Fairwood, Swansea

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Fairwood Ward
Swansea UK ward location - Fairwood.png
Location of Fairwood within the
City and County of Swansea
Area13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population2,914 (2011 census)
  Density 217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Paxton Hood-Williams(Conservative)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.

The ward is bounded by the wards of Gower and Pennard to the south west; Penclawdd to the north west; Gowerton to the north east; Dunvant and Killay to the east; Mayals to the south west and Bishopston to the south.

The village of Upper Killay is located in the Fairwood ward about 3.5 miles west of Swansea City Centre.

Local council elections

In the Swansea local council elections for 2012, the voter turnout in Fairwood was 49.72%. The results of voting were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Paxton Richard Hood-WilliamsConservative583Conservative hold
John BushellLiberal Democrats317
Mike DurkeLabour247

The Conservatives have held the Fairwood ward since 1995 and Paxton Hood-Williams has been councillor since 2004. [1]

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References

  1. "Swansea Welsh Unitary Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

Coordinates: 51°37′36″N4°04′02″W / 51.62659°N 4.06731°W / 51.62659; -4.06731