Official Name: | West Cross ward |
Static Image Name: | Wm swansea west cross.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Unitary Wales: | Swansea |
Lieutenancy Wales: | West Glamorgan |
Country: | Wales |
Constituency Westminster: | Gower |
Constituency Welsh Assembly: | Gower |
Councillor1: | Sara Keeton |
Party1: | Labour |
Councillor2: | Rebecca Fogarty |
Party2: | Labour |
Population: | 6,448 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 2.48 |
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West Cross is the name of an electoral ward in the Mumbles community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The ward falls within the Mumbles community.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, West Cross, Mumbles and Newton, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals to the north; Swansea Bay to the east; Oystermouth and Newton to the south; and Bishopston to the west.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Child | Labour | 1050 | Labour hold | |
Desmond Thomas | Labour | 1034 | Labour hold | |
Elaine Hughes | Conservatives | 894 | ||
Philip Swinnerton | Conservatives | 771 | ||
Simon Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 440 | ||
William Jones | Liberal Democrats | 377 | ||
Marion Williams | Green Party | 187 | ||
Erica Powell | Green Party | 144 |