Gorseinon is the name of an
electoral ward in the City and County of
Swansea,
Wales
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.
The Gorseinon community comprises the electoral ward of Gorseinon and part of the
Penyrheol ward. Gorseinon has its own elected
town council
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Usage of the term varies under different jurisdictions.
Republic of Ireland
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.
The electoral ward consists of
Gorseinon
Gorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary. It was a small village until the late 19th century when it grew around the coal mining and tinplate industries. It is situated in the north west of Sw ...
town and the surrounding rural areas, in the parliamentary constituency of
Gower
Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...
. The ward and community are coterminous with each other and encompass the town.
Prior to local government re-organisation in 1996, the town of Gorseinon was administered as part of the
Lliw Valley
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district. Since 1996, Gorseinon has been governed by the
City and County of Swansea council
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.
The ward is bounded by
Penyrheol to the north west,
Penllergaer
Penllergaer ( cy, Penlle'r-gaer) is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name. It is situated about 4.5 miles north west of Swansea city centre, near jun ...
to the east and
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a market town and tourist hub in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of ''Kingsbridge'' (East & North). Their combined population at the ab ...
to the south.
The community of Gorseinon, together with the community of
Llwchwr
Llwchwr is a community and (from 2022) electoral ward in the central western part of the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It lies west-north-west of Swansea city centre and is bounded by the communities of Gorseinon to the north, Penllerg ...
is twinned with
Ploermel in
France
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.
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout in Gorseinon was 32.70%. The Results were:
External links
Gower Community CouncilsGorseinon electoral division
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Swansea electoral wards