Penderry (Welsh: Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.[1] Penderry does not have a community council.
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Area | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Population | 12,119 (2011 census) |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kingsbridge, Penllergaer and Llangyfelach to the north.
For the purposes of local council elections, the ward is divided up into a number of polling districts, which are: Blaen-y-Maes, Caereithin, Mynydd Cadle, Penlan West, Penlan East and Clwyd.
Penderry returns three councillors to the local council. The current councillors representing Penderry are: June Burtonshaw (Labour), Doreen Jones (Labour) and Grenville Phillips (Labour).
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Penlan, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall, Caereithin and Tre-boeth, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas.
2012 local council elections
editThe turnout for the 2012 local council elections in Penderry was 22.23%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Terry Hennegan | Labour | 1216 | Labour hold |
June Elizabeth Burtonshaw | Labour | 1182 | Labour hold |
Hazel Mary Morris | Labour | 1092 | Labour hold |
James Anthony Young | Green Party | 470 |
Districts
editPenlan
editPenlan is the largest area in the centre of the ward.
Blaen-y-Maes
editBlaen-y-Maes is an area to the west of the ward.
Treboeth & Mynydd-bach
editA small section of Treboeth and Mynydd-Bach falls towards the North the Penderry Electoral Ward.
The split for Mynydd-Bach is on Heol Ddu from the junction of Clos Ddu which continues to split along neighbouring Roger Street in Treboeth along the junction with Crwys Terrace.
References
edit- ^ Heath, Lucie (24 November 2020). "Welsh housing association begins 650-home retrofit". Inside Housing. Retrieved 8 August 2024.