Penllergaer (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Penllergaer Ward
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Unitary Wales:Swansea
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Gower
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Gower
Councillor1:Wendy Fitzgerald
Party1:Independent
Population:2,868
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:6.01
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Penllergaer is the name of an electoral ward (and a community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It 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:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Wendy Fitzgerald Independent873 Independents hold
Nigel Mark Rees Labour56
Paul Werner Sivertsen Conservative48
Carol Smith Green Party27

In the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 42.47%. The results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Wendy Fitzgerald Independents 744 Independents hold
Tom Hoyles Labour183
Lyndon Richard Jones Conservative25

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