Penderry ( cy, Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

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 north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

, UK. Penderry does not have a community council. Penderry is bordered by the wards of

Mynydd-Bach Mynydd-Bach or Mynydd-bach is a suburban district and Community (Wales), community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, It falls within the coterminous Mynydd-Bach (electoral ward), Mynydd-Bach ward. The name Mynydd-Bach ("little mountain") ...

to the east;

Cockett Cockett ( cy, Y Cocyd) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton. Cockett, in common with much of western Swans ...

and

Cwmbwrla Cwmbwrla ( en, Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of Swansea in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the city. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, it takes its name from the valley of the Bur ...

to the south; 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 ...

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 ...

and

Llangyfelach Llangyfelach is a village and community located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open ...

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 Penlan is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales in the Penderry ward. The area is set on top of a hill, which overlooks Townhill, Kilvey Hill and Swansea Bay. Leisure Local amenities include the Penlan leisure centre, which incorporates a swi ...

, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall and Caereithin, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas.

2012 local council elections

The turnout for the 2012 local council elections in Penderry was 22.23%. The results were:

Districts

Penlan

is the largest area in the centre of the ward.

Blaen-y-Maes

Blaen-y-Maes is an area to the west of the ward. {{coord, 51.65529, N, 3.96741, W, region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SS6497), display=title Swansea electoral wards Communities in Swansea