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Llangyfelach (electoral ward)
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Llangyfelach is the name of an electoral ward, a community
in the county of Swansea
, Wales
, UK
. The community has its own elected community council
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Llangyfelach
, Pantlasau, Pontlliw, Tircoed
and Treboeth
, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
. The ward is bounded by the wards of Pontarddulais
and Mawr
to the north; Morriston
, Mynydd-Bach and Penderry
to the south east; and Penyrheol and Penllergaer
to the south west.
The current councillor for Llangyfelach is Gareth Sullivan (Independent).
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Llangyfelach was 36.17%. The election results were:
Community council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...
in the 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
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The community has its own elected community council
Community council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Llangyfelach
Llangyfelach
The village of Llangyfelach is located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open moorland....
, Pantlasau, Pontlliw, Tircoed
Tircoed forest village
Tircoed forest village is a suburban community between the villages of Penllergaer and Pontlliw, Swansea, Wales.Built from the late 1980s onwards, Tircoed currently consists of 470 houses clustered around a village hall, pond and green, accessible from the A48 via a ½ mile long road...
and Treboeth
Treboeth
Treboeth is a village in the Mynydd-Bach ward of Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales.Gwyrosydd Primary School is located in Treboeth. The local secondary school is the Daniel James Community School...
, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
. The ward is bounded by the wards of Pontarddulais
Pontarddulais (electoral ward)
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....
and Mawr
Mawr
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.Mawr falls within in the parliamentary constituency of Gower...
to the north; Morriston
Morriston (electoral ward)
Morriston is an electoral ward in Swansea, Wales. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the City and County of Swansea local authority area...
, Mynydd-Bach and Penderry
Penderry
Penderry 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....
to the south east; and Penyrheol and Penllergaer
Penllergaer (electoral ward)
Penllergaer is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penllergaer has its own elected community council....
to the south west.
The current councillor for Llangyfelach is Gareth Sullivan (Independent).
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Llangyfelach was 36.17%. The election results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Gareth Sullivan | Independents | 894 | Independents hold |
| Louise Margaret Alabaster | Conservatives | 306 | |
| John Edward Rasbridge | Green Party | 180 |