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Oystermouth (a corruption of the Welsh
Welsh language

Welsh ]], is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh Marches and in the Welsh settlement in Argentina in the Chubut Valley in Argentina Patagonia....
 name Ystumllwynarth) is 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 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....
 community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 and also the City 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 = ...
. The village of Oystermouth is more commonly known as 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....
.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Norton
Norton

Norton may refer to:...
, Oystermouth, 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....
, Thistleboon, 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 Newton
Newton, Swansea

Newton is the name of an Ward and a village in the City of and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles Community ....
 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 and Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay is an Headlands and bays on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot....
 to the south and east.

ward consists of suburban housing stretching from the northwest to the south east.






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Oystermouth (a corruption of the Welsh
Welsh language

Welsh ]], is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh Marches and in the Welsh settlement in Argentina in the Chubut Valley in Argentina Patagonia....
 name Ystumllwynarth) is 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 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....
 community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 and also the City 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 = ...
. The village of Oystermouth is more commonly known as 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....
.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Norton
Norton

Norton may refer to:...
, Oystermouth, 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....
, Thistleboon, 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 Newton
Newton, Swansea

Newton is the name of an Ward and a village in the City of and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The Newton ward is a part of the Mumbles Community ....
 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 and Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay is an Headlands and bays on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot....
 to the south and east.

Description

The ward consists of suburban housing stretching from the northwest to the south east. It is surrounded by the sea to the east and south. Two hills at Rams Tor and Mumbles Hill have little development. Mumbles Hill is now a protected nature reserve managed by the local council. The boundaries of Mumbles community and the Oystermouth ward are clearly defined. However, in the public mind, the separation between villages of Oystermouth and The Mumbles is not clear. Local buses to the area are signed as Oystermouth, however most people from the area would say they are living in The Mumbles.

Local beaches include the southern tip of Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay is an Headlands and bays on the Bristol Channel on the South Wales Wales coast. Places on the bay include Mumbles, Swansea and Port Talbot....
, Bracelet Bay
Bracelet Bay

Bracelet Bay is a bays and headlands on the south side of the Gower peninsula, Wales, just to the southwest of Swansea Bay.It is a small bay surrounded by limestone cliffs....
 and Limeslade Bay
Limeslade Bay

Limeslade Bay is a small cove just to the west of Bracelet Bay in the south east corner of the Gower peninsula, Wales. It is a mainly rocky beach with little sand....
. From the Mumbles Head area there are views towards 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....
, Port Talbot
Port Talbot

Port Talbot is an Industry town in south Wales, United Kingdom, with a population of 35,633 in 2001. Port Talbot is now a part of the Local government in Wales#Principal areas of Wales of Neath Port Talbot county borough....
 and the hills of the South Wales Coalfield
South Wales Coalfield

The South Wales Coalfield is a large region of south Wales that is rich with coal deposits....
.

As well as being a local service centre, Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth Castle

Oystermouth Castle is a Norman architecture stone castle located overlooking present day Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower peninsula near the Wales village of Mumbles....
 is well preserved, in grounds with views over Swansea Bay.

Oystermouth was served by one of the very earliest passenger rail services, along a shoreline railway used in the 19th century to transport limestone and coal. The long-disused (since the 1960s) route remains as a cycle/footpath.

2008 local council elections

For the 2008 local council elections, electorate turnout was 42.91%. The election results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Anthony Colburn Conservative 556 Conservative gain
Roger Barnabas Beynon Liberal Democrats 436 
Rhodri Griffiths Green Party 263 
Joan Thyrza Gwenllian Peters Independents 241