Llansamlet (electoral ward) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Llansamlet Ward |
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 Location of Llansamlet ward (post-2012) within the City and County of Swansea |
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| Area | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
| Population | 14,433 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 929/km2 (2,410/sq mi) |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Llansamlet is the name of an electoral ward (coterminous with the Llansamlet community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Birchgrove, Glais, Heol Las, Llansamlet, Morriston, Peniel Green, Pentre-Dwr, Talycopa, Trallwn and Summer Hill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The Llansamlet ward is bounded by the wards of Clydach to the north, Morriston to the west, Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east, and Bonymaen to the south.
Local elections
Llansamlet councillor and Lord Mayor of Swansea, Dennis James, died in April 2013. His death led to a by-election:
| Llansamlet Ward by-election, 4 July 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Robert Clay | 1,368 | 74.95 | ||
| Conservative | James Hatton | 236 | 12.93 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Rees | 113 | 6.19 | N/A | |
| National Front | Claire Thomas | 108 | 5.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,132 | 62.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,825 | 16.9 | |||
In the 2012 local elections, the turnout was 30.32%. The results were:
| Llansamlet Ward, 2012 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ryland Doyle | 2,185 | |||
| Labour | Penny Matthews | 2,154 | |||
| Labour | Uta Clay | 2,051 | |||
| Labour | Dennis James | 1,971 | |||
| Independent | June Evans | 952 | |||
| Conservative | Roger Evans | 354 | |||
| Conservative | Joshua Gaskell | 335 | |||
| Conservative | Leigh Moss | 328 | |||
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| Turnout | 10,330 | 30.32 | |||
Districts
The suburb of Llansamlet is the area where part of the Swansea Enterprise Park is located.
Trallwn is a suburb to the east of the ward comprising a large housing estate and a primary school, Trallwn Primary School. Just to the south of Trallwn is Pentre Dwr, a predominantly farming and rural area. There are a number of horse riding schools here. To the west of Pentre Dwr and Talycopa (behind Trallwn shops) is a small housing district called Summer Hill. Trallwn, Talycopa and Summer Hill are not part of the Llansamlet area.
