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West Cross (electoral ward)
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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
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, West Cross
, Mumbles
and Newton
, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals
to the north; Swansea Bay
to the east; Oystermouth
and Newton
to the south; and Bishopston
to the west.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:
Mumbles
Mumbles or The Mumbles is an area and community in Swansea, Wales which takes its name from the adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay...
community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
and 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...
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
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
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. The ward falls within the Mumbles
Mumbles
Mumbles or The Mumbles is an area and community in Swansea, Wales which takes its name from the adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay...
community
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....
.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, 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....
, Mumbles
Mumbles
Mumbles or The Mumbles is an area and community in Swansea, Wales which takes its name from the adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay...
and Newton
Newton, Swansea
Newton is the name of an electoral ward and a village in the City of and County of Swansea, Wales. The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles community...
, 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....
. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals
Mayals (electoral ward)
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...
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; Oystermouth
Oystermouth
Oystermouth is an electoral ward and a village in the Mumbles community and also the City and County of Swansea, Wales...
and Newton
Newton, Swansea
Newton is the name of an electoral ward and a village in the City of and County of Swansea, Wales. The Newton ward is a part of 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...
to the west.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Clive Child | Labour | 1050 | Labour hold |
| Desmond Wilfred William Thomas | Labour | 1034 | Labour hold |
| Elaine Hughes | Conservatives | 894 | |
| Philip Joel Swinnerton | Conservatives | 771 | |
| Simon Hugh Arthur | Liberal Democrats | 440 | |
| William Keith Jones | Liberal Democrats | 377 | |
| Marion Williams | Green Party | 187 | |
| Erica Georgina Powell | Green Party | 144 |