Uplands (electoral ward)

Uplands Ward
Uplands Ward
Area	2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Population	15,665 (2011 census)
• Density	6,781/km2 (17,560/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	Nick Davies (Welsh Labour); John C. Bayliss (Welsh Labour); Neil Woollard (Welsh Labour); Peter May (Independent);
	List of places UK Wales Swansea

Uplands is name of an electoral ward (and a suburb) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Uplands, Brynmill, St. Helen's, Cwmgwyn, Ffynone, and The Lons. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward is bounded by the Sketty ward to the west, Townhill to the north, Castle to the east and the sea (Swansea Bay) to the south.

For electoral purposes Uplands is divided into the polling districts of: WU Uplands North, WV1 Glanmor, WV2 Glanmor, WW, WX St. Helens, WY 2647 and WZ Uplands South.

Uplands returns four councillors to the local City and County of Swansea Council.

Local election results

2017 Swansea council elections

Uplands was identified as one of the key battlegrounds in the May 2017 council elections. Previously held by the Labour Party, it was predicted to become a multi-party ward, with challengers from the Uplands Party, including sitting councillor Peter May (previously a Liberal Democrat).^[1]

2014 By-Election

Following the resignation of Pearleen Sangha in late September 2014, a by-election was called for the fourth seat in the ward. The Independent politician Peter May was elected with 32.8% of the vote.^[2]

Swansea City Council By Election, 20 November 2014: Uplands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Peter May	671	32.8
	Labour	Fran Griffiths	533	26.1
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Thomas	215	10.5
	Green	Ashley Wakeling	179	8.8
	Independent	Pat Dwan	158	7.7
	Conservative	Josh Allard	154	7.5
	Plaid Cymru	Rhydian Fitter	104	5.1
	TUSC	Ronnie Job	31	1.5
Majority			138	6.7
Turnout			2,045

2012 Swansea council elections

The councillors elected in May 2012 were: Nick Davies, John Charles Bayliss, Neil Ronconi-Woollard and Pearleen Sangha, all of whom represent the Wales Labour Party. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Nick Davies	Welsh Labour	1302	Labour Win
John Bayliss	Welsh Labour	1207	Labour Win
Neil Ronconi-Woollard	Welsh Labour	1161	Labour Win
Pearleen Sangha	Welsh Labour	1099	Labour Win
Peter May	Liberal Democrats	1089
Stuart Rice	Liberal Democrats	975
Janet Thomas	Liberal Democrats	812
Jayne Woodman	Liberal Democrats	782
Keith Malcolm Ross	Green Party	614
Andrew Smith	Green Party	465
Millie Balkan	Conservative	319
Christian Bickerstaff	Conservative	313
Thomas Giffard	Conservative	306
Sarah Bickerstaff	Conservative	301

2008 Swansea council elections

In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 for Uplands, there were 20 candidates, each contesting for one of 4 seats in the Uplands. Candidates were fielded by the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru. All four current Liberal Democrat councillors sought re-election. Four of the candidates sought votes for just one issue - the Slip Bridge. The "Slip Bridge four" who are not party affiliated were campaigning for the reinstatement of a bridge crossing at the Slip and wider issues of preserving Swansea's green spaces and heritage.

The turnout for the 2008 elections for Uplands was 29.83%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Peter Nicholas May	Liberal Democrats	1828	Liberal Democrats hold
Stuart James Rice	Liberal Democrats	1706	Liberal Democrats hold
Jayne Woodman	Liberal Democrats	1495	Liberal Democrats hold
Janet Mary Thomas	Liberal Democrats	1488	Liberal Democrats hold
Sybil Edith Crouch	Labour	817
Andrew Daniel Connell	Labour	792
Ian William James Ross	Labour	765
Derek James	Labour	729
Dick Phillips	Conservative	593
Andrew Smith	Green Party	561
Simon Keith Bickley Bright	Conservative	500
David John Rodway	Conservative	472
Annest Wiliam	Plaid Cymru	404
Norman Thomas Whitlock	Conservative	403
Steven Mark Clegg	Green Party	391
Holly Machin	Green Party	346
Jane Elizabeth McCarthy	Non-Aligned	275
Jeffrey Stuart Sampson	Non-Aligned	236
Nortridge Perrott	Non-Aligned	165
Nigel Alan Robins	Non-Aligned	107

References

^ Richard Youle (12 April 2017). "Are Uplands and Sketty the key battleground wards in Swansea in next month's elections?". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ http://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/10668/Uplands-by-election-20-November-2014

External links

Details about the ward of Uplands

51°37′10″N 3°57′57″W / 51.61934°N 3.96586°W / 51.61934; -3.96586

[1] Richard Youle (12 April 2017). "Are Uplands and Sketty the key battleground wards in Swansea in next month's elections?". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

[2] ttp://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/10668/Uplands-by-election-20-November-2014

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