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Clydach (electoral ward)
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Clydach is the name of an electoral ward, a community
and a town in the City and County of Swansea
, Wales
, UK
. The town has its own elected community council
serving the community.
The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
. The ward is bounded by Mawr
to the west, and Morriston
and Llansamlet
to the south.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections was 37.74%. The results were:
Community council
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and a town in the City and County of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
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, UK
United Kingdom
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. The town has its own elected community council
Community council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...
serving the community.
The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Gower is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system....
. The ward is bounded by Mawr
Mawr
Mawr is both an electoral ward and a community of the City and County of Swansea, in south Wales, U.K. Mawr has its own elected community council.Mawr falls within in the parliamentary constituency of Gower...
to the west, and Morriston
Morriston
Morriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three...
and Llansamlet
Llansamlet
Llansamlet is the name of an electoral ward and a coterminous community City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llansamlet does not have a community council....
to the south.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections was 37.74%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Llewellyn Smith | Labour | 1115 | Labour hold |
| Paulette Bradley Smith | Labour | 820 | Labour gain |
| Sylvia Mary Lewis | Lib Dem | 710 | |
| Julie Marlene Davies | Ind | 509 | |
| Janice Maureen Jarman | Lib Dem | 322 | |
| Janice Birch | Cons | 248 | |
| Barry John Stubbings | Cons | 226 |