- Castle, Swansea
Infobox swansea electoral ward
Electoral Ward = Castle Ward
Ward
GridReference = SS6593
Principal Locality = Swansea City Centre
Total Population = 11,933 (2001 census)
Land Area = 3.03 (2001 census)
Local Council =City and County of Swansea
NoofCouncillors = 4
PostCodes = SA1
DiallingCode = +44-1792
AssemblyConstituency = Swansea West
Constituency = Swansea WestCastle ( _cy. Castell) is an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of
Swansea ,Wales , UK. Castle covers most of the heart of the City of Swansea. The community does not have its own community council.The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas:
Swansea city centre , Brynmelin, Dyfatty, Greenhill,Maritime Quarter , parts of Mount Pleasant, Sandfields and Waun Wen in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward borders the wards of St. Thomas to the east; Landore and Cwmbwrla to the north; Townhill and Uplands; andSwansea Bay to the south.For electoral purposes, Castle is divided into a number of polling districts: City Centre, Sandfields, George Street, Mount Pleasant, XE1 High Street, XE2 High Street, North Hill, Baptist Well, XH1 Brynmelin and XH2 Brynmelin. Castle returns 4 councillors to the local council.
The Castle ward is a
Communities First area.Demographics
The overall population in the castle ward is: 11,933.
Ethnic breakdown: [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6074306&c=castle&d=14&e=15&g=416966&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216367004187&enc=1&dsFamilyId=15]
The number of people identifying themselves as Welsh was 1,578 (13.22%).
Politics
The current councillors are:
*Barbara Hynes, Labour
*Erika Kirchner, Labour
*Alan Lloyd, Labour
*David Phillips, LabourThe Castle ward is a major Labour stronghold with all seats currently occupied by Labour councillors. In the 2008 local elections, there were 21 candidates, each hoping to secure one of four seats. All four current Labour councillors were looking to reclaim their seats. However, the Conservatives,
Plaid Cymru and theLiberal Democrats were all fielding four candidates each. The other candidate who was hoping to take a seat represents the Socialist Party.In the 2008 local elections for Castle, the turnout was 28.33%. There results were:
External links
* [http://www.swansea.gov.uk/media/pdf/castle.pdf Castle ward]
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