Official Name: | Pontarddulais Ward |
Static Image Name: | Wm swansea pontardulais.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Unitary Wales: | Swansea |
Lieutenancy Wales: | West Glamorgan |
Country: | Wales |
Constituency Westminster: | Gower |
Constituency Welsh Assembly: | Gower |
Councillor1: | Phillip Downing |
Party1: | Labour |
Councillor2: | Jane Harris |
Party2: | Labour |
Population: | 6,281 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 15.61 |
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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.
The electoral ward covers the town of Pontarddulais and its surrounding rural areas, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The electoral ward is bounded by Mawr to the east; Llangyfelach to the south east; and Penyrheol to the south west.
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Pontarddulais was 39.01%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phillip Downing | Labour | 837 | Labour hold | |
Jane Harris | Labour | 657 | Labour gain | |
Byron Lewis | Independent | 495 | ||
Don Richards | Independents | 452 | ||
Valerie Hedges | Independents | 437 | ||
David Beynon | Independents | 346 | ||
David Howells | Independents | 227 | ||
Garath Williams | Conservatives | 124 | ||
Glen Routledge | Conservatives | 92 |