Llansamlet (electoral ward)

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Llansamlet Ward
Swansea UK ward location - Llansamlet.png
Location of Llansamlet ward (post-2012)
within the City and County of Swansea
Area15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population14,433 (2011 census)
•  Density 929/km2 (2,410/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Ryland Doyle(Labour)
  • Penny Matthews(Labour)
  • Uta Clay(Labour)
  • Robert Clay (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Llansamlet is the name of an electoral ward (coterminous with the Llansamlet community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

Contents

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Birchgrove, Glais, Heol Las, Llansamlet, Morriston, Peniel Green, Pentre-Dwr, Talycopa, Trallwn and Summer Hill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The Llansamlet ward is bounded by the wards of Clydach to the north, Morriston to the west, Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east, and Bonymaen to the south.

Local elections

Llansamlet councillor and Lord Mayor of Swansea, Dennis James, died in April 2013. [1] His death led to a by-election:

Llansamlet Ward by-election, 4 July 2013 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Clay 1,36874.95
Conservative James Hatton23612.93
Liberal Democrats Samuel Rees1136.19N/A
National Front Claire Thomas1085.91N/A
Majority1,13262.02
Turnout 1,82516.9

In the 2012 local elections, the turnout was 30.32%. The results were:

Llansamlet Ward, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ryland Doyle2,185
Labour Penny Matthews2,154
Labour Uta Clay2,051
Labour Dennis James1,971
Independent June Evans952
Conservative Roger Evans354
Conservative Joshua Gaskell335
Conservative Leigh Moss328
Majority
Turnout 10,33030.32

Districts

The suburb of Llansamlet is the area where part of the Swansea Enterprise Park is located.

Trallwn is a suburb to the east of the ward comprising a large housing estate and a primary school, Trallwn Primary School. Just to the south of Trallwn is Pentre Dwr, a predominantly farming and rural area. There are a number of horse riding schools here. To the west of Pentre Dwr and Talycopa (behind Trallwn shops) is a small housing district called Summer Hill. Trallwn, Talycopa and Summer Hill are not part of the Llansamlet area.

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References

  1. ↑ "Swansea's Lord Mayor Dies". Swansea Sound. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "City and County of Swansea - Llansamlet By-Election Results". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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