Pennard
Encyclopedia
Pennard is the name of an electoral ward, a community
in the City and County of Swansea
, Wales
, United Kingdom
. Pennard has its own community council.
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
.
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.
For electoral purposes, Pennard is divided into the polling districts of Southgate and Kittle. Pennard returns one councillor to the City and County of Swansea council. It is currently represented by Margaret Smith (Conservative
).
Part of Three Cliffs Bay
falls within the ward.
The community of Pennard is twinned with Passage West
/Monkston in the Republic of Ireland
.http://www.twinning.org.uk/uk_twinnings.htm
In the 2008 local council elections, the voter turnout was 57.24%. The 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 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
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...
, United Kingdom
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...
. Pennard has its own community council.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following places: Bishopston
Bishopston, Swansea
Bishopston is a village and community situated on the Gower Peninsula, some west south west of the centre of Swansea in South Wales. Forming part of the Bishopston ward of the City and County of Swansea, it is one of the largest villages on Gower. Bishopston has its own rugby club, South Gower...
, Fairwood Common
Fairwood Common
Fairwood Common is a large area of barely populated common land in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It forms part of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Swansea Airport is located in the middle of the common...
, Kittle
Kittle
Kittle may refer to:* Kittle, an area of Pennard, Swansea, Wales* A kettle drum used in the music of GuyanaKittle is the surname of:* Ron Kittle , American baseball player* Katrina Kittle, American novelist...
, Parkmill
Parkmill
The village of Parkmill is a small rural settlement in the Gower Peninsula , South Wales , midway between the villages of Penmaen and Ilston , about eight miles west of Swansea , and about one mile from the north coast of the Bristol Channel...
, Pennard
Pennard
Pennard is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Pennard has its own community council....
and Southgate 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....
.
Pennard is bounded by the wards of Gower
Gower (electoral ward)
Gower electoral ward is an electoral ward in Britain. It is a ward of the City and County of Swansea, and comprises the western part of the Gower Peninsula...
to the west; Fairwood
Fairwood, Swansea
The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower....
to the north and Bishopston
Bishopston (electoral ward)
Bishopston is the name of an electoral ward and coterminous community of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community has its own community council. Most of the area is rural consisting of farmland and small villages...
to the east. The Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel
The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean...
borders Pennard to the south.
For electoral purposes, Pennard is divided into the polling districts of Southgate and Kittle. Pennard returns one councillor to the City and County of Swansea council. It is currently represented by Margaret Smith (Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
).
Part of Three Cliffs Bay
Three Cliffs Bay
Three Cliffs Bay , otherwise Three Cliff Bay, is a bay on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The bay takes its name from the three sea cliffs that jut out into the bay...
falls within the ward.
The community of Pennard is twinned with Passage West
Passage West
Passage West is a port town in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Cork Harbour. It is some 10 km from Cork city, separated by the green belt from the urban sprawl of Douglas and Rochestown. The town has many services, amenities and social outlets...
/Monkston in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.http://www.twinning.org.uk/uk_twinnings.htm
In the 2008 local council elections, the voter turnout was 57.24%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Smith | Conservative | 432 | Conservative hold |
| Christopher Bede James | Independents | 288 | |
| Alexander Richard Lewis | Independents | 183 | |
| Andrew Crawford Thomas | Independents | 151 | |
| Dewi Richard Evans | Plaid Cymru | 135 | |
| Peter John Middleton | Green Party | 101 |