Pen-clawdd (electoral ward)

Pen-clawdd (formerly Penclawdd) is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after the village of Penclawdd, which falls within the ward.

Pen-clawdd Ward
Location of Pen-clawdd within the
City and County of Swansea
Area14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population3,635 (2011 census)
• Density255/km2 (660/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Mark Thomas (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, Llanmorlais, Crofty and Wernffrwd in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is mainly rural and is fairly sparsely populated. It is bounded by Gower to the south west, and Fairwood; Gowerton to the east and the Loughor estuary to the north.

In 2022 the ward was officially renamed Pen-clawdd on the recommendation of the Welsh Language Commissioner.[1]

2012 election

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For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout was 46.58%. The results were:[citation needed]

Candidate Party Votes Status
Mark Thomas Labour 819 Labour gain
David Tucker Independent 493
Carole Hyde Conservatives 89

References

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  1. ^ Richard Youle (30 June 2021). "Swansea is to have three more councillors next year as some boundaries change". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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