Townhill (electoral ward) explained

Official Name:Townhill Ward
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Unitary Wales:Swansea
Lieutenancy Wales:West Glamorgan
Country:Wales
Constituency Westminster:Swansea West
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Swansea West
Councillor1:David Henry Hopkins
Party1:Labour
Councillor2:Nicholas Stuart Bradley
Party2:Labour
Councillor3:William Edwin Alan Jones
Party3:Labour
Population:8,696
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Area Total Km2:1.8
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Townhill is an electoral ward of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the Townhill area of Swansea.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Cwm-Gwyn, Mayhill, and Townhill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the north; Castle to the east; and the Uplands to the south.

For electoral purposes the local council divides Townhill into a number of polling districts, which are: Pryderi, Dyfed Avenue, Gwynedd Avenue, Gors Avenue, Mayhill North and Mayhill South. The ward returns three councillors who are Geoffrey Burtonshaw, David Hopkins and Billy Jones, all of whom represent the Labour Party.

2008 local council elections

For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Townhill was 26.9%. The election results were:

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
David Henry Hopkins Labour772 Labour hold
Nicholas Stuart Bradley Labour749 Labour hold
William Edwin Alan Jones Labour682 Labour hold
Jacqueline Church Liberal Democrats382
James Sheridan Liberal Democrats375
Terence Porter Independents330
Thomas Caldas Liberal Democrats284
Hazel Pouline McKnight Plaid Cymru235
Susan Rosemary Sturgess Independents183
Simon David Clason Bevan Conservatives119
Vincent Bishop Conservatives109
Dayne Ryan Powell Conservatives91

Districts

Townhill

The district of Townhill is spread over a steep hill of the same name bordering Mayhill and visible from the Swansea city centre. The area overlooks Swansea City Centre, the docklands and Swansea Bay.

Mayhill

The district of Mayhill is spread over the top of a steep hill just north west of the city centre.

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