Clydach Ward | |
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Area | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
Population | 7,503 (2011 census) |
• Density | 887/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Principal area | |
Ceremonial county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Clydach is the name of an electoral ward (and a town) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by Mawr to the west, and Morriston and Llansamlet to the south.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Gordon David Walker* | 1,211 | |||
Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith* | 1,134 | |||
Labour | Julie Marlene Davies | 825 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Elgan Davies-Jones | 387 | |||
Conservative | David James Rowlands-Lean | 311 | |||
Conservative | Roda Ali | 230 | |||
Turnout | 28.4 | -8.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The ward was won by Labour.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres | 540 | |||
Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 351 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
In 1999, the number of seats increased from one to two. Labour held won seat (although the sitting Labour member was defeated) and the other seat was won by an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Sylvia Mary Lewis | 963 | |||
Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith | 845 | |||
Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres* | 844 | |||
Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 764 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Diana Owen | 697 | |||
Independent | Denise Preece | 509 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 1,107 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Mary Lewis* | 761 | |||
Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 595 | |||
Labour | Islwyn Hopkins | 589 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Julie Marlene Davies | 486 | |||
Conservative | Robert Andrew Evans | 172 | |||
Conservative | Jonathan Bray Stockting | 131 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 1,115 | |||
Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith | 820 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Mary Lewis* | 710 | |||
Independent | Julie Marlene Davies | 509 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Janice Maureen Jarman | 322 | |||
Conservative | Janice Birch | 248 | |||
Conservative | Barry John Stubbings | 226 | |||
Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith* | 1,055 | |||
Independent | Gordon David Walker | 1,040 | |||
Independent | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 915 | |||
Labour | Gillian Wakeman | 702 | |||
Turnout | 36.4 | -1.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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