Pontarddulais (electoral ward)

Pontarddulais Ward
Pontarddulais Ward
Area	15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population	6,281 (2011 census)
• Density	402/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea;
Preserved county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower;
Councillors	Phillip Downing (Labour); Jane Harris (Labour);
	List of places UK Wales Swansea

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.

For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Pontarddulais was 39.01%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Phillip Downing	Labour	837	Labour hold
Jane Harris	Labour	657	Labour gain
Byron Lewis	Independent	495
Don Richards	Independents	452
Valerie Hedges	Independents	437
David Beynon	Independents	346
David Howells	Independents	227
Garath Williams	Conservatives	124
Glen Routledge	Conservatives	92

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Pontarddulais statistics

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