Llansamlet (electoral ward)

Llansamlet Ward
Location of Llansamlet ward (post-2012) within the City and County of Swansea
Area	15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population	14,433 (2011 census)
• Density	929/km2 (2,410/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Swansea East
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea East
Councillors	Ryland Doyle (Labour) Penny Matthews (Labour) Uta Clay (Labour) Robert Clay (Labour)
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Llansamlet is the name of an electoral ward (coterminous with the Llansamlet community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Birchgrove, Glais, Heol Las, Llansamlet, Morriston, Peniel Green, Pentre-Dwr, Talycopa, Trallwn and Summer Hill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The Llansamlet ward is bounded by the wards of Clydach to the north, Morriston to the west, Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east, and Bonymaen to the south.

Llansamlet councillor and Lord Mayor of Swansea, Dennis James, died in April 2013.^[1] His death led to a by-election:

In the 2012 local elections, the turnout was 30.32%. The results were:

The suburb of Llansamlet is the area where part of the Swansea Enterprise Park is located.

Trallwn is a suburb to the east of the ward comprising a large housing estate and a primary school, Trallwn Primary School. Just to the south of Trallwn is Pentre Dwr, a predominantly farming and rural area. There are a number of horse riding schools here. To the west of Pentre Dwr and Talycopa (behind Trallwn shops) is a small housing district called Summer Hill. Trallwn, Talycopa and Summer Hill are not part of the Llansamlet area.

• Llansamlet history

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