Penllergaer (electoral ward)
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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.
The electoral ward consists of Penllergaer, East and West, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
. It is a mainly rural ward with grassland to the south and woodland to the north. It is bordered by the wards of Llangyfelach
to the northeast; Penderry
to the south; Kingsbridge
to the south west; Gorseinon
to the west, Penyrheol to the north west.
In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 45.56%. The results were:
Community council
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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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, UK
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. Penllergaer has its own elected community council.
The electoral ward consists of Penllergaer, East and West, 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....
. It is a mainly rural ward with grassland to the south and woodland to the north. It is bordered by the wards of Llangyfelach
Llangyfelach (electoral ward)
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....
to the northeast; 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; Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge (electoral ward)
Kingsbridge , is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Kingsbridge is part of the Llwchwr Town council area.The Kingsbridge ward is bordered by the wards of Gowerton, Cockett and Penderry to the south; Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the north and Upper Loughor to the west.The...
to the south west; Gorseinon
Gorseinon (electoral ward)
Gorseinon is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.The Gorseinon community comprises the electoral ward of Gorseinon and part of the Penyrheol ward. Gorseinon has its own elected town council....
to the west, Penyrheol to the north west.
In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 45.56%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Wendy Fitzgerald | Independent | 873 | Independents hold |
| Nigel Mark Rees | Labour | 56 | |
| Paul Werner Sivertsen | Conservative | 48 | |
| Carol Smith | Green Party | 27 |