Swansea Wales communities - Pontlliw and Tircoed locator

Pontlliw and Tircoed is a

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and

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in the north of the

City and County of Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest ...

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. It includes the villages of Pontlliw and

Tircoed Tircoed forest village is a suburb between the villages of Penllergaer and Pontlliw, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Pontlliw and Tircoed community. Built from the late 1980s onwards, Tircoed currently consists of 470 houses clustered around a ...

. According to the

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Pontlliw and Tircoed had a population of 2,529.

Governance

The community has a

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which comprises ten unpaid community councillors from the two villages. Until 2022 Pontlliw and Tircoed was covered by the

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 ...

for elections to the

City and County of Swansea Council , coa_pic = , coa_res = , coa_alt = , logo_pic = Swansea City Council Logo.svg , logo_res = , logo_alt = , house_type = Unitary authority , jurisdiction = , foundation = 1 April 1996 , preceded_by = West Glamorgan County CouncilSw ...

. Following a local government boundary review, Pontlliw and Tircoed was separated to become its own electoral ward. The ward elects one county councillor.

References

External links

Pontlliw and Tircoed Community Council
Communities in Swansea Swansea electoral wards {{wales-stub