Killay North is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, Wales

Wales

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 which consists of some or all of the following areas: Killay

Killay

Killay is the name of a suburb and local government community in Swansea, Wales. Killay has its own community council. The village is set high above sea level, about 3.5 miles west of Swansea city centre....

, Olchfa and Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd is a village near Swansea, Wales, falling within the Cockett ward.A mostly residential area, the pronunciation of Waunarlwydd is approximately like "Wine are Lloyd" in English...

, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West

Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

. The village of Killay is located mainly in this ward, set high above sea level, about 3.5 miles west of Swansea city centre

Swansea city centre

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.

Killay North is bounded by Gowerton

Gowerton (electoral ward)

Gowerton is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the county of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after Gowerton village which falls within the ward....

 and Cockett

Cockett (electoral ward)

Cockett is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council....

 to the north; Sketty to the east; Killay South

Killay South

Killay South is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward is mainly rural and consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Ilston, Killay, Sketty and Upper Killay in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West....

 to the south and Dunvant

Dunvant (electoral ward)

Dunvant is an electoral ward coterminous with a community of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council. It is named after the village of Dunvant which lies within the ward....

to the west.

For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout in Killay North was 34.25%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Mary Helen Jones	Liberal Democrats	646	Liberal Democrats hold
Gareth Raymond Milne	Conservatives	236
Jason James Sannegadu	Labour	192