Mayals (electoral ward)

Mayals Ward
Mayals Ward
	Location of Mayals ward within the; City and County of Swansea
Area	4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population	2,676 (2011 census)
• Density	592/km2 (1,530/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea;
Preserved county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Swansea West;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea West;
Councillors	Linda Tyler-Lloyd (Welsh Conservatives);
	List of places UK Wales Swansea

Mayals is the name of an electoral ward of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is also part of the Mumbles Community.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Blackpill, Mayals and part of West Cross, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. It is bounded by the wards of Sketty and Killay South to the north; Swansea Bay to the east; West Cross to the south; and Bishopston and Fairwood to the west.

Description

The populated area of Mayals is a suburb of Swansea. Much of the area consists of an unpopulated Common, which is used for grazing and forms part of Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A number of bridleways are available to horse riders and walkers.

Clyne Golf Club, (a moorland 18 Hole Course) is located on Clyne Common which straddles the Mayals and Fairwood, Swansea boundary. Non members require a golf handicap certificate to be able to play.

2012 local council elections

In the local council elections for 2012, the turnout in the Mayals was 46.05%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Linda Tyler-Lloyd	Welsh Conservatives	283	Welsh Conservatives hold
Peter Geoffrey Birch	Independents@Swansea	264
Keith Jones	Liberal Democrats	257
Peter Rowlands	Labour	163
David Charles Evans	Independent	29

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