Mayals

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Mayals
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Mayals
Location within Swansea
Population2,600 (Dec 2022)
OS grid reference SS6090
Community
  • Mumbles
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWANSEA
Postcode district SA3
Dialling code 01792
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51°36′17″N4°00′18″W / 51.6047°N 4.0049°W / 51.6047; -4.0049 Coordinates: 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]

Contents

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 GroupCount%
White British2,44091.2
White Irish160.6
White Other531.98
Asian British933.5
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British40.1
Mixed ethnicity431.6
Other (e.g. Arab)271.0

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Chris Evans 457 40.4
Conservative Louise Thomas33229.4
Labour Pam Erasmus28024.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guttery625.5
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Turnout 1,13851.4–0.9

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd* 627
Independent Helen Mitchell271
Labour Joanne Fitton207
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 52.3+6.2

2012

Mayals 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd283
Independent Peter Geoffrey Birch264
Liberal Democrats Keith Jones257
Labour Peter Rowlands163
Independent David Charles Evans29
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 46.1-8.6

2008

Mayals 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rene Harwood Kinzett545
Independent Peter Geoffrey Birch465
Labour Juliet Anne Fortey190
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rene Harwood Kinzett708
Conservative Dorian Gerald Rowbottom206
Independent David Charles Evans*179
Labour Jeffrey William Walton64
Plaid Cymru Eiry Miles56
Green Philip Joel Swinnerton33
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

1999

Mayals 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Charles Evans386
Conservative Michael George Shellard358
Liberal Democrats Neil Sinclair Lewis273
Labour David Ian Collins209
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1995

Mayals 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Marshall529
Conservative Paul Valerio260
Independent David Charles Evans219
Labour Bob Sykes172
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ Council, Swansea (2022). "MAYALS WARD PROFILE" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  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.
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