Landore (electoral ward)

Landore (electoral ward)

Infobox swansea electoral ward
Electoral Ward = Landore Ward
Ward

GridReference = SS6696
Principal Locality = Landore
Total Population = 6,121 (2001 census)
Land Area = 2.23 (2001 census)
Local Council = City and County of Swansea
NoofCouncillors = 2
PostCodes = SA1, SA5
DiallingCode = +44-1792
AssemblyConstituency = Swansea East
Constituency = Swansea East

Landore is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council.

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.

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).

2008 local council elections

For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout in Landore was 66.82%. The results were:

Districts

Landore

Landore is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the new Liberty 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.

ee also

*Lower Swansea valley

External links

* [http://www.page-net.com/swansea.localhistory/llansamlet/pages/hafod.html Hafod & The Swansea Valley Archeological Trail ]
* [http://www.acadat.com/projects/yorkshireimperial.htm Archaeology in Wales:Yorkshire Imperial Metals Site, Landore, Swansea 2002]
* [http://www.robspeht.net Local Councillor website]


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