Cockett is the name of an electoral ward and a community

Community council

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 in the City and County of Swansea

Swansea

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, Wales

Wales

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, UK

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. The community does not have a community council.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, Cwmdu

Cwmdu

Cwmdu may refer to:*Cwmdu, Swansea*Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire*Cwmdu, PowysCwmdu may refer to:*Cwmdu, Swansea*Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire*Cwmdu, PowysCwmdu may refer to:*Cwmdu, Swansea*Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire*Cwmdu, Powys...

, Coedweig, Gendros

Gendros

Gendros is a suburban district of the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Cockett ward. Gendros approximates to the settlement northwest of Carmarthen Road between Cwmdu and Ravenhill. Other areas surrounding Gendros are Blaen-y-Maes, Cwmbwrla, Cockett, Fforestfach and Mayhill...

, Gors, Fforestfach

Fforestfach

Fforestfach is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales. It lies within the Cockett ward. The area is residential combined with light industry and out of town shopping due to its proximity to the M4 motorway and several dual carriageways. Famous names like Marks and Spencer and Walkers Crisps had...

, Cockett

Cockett

Cockett is a community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north west of Swansea city centre.Cockett, in common with much of western Swansea, was the result of late Victorian and early twentieth century expansion...

 and Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd is a village near Swansea, Wales, falling within the Cockett ward.A mostly residential area, the pronunciation of Waunarlwydd is approximately like "Wine are Lloyd" in English...

, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West

Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....

. The community does not have its own community council. The ward is bounded by the wards of Kingsbridge

Kingsbridge (electoral ward)

Kingsbridge , is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Kingsbridge is part of the Llwchwr Town council area.The Kingsbridge ward is bordered by the wards of Gowerton, Cockett and Penderry to the south; Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the north and Upper Loughor to the west.The...

 and Penderry

Penderry

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

 to the north; Cwmbwrla

Cwmbwrla (electoral ward)

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

 to the east; Townhill

Townhill (electoral ward)

Townhill is an electoral ward and a community of Swansea, Wales, UK. Townhill does not have a community council.The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Cwm-Gwyn, Mayhill, Mount Pleasant and Townhill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West...

 to the south east; Sketty and Killay North

Killay North

Killay North is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales which consists of some or all of the following areas: Killay, Olchfa and Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West...

 to the south; and Gowerton

Gowerton (electoral ward)

Gowerton is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the county of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after Gowerton village which falls within the ward....

 to the west.

2008 local council elections

The turnout for Cockett in the 2008 local council elections was 33.52%. It was a close set of results and after a recount, it was a clean sweep for the Liberal Democrats. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
William Keith Morgan	Liberal Democrats	1102	Liberal Democrats gain
Nicola Anne Holley	Liberal Democrats	1047	Liberal Democrats gain
James Bernard Kelleher	Liberal Democrats	996	Liberal Democrats gain
Veronyca Anne Bates Hughes	Liberal Democrats	993	Liberal Democrats gain
Anna Mary Pennock	Labour	985
Andrew John Jones	Labour	946
Susan Grace Lewis	Labour	932
John Rhodri Thomas	Plaid Cymru	879
John Abraham	Labour	878
Adrian Hugh Rees	Plaid Cymru	870
Enid Vanessa Webb	Plaid Cymru	866
Jonathan Clive Howes	Plaid Cymru	835
Lisa Emma Gilmore	Conservatives	363
David William Turner	Conservatives	360
Craig James Robert Lawton	Conservatives	348
William Mathew Ogborne	Conservatives	345

Waunarlwydd

The suburb of Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd

Waunarlwydd is a village near Swansea, Wales, falling within the Cockett ward.A mostly residential area, the pronunciation of Waunarlwydd is approximately like "Wine are Lloyd" in English...

adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West.