Penllergaer (electoral ward)

Penllergaer Ward
Area 6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population 2,868 (2011 census)[1]
• Density 477/km2 (1,240/sq mi)
Principal area
Ceremonial county
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
Welsh Assembly
Councillors
  • Wendy Fitzgerald (Independent)

Penllergaer is the name of an electoral ward (and a community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penllergaer has its own elected community council.

The electoral ward consists of Penllergaer, East and West, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is a mainly rural ward with grassland to the south and woodland to the north. It is bordered by the wards of Llangyfelach to the northeast; Penderry to the south; Kingsbridge to the south west; Gorseinon to the west, Penyrheol to the north west.

In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 45.56%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Wendy FitzgeraldIndependent873Independents hold
Nigel Mark ReesLabour56
Paul Werner SivertsenConservative48
Carol SmithGreen Party27

In the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 42.47%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Wendy FitzgeraldIndependents744Independents hold
Tom HoylesLabour183
Lyndon Richard JonesConservative25

References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Penllergaer 2011 Census Ward (1237327872)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°40′12″N 4°00′26″W / 51.66990°N 4.00709°W / 51.66990; -4.00709

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