The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea,

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, UK consists of some or all of the following areas:

Dunvant Dunvant ( cy, Dyfnant) (Dyfn - deep; nant - stream or brook) is a suburban district and community (parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Dunvant ward. It is situated in a valley some 4.5 miles west of Swansea cit ...

, Upper Killay, Poundffald and

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in the parliamentary constituency of

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. The ward is bounded by the wards of

and Pennard to the south west; Penclawdd to the north west;

Gowerton Gowerton ( cy, Tregŵyr) is a large village and community, about 4 miles north west of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the Gower Peninsula. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin. The village falls within the ...

to the north east;

Dunvant and Killay Dunvant and Killay, formerly Dunvant ( cy, Dyfnant), is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea ...

to the east;

Mayals Mayals is an electoral ward and suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 6 kilometers west of Swansea City Centre. Mayals is considered a part of the larger district of Mumbles, along with the nine other settlements within the community co ...

to the south west and Bishopston to the south. The village of Upper Killay is located in the Fairwood ward about 3.5 miles west of Swansea City Centre.

Local council elections

In the Swansea local council elections for 2012, the voter turnout in Fairwood was 49.72%. The results of voting were: The Conservatives have held the Fairwood ward since 1995 and Paxton Hood-Williams has been councillor since 2004.

References

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