour | David Watkins | 1,044 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Thomas | 186 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Warden | 140 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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