Pennard (electoral ward)

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Pennard Ward
Swansea UK ward location - Pennard.png
Location of Pennard ward within the
City and County of Swansea
Area11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population2,688 (2011 census)
•  Density 231/km2 (600/sq mi)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Lynda James(Independent)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Pennard is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is coterminous with the community of Pennard. [1]

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following places: Bishopston, Fairwood Common, Kittle, Parkmill, Pennard and Southgate in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. Part of Three Cliffs Bay falls within the ward.

Pennard is bounded by the wards of Gower to the west; Fairwood to the north and Bishopston to the east. The Bristol Channel borders Pennard to the south.

Pennard also elects a community council. For electoral purposes to Pennard Community Council, Pennard is divided into the polling wards of Southgate and Kittle.

Pennard ward returns one councillor to the City and County of Swansea council. Since May 2012 it has been represented by Lynda James (Independent).

In the 2012 local council elections, the voter turnout was 52.31%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Lynda JamesIndependent442Independents gain from Tories
Peter LanfearIndependent215
Patrick MorganConservative211
Terry ScalesLabour131
Arthur Rogers Plaid Cymru 116
Andrew ThomasLiberal Democrats35

Councillor James successfully defended her seat at the May 2017 elections. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Election Maps, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "These are your councillors in Swansea after yesterday's local elections". Wales Online. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

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