| Pontarddulais Ward | |
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| Area | 15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,281 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 402/km2 (1,040/sq mi) |
| Principal area | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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| Welsh Assembly | |
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Pontarddulais is a name of an electoral ward and parish of the City and County of Swansea, south Wales. The parish of Pontarddulais has its own elected town council.
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England. In 2016 there were 870 communities in Wales.
Swansea is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea in Wales. Swansea lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr on the southwest coast. The county area includes Swansea Bay and the Gower Peninsula. Swansea is the second largest city in Wales and the twenty-fifth largest city in the United Kingdom. According to its local council, the City and County of Swansea had a population of 241,300 in 2014, the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff. Together with Neath and Port Talbot, Swansea formed a wider Urban Area of 300,352 in 2011.
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.
The electoral ward covers the town of Pontarddulais and its surrounding rural areas, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The electoral ward is bounded by Mawr to the east; Llangyfelach to the south east; and Penyrheol to the south west.
Pontarddulais is a community and town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Swansea city centre and falls within the Pontarddulais ward.
Gower is a constituency created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by one member of parliament (MP). Tonia Antoniazzi, Labour Party became its MP after winning it from a Conservative in the 2017 UK general election. Her party had represented the seat from 1908 until 2015.
Mawr is both an electoral ward and a community of the City and County of Swansea, in south Wales, U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council. Its name simply means "large", and it was given the name because it was the largest piece of land in the former parish of Llangyfelach.
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Pontarddulais was 39.01%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Downing | Labour | 837 | Labour hold |
| Jane Harris | Labour | 657 | Labour gain |
| Byron Lewis | Independent | 495 | |
| Don Richards | Independents | 452 | |
| Valerie Hedges | Independents | 437 | |
| David Beynon | Independents | 346 | |
| David Howells | Independents | 227 | |
| Garath Williams | Conservatives | 124 | |
| Glen Routledge | Conservatives | 92 |
