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West Cross is the name of an electoral ward 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 a suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 in 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

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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 ward falls within 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 (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 electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, West Cross
West Cross

West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross .A high majority of the homes are Community council built, but many have been sold to the occupiers in the Council's right to buy policy scheme during the 1970s and 1980s....
, 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....
 and Newton
Newton

The newton is the International System of Units SI derived unit of force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics....
, 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....
. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals to the north; 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 east; 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....
 and 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 south; and 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.

The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%.






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West Cross is the name of an electoral ward 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 a suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 in 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 = ...
, 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 ward falls within 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 (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 electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, West Cross
West Cross

West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross .A high majority of the homes are Community council built, but many have been sold to the occupiers in the Council's right to buy policy scheme during the 1970s and 1980s....
, 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....
 and Newton
Newton

The newton is the International System of Units SI derived unit of force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on classical mechanics....
, 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....
. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals to the north; 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 east; 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....
 and 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 south; and 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.

The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Mark Clive Child Labour 1050 Labour hold
Desmond Wilfred William Thomas Labour 1034 Labour hold
Elaine Hughes Conservatives 894 
Philip Joel Swinnerton Conservatives 771 
Simon Hugh Arthur Liberal Democrats 440 
William Keith Jones Liberal Democrats 377 
Marion Williams Green Party 187 
Erica Georgina Powell Green Party 144 


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