Penderry

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Penderry Ward
Wm swansea penderry.jpg
Area4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population12,119 (2011 census)
  Density 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Terry Hennegan(Labour)
  • June Elizabeth Burtonshaw(Labour)
  • Hazel Mary Morris(Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Penderry (Welsh : Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penderry does not have a community council.

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Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kingsbridge, Penllergaer and Llangyfelach to the north.

For the purposes of local council elections, the ward is divided up into a number of polling districts, which are: Blaen-y-Maes, Caereithin, Mynydd Cadle, Penlan West, Penlan East and Clwyd.

Penderry returns three councillors to the local council. The current councillors representing Penderry are: June Burtonshaw (Labour), Doreen Jones (Labour) and Grenville Phillips (Labour).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Penlan, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall, Caereithin and Tre-boeth, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas.

2012 local council elections

The turnout for the 2012 local council elections in Penderry was 22.23%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Terry HenneganLabour1216Labour hold
June Elizabeth BurtonshawLabour1182Labour hold
Hazel Mary MorrisLabour1092Labour hold
James Anthony YoungGreen Party470

Districts

Penlan

Penlan is the largest area in the centre of the ward.

Blaen-y-Maes

Blaen-y-Maes is an area to the west of the ward.

51°39′19″N3°58′03″W / 51.65529°N 3.96741°W / 51.65529; -3.96741

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