Gower (electoral ward)

For the Conwy County Borough Council electoral ward, see Gower (Llanrwst electoral ward).

Gower ward
Location of Gower ward within the City and County of Swansea
Area	113.20 km2 (43.71 sq mi) (2001 census)
Population	3,696 (2011 census)
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Richard David Lewis (Liberal Democrat)

Gower (Welsh: Gŵyr) electoral ward is an electoral ward in Britain. It is a ward of the City and County of Swansea, and comprises the western part of the Gower Peninsula. It lies within the UK Parliamentary constituency of Gower.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following villages and areas: Cheriton, Horton, Ilston, Knelston, Landimore, Llandewi, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, Middleton, Nicholaston, Oldwalls, Overton, Oxwich Green, Oxwich, Parkmill, Penmaen, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston, Rhossili, Slade, Scurlage.

It also includes the communities of Ilston, "Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton", Llanrhidian Lower, Penrice, Swansea, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and Rhossili.

Neighbouring wards are Penclawdd to the north east, Fairwood to the east and Pennard to the south east.

2012 local council elections

Local council elections for Gower were held on 3 May 2012, along with wards in 21/22 local authorities in Wales. The turn-out for Gower was 47.51%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Richard David Lewis	Liberal Democrat	826	Liberal Democrat hold
Ray Collins	Labour	358
Robert Fisher	Conservative	232

National Assembly for Wales

Gower Ward is part of the Gower Constituency and returns one constituency member to the National Assembly for Wales. It votes in the South Wales West region, which elects four list members.

External links

• Gower News