Cwmbwrla (electoral ward)
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| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS6595 |
| Geography | |
| Principal locality | Cwmbwrla |
| Total population | 8,217 (2001 census) |
| Land area (km²) | 1.50 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | City and County of Swansea |
| Number of councillors: | 3 |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA5 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1792 |
| Politics | |
| Welsh Assembly: | Swansea East |
| UK Parliament: | Swansea East |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
Cwmbwrla is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The community does not have a community council.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following settlements: Brondeg, Brynhyfryd, Cwmbwrla, Cwmdu, Gendros and Manselton, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett to the west; Castle and Townhill to the south; Landore to the east; and Penderry and Mynydd-Bach to the north.
For the purposes of local elections, Cwmbwrla is broken down into the following polling districts: Manselton South, Cwmdu, Manselton North and Brynhyfryd. The ward returns 3 councillors to the local council. The ward is currently represented by: Peter Black (Lib Dems), Chris Holley (Lib Dems) and Graham Thomas (Lib Dems).
[edit] 2008 local council elections
The results of the 2008 local council elections for Cwmbwrla were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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| Peter Malcolm Black | Liberal Democrats | 1804 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Christopher Ashleigh Holley | Liberal Democrats | 1662 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Lewis Graham Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1335 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Cyril Anderson | Labour | 526 | |
| Peter David Meehan | Labour | 453 | |
| Terence James Hennegan | Labour | 403 | |
| Peter James Demery | Conservative | 139 | |
| Joanne Harvey | Conservative | 111 | |
| Margaret Chegwin Jones | Conservative | 103 |
