Mayals (electoral ward)
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Mayals is the name of an electoral ward of the City and County of Swansea
, Wales
, UK
. It is also part of the Mumbles Community
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Blackpill
, Mayals
and part of West Cross
, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West
. It is bounded by the wards of Sketty and Killay South
to the north; Swansea Bay
to the east; West Cross
to the south; and Bishopston
and Fairwood
to the west.
is a suburb
of Swansea. Much of the area consists of an unpopulated Common, which is used for grazing
and forms part of Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A number of bridleways are available to horse riders and walkers.
Clyne Golf Club, (a moorland 18 Hole Course) is located on Clyne Common which straddles the Mayals and Fairwood, Swansea
boundary. Non members require a golf handicap
certificate to be able to play.
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
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is also part of the Mumbles Community
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...
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Blackpill
Blackpill
Blackpill is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales. It is located beside Swansea Bay, about south west of the city centre.Blackpill falls into the Mayals ward....
, Mayals
Mayals
Mayals is a suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 3 miles south west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Mayals ward and the Mumbles community council area . The ward of Mayals lies within the constituency of Swansea West, the only MCC ward not in the Gower constituency.The suburb...
and part of West Cross
West Cross
West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross ward....
, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West
Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)
Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. It is bounded by the wards of Sketty and Killay South
Killay South
Killay South is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward is mainly rural and consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Ilston, Killay, Sketty and Upper Killay in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West....
to the north; Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay is a bay on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan and Blackpill stream flow into the bay....
to the east; West Cross
West Cross (electoral ward)
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....
to the south; and Bishopston
Bishopston (electoral ward)
Bishopston is the name of an electoral ward and coterminous community of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community has its own community council. Most of the area is rural consisting of farmland and small villages...
and Fairwood
Fairwood, Swansea
The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower....
to the west.
Description
The populated area of MayalsMayals
Mayals is a suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 3 miles south west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Mayals ward and the Mumbles community council area . The ward of Mayals lies within the constituency of Swansea West, the only MCC ward not in the Gower constituency.The suburb...
is a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Swansea. Much of the area consists of an unpopulated Common, which is used for grazing
Grazing
Grazing generally describes a type of feeding, in which a herbivore feeds on plants , and also on other multicellular autotrophs...
and forms part of Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A number of bridleways are available to horse riders and walkers.
Clyne Golf Club, (a moorland 18 Hole Course) is located on Clyne Common which straddles the Mayals and Fairwood, Swansea
Fairwood, Swansea
The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower....
boundary. Non members require a golf handicap
Golf handicap
A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability based on the tees played for a given course. It is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms...
certificate to be able to play.
2008 local council elections
In the local council elections for 2008, the turnout in the Mayals was 42.69%. The results were:| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Harwood Kinzett | Welsh Conservatives | 545 | Welsh Conservatives GAIN |
| Peter Geoffrey Birch | Independents@Swansea | 465 | |
| Juliet Anne Fortey | Labour | 190 |