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Pontarddulais (electoral ward)
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Pontarddulais is a name of an electoral ward
and parish
of the City and County of Swansea
, south Wales
. The parish of Pontarddulais has its own elected town council
.
The electoral ward covers the town of Pontarddulais
and its surrounding rural areas, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
. The electoral ward is bounded by Mawr
to the east; Llangyfelach
to the south east; and Penyrheol to the south west.
The community of Pontarddulais is twinned with Hourtin
in France
.
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Pontarddulais was 47.03%. The results were:
Wards of the United Kingdom
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and parish
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of 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...
, south 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...
. The parish of Pontarddulais has its own elected town council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
.
The electoral ward covers the town of Pontarddulais
Pontarddulais
Pontarddulais is a community and town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It is situated north west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pontarddulais ward.-Overview:...
and its surrounding rural areas, 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 electoral 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 east; Llangyfelach
Llangyfelach (electoral ward)
Llangyfelach is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the county of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community has its own elected community council....
to the south east; and Penyrheol to the south west.
The community of Pontarddulais is twinned with Hourtin
Hourtin
Hourtin is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Hourtin is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin : the territory Médoc Océan : http://www.medococean.co.uk/-Population:-External...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Pontarddulais was 47.03%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Treharne Miles | Labour | 656 | Labour hold |
| David Thomas Howells | Independents | 641 | Independents gain |
| Philip Downing | Labour | 593 | |
| Byron Calvin Lewis | Independents | 514 | |
| Eifion Davies | Plaid Cymru | 479 | |
| Eiry Miles | Plaid Cymru | 405 | |
| John Mathias | Independents | 289 | |
| Glen Brian Routledge | Conservatives | 164 | |
| Robert John Charles Fisher | Conservatives | 123 |