Landore (electoral ward)
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| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for SS6696 |
| Geography | |
| Principal locality | Landore |
| Total population | 6,121 (2001 census) |
| Land area (km²) | 2.23 (2001 census) |
| Administration | |
| Local council: | City and County of Swansea |
| Number of councillors: | 2 |
| Nation: | Wales |
| Post office and telephone | |
| PostCode(s): | SA1, SA5 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1792 |
| Politics | |
| Welsh Assembly: | Swansea East |
| UK Parliament: | Swansea East |
| European Parliament: | Wales |
Landore is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The community does not have a community council.
Landore is bounded by the wards of Castle to the south west; Cwmbwrla to the west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west; Morriston to the north; Bonymaen to the east; and St. Thomas to the south east.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Castle Graig, Brynhyfryd, Hafod, Landore, Morfa and Plasmarl, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.
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 Democrat) and Cllr Rob Speht (Liberal Democrat).
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[edit] 2008 local council elections
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout in Landore was 66.82%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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| 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 |
[edit] Districts
[edit] Landore
Landore is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the new Liberty Stadium, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park built around the same time.
[edit] Morfa
Morfa is a former area of light industry, which is now dominated by a retail park in the north western part of the ward.
[edit] Hafod
Hafod is a small area to the far south of the ward.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Hafod & The Swansea Valley Archeological Trail
- Archaeology in Wales:Yorkshire Imperial Metals Site, Landore, Swansea 2002
- Local Councillor website
