Official Name: | Pen-clawdd Ward |
Static Image Name: | Swansea UK ward location - Penclawdd.png |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Location of Pen-clawdd within the City and County of Swansea |
Unitary Wales: | Swansea |
Lieutenancy Wales: | West Glamorgan |
Country: | Wales |
Constituency Westminster: | Gower |
Constituency Welsh Assembly: | Gower |
Councillor1: | Mark Thomas |
Party1: | Labour |
Population: | 3,635 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 14.27 |
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Pen-clawdd (formerly Penclawdd) is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the village of Penclawdd, which falls within the ward.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, Llanmorlais, Crofty and Wernffrwd in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is mainly rural and is fairly sparsely populated. It is bounded by Gower to the south west, and Fairwood; Gowerton to the east and the Loughor estuary to the north.
In 2022 the ward was officially renamed Pen-clawdd on the recommendation of the Welsh Language Commissioner.[1]
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout was 46.58%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Thomas | Labour | 819 | Labour gain | |
David Tucker | Independent | 493 | ||
Carole Hyde | Conservatives | 89 |