Landore_(electoral_ward)
Landore (electoral ward)
Human settlement in Wales
Landore (Welsh: Glandŵr) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
| Landore Ward | |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,168 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 2,766/km2 (7,160/sq mi) |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Landore is bounded by the wards of Castle to the south west; Cwmbwrla to the west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west; Morriston to the north; Bonymaen to the east; and St. Thomas to the south east.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Castle Graig, Brynhyfryd, Hafod, Landore, Morfa and Plasmarl, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. However the Landore ward can be split into three chief areas from north to south: Plasmarl, Landore and Hafod.[1]
For electoral purposes, Landore is divided into a number of polling districts: Plasmarl, Cnap Llwyd, Glandwr and Hafod.
The Elected Councillors for the Landore Ward are Cllr Viv Abbott (Liberal Democrat) and Cllr Rob Speht (Liberal Democrat).
Districts
- Landore
Landore is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the Liberty Stadium, now the Swansea.com Stadium, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park built around the same time.
- Morfa
Morfa is a former area of light industry, which is now dominated by a retail park in the north western part of the ward.
- Hafod
Hafod is a small area to the far south of the ward.
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout in Landore was 35.10%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hopkins | Labour | 1040 | Labour gain |
| Mike White | Labour | 1030 | Labour gain |
| Vivian Abbott | Liberal Democrat | 472 | |
| Rob Speht | Liberal Democrat | 423 | |
| Roger Berry | Independent | 77 | |
| Kate Horton | Conservatives | 39 | |
| Henri Lloyd Davies | Conservatives | 28 |
Landore was one of the ten wards created to Swansea County Borough Council, electing two representatives in the November 1889 elections.[2]
- "County Borough of Swansea - Election of Councillors". The Cambrian. 8 November 1889 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.