Mayals

Mayals
Mayals Location within Swansea
Population	2,600 (Dec 2022)
OS grid reference	SS6090
Community	Mumbles
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWANSEA
Postcode district	SA3
Dialling code	01792
Police	South Wales
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Swansea West
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea West
List of places UK Wales Swansea 51°36′17″N4°00′18″W / 51.6047°N 4.0049°W / 51.6047; -4.0049

Mayals is an electoral ward and suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 6 kilometers west of Swansea City Centre. Mayals is considered a part of the larger district of Mumbles, along with the nine other settlements within the community council region. ^[1] In 2022, Mayals had a population of 2,600, ^[2] compared with the 2011 census, at which point Mayals had a population of 2,676. Mayals borders the areas of Sketty, Killay, Fairwood, Bishopston, and West Cross. The majority of Mayals is situated within the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which was the first AONB to be established in 1956. ^[3]

The suburb of Mayals is a mostly residential area, containing Clyne Gardens, Clyne Golf Club, and Mayals Primary School. Clyne Gardens is a 19-hectare botanical garden, which has an 18th-century castle, Clyne Castle, ^[4] a Japanese-style bridge and adjoining pond, and a large gazebo. The gardens also contain an extensive plant collection, with over 2,000 different plants including over 800 rhododendrons for which the gardens are renowned. Clyne Gardens is popular with local dog owners, with many walking their dogs within the gardens daily.

There is another park within the Mayals area, known locally as West Cross Woodland, despite being situated within the Mayals area. The park is next to Mayals Primary School, and across the street from the West Cross Co-op store, a former pub which was refitted in late 2019. ^[5] This park contains a small play facility for children, and a small woodland. This park is considerably smaller than Clyne Gardens.

Education

Mayals houses its own primary school, Mayals Primary School, which takes in students aged 4-11, or Nursery, Infants, and Juniors. There are 247 students as of 2022. ^[6] The school was last inspected by Estyn in 2022, and are currently under review. ^[7]

Mayals is located within the Bishopston Comprehensive School catchment area. Students within the area are also given the option of post 16 education, with Gower College Swansea being in close proximity, along with Swansea University for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Demographics

The overall population in the Mayals ward according to the 2011 census was 2,676.

They had the following ethnic breakdown in 2011 ^[8]

Ethnic Group	Count	%
White British	2,440	91.2
White Irish	16	0.6
White Other	53	1.98
Asian British	93	3.5
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British	4	0.1
Mixed ethnicity	43	1.6
Other (e.g. Arab)	27	1.0

Local Election Results

Since 1997 Mayals has been a single-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections.

2022

Mayals 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Chris Evans	457	40.4
	Conservative	Louise Thomas	332	29.4
	Labour	Pam Erasmus	280	24.8
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Guttery	62	5.5
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing
Turnout			1,138	51.4	–0.9

Chris Evans was the first Green Party candidate to gain a seat in the Swansea Council elections, winning the seat from the Conservatives by 125 votes. ^[9]

2017

Mayals 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Tyler-Lloyd*	627
	Independent	Helen Mitchell	271
	Labour	Joanne Fitton	207
	Conservative hold		Swing
Turnout				52.3	+6.2

2012

Mayals 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Tyler-Lloyd	283
	Independent	Peter Geoffrey Birch	264
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Jones	257
	Labour	Peter Rowlands	163
	Independent	David Charles Evans	29
	Conservative hold		Swing
Turnout				46.1	−8.6

2008

Mayals 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rene Harwood Kinzett	545
	Independent	Peter Geoffrey Birch	465
	Labour	Juliet Anne Fortey	190
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
Turnout				54.7

Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2004, Rene Harwood Kinzett joined the Conservatives prior to the 2008 election.

2004

Mayals 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rene Harwood Kinzett	708
	Conservative	Dorian Gerald Rowbottom	206
	Independent	David Charles Evans*	179
	Labour	Jeffrey William Walton	64
	Plaid Cymru	Eiry Miles	56
	Green	Philip Joel Swinnerton	33
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

1999

Mayals 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Charles Evans	386
	Conservative	Michael George Shellard	358
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Sinclair Lewis	273
	Labour	David Ian Collins	209
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

1995

Mayals 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Beryl Marshall	529
	Conservative	Paul Valerio	260
	Independent	David Charles Evans	219
	Labour	Bob Sykes	172
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "List of Cities, Towns, Villages and Settlements in Swansea (Abertawe), Wales, Google Maps and Street Views, Geographic.org". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
2. Council, Swansea (2022). "MAYALS WARD PROFILE" (PDF).
3. "Overview map of the UK's Areas of Outstanding Beauty". landscapesforlife.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
4. "1 bedroom Ground Flat for sale in Swansea". 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
5. Williams, Nino (2 October 2019). "Popular Swansea pub that shut down suddenly now reopening as something new". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
6. "Mayals Primary". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
7. "Mayals Primary School | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
8. Services, Good Stuff IT. "Mayals - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
9. Mosalski, Ruth; Hayward, Will; Youle, Richard (6 May 2022). "Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 January 2023.