Landore is the name of an electoral ward, a
communityCommunity councils are bodies of representation in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...
in the City and County of
SwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
,
WalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...
,
UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. The community does not have a community council.
Landore is bounded by the wards of
CastleCastle 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...
to the south west;
CwmbwrlaCwmbwrla 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 west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west;
MorristonMorriston is an electoral ward and community in Swansea, Wales. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the City and County of Swansea local authority area...
to the north;
BonymaenBon-y-maen is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St...
to the east; and
St. ThomasSt. Thomas is the name of an electoral ward and a community of Swansea, Wales.The electoral ward of St. Thomas consists of the following areas: Dan-y-graig, Port Tennant, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, St. Thomas, Swansea Docks, Kilvey Hill and the Grenfell Park Area, in the parliamentary constituency of...
to the south east.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Castle Graig,
BrynhyfrydBrynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea, Wales mostly falling within the Cwmbwrla ward. The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road....
,
HafodHafod is a district of the city of Swansea, South Wales and lies just outside the city centre in the north of the city. It falls within the Landore ward.The word hafod is Welsh for 'summer dwelling' or 'farm'....
,
LandoreLandore 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....
,
MorfaMorfa is a district of Swansea, Wales. It straddles the Bon-y-maen and Landore wards and generally covers the eastern part of the district of Landore. Morfa was mainly an area of light industry in the late 20th Century...
and
PlasmarlPlasmarl, or Plas-Marl, is a suburban district and historically a village of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It falls within the old copper quarter of Landore electoral ward.-Location:...
, in the parliamentary constituency of
Swansea EastSwansea East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Bonymaen, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-Bach, Penderry, and St.Thomas...
.
Landore is the name of an electoral ward, a
communityCommunity councils are bodies of representation in Great Britain.In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies...
in the City and County of
SwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
,
WalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...
,
UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
. The community does not have a community council.
Landore is bounded by the wards of
CastleCastle 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...
to the south west;
CwmbwrlaCwmbwrla 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 west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west;
MorristonMorriston is an electoral ward and community in Swansea, Wales. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the City and County of Swansea local authority area...
to the north;
BonymaenBon-y-maen is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St...
to the east; and
St. ThomasSt. Thomas is the name of an electoral ward and a community of Swansea, Wales.The electoral ward of St. Thomas consists of the following areas: Dan-y-graig, Port Tennant, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, St. Thomas, Swansea Docks, Kilvey Hill and the Grenfell Park Area, in the parliamentary constituency of...
to the south east.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Castle Graig,
BrynhyfrydBrynhyfryd is a small village in Swansea, Wales mostly falling within the Cwmbwrla ward. The area is mostly residential. Brynhyfryd approximates to the area to the area around Llangyfelach Road where it intersects with Brynhyfryd Road....
,
HafodHafod is a district of the city of Swansea, South Wales and lies just outside the city centre in the north of the city. It falls within the Landore ward.The word hafod is Welsh for 'summer dwelling' or 'farm'....
,
LandoreLandore 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....
,
MorfaMorfa is a district of Swansea, Wales. It straddles the Bon-y-maen and Landore wards and generally covers the eastern part of the district of Landore. Morfa was mainly an area of light industry in the late 20th Century...
and
PlasmarlPlasmarl, or Plas-Marl, is a suburban district and historically a village of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It falls within the old copper quarter of Landore electoral ward.-Location:...
, in the parliamentary constituency of
Swansea EastSwansea East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Bonymaen, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-Bach, Penderry, and St.Thomas...
. However the Landore ward can be split into three chief areas from north to south: Plasmarl, Landore and Hafod.
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 DemocratThe Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Liberals, are a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had been in alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of...
) 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:
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Status |
| Vivian Abbott |
Liberal Democrats |
836 |
Liberal Democrats hold |
| Robert Speht |
Liberal Democrats |
793 |
Liberal Democrats hold |
| Thomas Michael White |
Labour |
585 |
|
| John Alun James |
Labour |
552 |
|
| Susan Josephine Harwood |
BNP |
189 |
|
| Mark Anthony Burnett |
Conservatives |
95 |
|
| Henri Lloyd Davies |
Conservatives |
71 |
|
Landore
LandoreLandore 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....
is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the new
Liberty StadiumLiberty Stadium may refer to:*Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales*Liberty Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria*Liberty Stadium in Salonta, Romania-See also:*Liberty Bank Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa, USA...
, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park built around the same time.
Morfa
MorfaMorfa is a district of Swansea, Wales. It straddles the Bon-y-maen and Landore wards and generally covers the eastern part of the district of Landore. Morfa was mainly an area of light industry in the late 20th Century...
is a former area of light industry, which is now dominated by a retail park in the north western part of the ward.
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