Mayals (electoral ward)
Mayals Ward | |
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![]() 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 | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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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.
2022 local council elections
[edit]At the 2022 Swansea Council elections on 5 May 2022, Swansea gained its first ever Green Party councillor, with Chris Evans winning the Mayals seat from the Conservatives by 125 votes.[1]
2012 local council elections
[edit]In the local council elections for 2012, the turnout in the Mayals was 46.05%. The results were:[citation needed]
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ruth Mosalski (6 May 2022). "Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.