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Newton is the name of an electoral ward and a village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in the City of and County of Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Wales
Wales

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, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles
Mumbles (community)

Mumbles is a community made up of the ward of Mayals , Newton, Swansea, Oystermouth and West Cross in Swansea, Wales. Mumbles has its own elected community council consisting of eighteen councillors....
 community
Community (Wales)

A community is the lowest level of Local Government in the United Kingdom structure in Wales, corresponding to a civil parish in England.Until 1974, Wales was divided into civil parishes....
. The ward is currently represented by Councillor Sue Waller of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
, who is also Lord Mayor.

The electoral ward of consists of some or all of the following areas: Caswell
Caswell, Swansea

Caswell is a village in the Gower peninsula, Swansea, south Wales. It is located up a steep hill from Caswell Bay....
, Langland Bay
Langland Bay

Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort near Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. In the right conditions, it is one of the best surf beaches in Wales and the West Country....
 and Newton, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)

Gower is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run of any UK constituency....
. The ward is bounded by the wards of Bishopston
Bishopston (electoral ward)

Bishopston is the name of an Ward and coterminous Community council of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community has its own community council....
 to the west; West Cross
West Cross (electoral ward)

West Cross is the name of an Ward in the Mumbles community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The ward falls within the Mumbles community ....
 to the north; Oystermouth
Oystermouth

Oystermouth is an Ward and a village in the Mumbles community and also the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The village of Oystermouth is more commonly known as the Mumbles....
 to the east; and the Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel

The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England, and extending from the lower Severn Estuary of the River Severn to that part of the North Atlantic Ocean known as the Celtic Sea ....
 to the south.

The village of Newton is located near the Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
 just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay.

The sandy beaches of Langland Bay
Langland Bay

Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort near Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. In the right conditions, it is one of the best surf beaches in Wales and the West Country....
 and Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay

Caswell Bay is a popular UK holiday resort in the south east of the Gower peninsula, Swansea, Wales.Access to the beach is relatively easy and inland from the sandy beach is a recreational park....
 are located to the far south of the ward.

he 2008 local council elections, the voter turnout for Newton was 47.89%.






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Newton is the name of an electoral ward and a village
Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or Residential community, larger than a hamlet , but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in rural areas, the term urban village may be applied to certain urban area neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in Beirut, Lebanon....
 in the City of and County of Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles
Mumbles (community)

Mumbles is a community made up of the ward of Mayals , Newton, Swansea, Oystermouth and West Cross in Swansea, Wales. Mumbles has its own elected community council consisting of eighteen councillors....
 community
Community (Wales)

A community is the lowest level of Local Government in the United Kingdom structure in Wales, corresponding to a civil parish in England.Until 1974, Wales was divided into civil parishes....
. The ward is currently represented by Councillor Sue Waller of the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
, who is also Lord Mayor.

The electoral ward of consists of some or all of the following areas: Caswell
Caswell, Swansea

Caswell is a village in the Gower peninsula, Swansea, south Wales. It is located up a steep hill from Caswell Bay....
, Langland Bay
Langland Bay

Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort near Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. In the right conditions, it is one of the best surf beaches in Wales and the West Country....
 and Newton, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower
Gower (UK Parliament constituency)

Gower is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run of any UK constituency....
. The ward is bounded by the wards of Bishopston
Bishopston (electoral ward)

Bishopston is the name of an Ward and coterminous Community council of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community has its own community council....
 to the west; West Cross
West Cross (electoral ward)

West Cross is the name of an Ward in the Mumbles community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The ward falls within the Mumbles community ....
 to the north; Oystermouth
Oystermouth

Oystermouth is an Ward and a village in the Mumbles community and also the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The village of Oystermouth is more commonly known as the Mumbles....
 to the east; and the Bristol Channel
Bristol Channel

The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England, and extending from the lower Severn Estuary of the River Severn to that part of the North Atlantic Ocean known as the Celtic Sea ....
 to the south.

The village of Newton is located near the Mumbles
Mumbles

Mumbles is a large village with adjacent headland stretching into Swansea Bay. It is part of the administrative area of the City and County of Swansea in Wales....
 just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay.

The sandy beaches of Langland Bay
Langland Bay

Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort near Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. In the right conditions, it is one of the best surf beaches in Wales and the West Country....
 and Caswell Bay
Caswell Bay

Caswell Bay is a popular UK holiday resort in the south east of the Gower peninsula, Swansea, Wales.Access to the beach is relatively easy and inland from the sandy beach is a recreational park....
 are located to the far south of the ward.

2008 local council elections

In the 2008 local council elections, the voter turnout for Newton was 47.89%. The results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Susan Mary Waller Liberal Democrats 718 Liberal Democrats hold
David Nicholas Thomas Conservatives 497 
Stephanie Cuff Green Party 115