Pontarddulais (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Pontarddulais Ward
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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:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Phillip Downing Labour837 Labour hold
Jane Harris Labour657 Labour gain
Byron Lewis Independent495
Don Richards Independents452
Valerie Hedges Independents437
David Beynon Independents346
David Howells Independents227
Garath Williams Conservatives124
Glen Routledge Conservatives92

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