Gower ()

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

is an electoral ward in Britain. It is a ward of the City and County of

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, and comprises the western part of the

Gower Peninsula The Gower Peninsula (), or simply Gower (), is a peninsula in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan, and is now within the City and County of Swansea. It projects towards th ...

. It lies within the UK Parliamentary constituency of Gower. The

consists of some or all of the following villages and areas: Cheriton, Horton, Knelston, Landimore, Llandewi, Llangennith, Llanmadoc, Llanrhidian, Middleton, Oldwalls, Overton, Oxwich Green, Oxwich, Penrice, Port Eynon, Reynoldston,

Rhossili Rhossili (; ) is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and is part of the Gowe ...

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, Scurlage. It also includes the communities of Ilston, " Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton",

Llanrhidian Lower Llanrhidian Lower is a Community (Wales), community in the Gower peninsula forming the west of Swansea, south Wales. The community has its own elected community council. The population was 512 as of the 2011 UK census. The area covered by the com ...

, Penrice, Swansea, Port Eynon, Reynoldston and

. Neighbouring wards are Penclawdd to the north east, Fairwood to the east and Pennard to the south-east.

2022 boundary changes

Following recommendations by the

Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru () is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries and Senedd constituency boundaries in Wales, also known as . The Commission was established originally as ...

the community of Ilston was transferred from the Gower ward to the Pennard ward, effective from the 2022 local elections.Swansea Final Recommendations
Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

2012 local council elections

Local council elections for Gower were held on 3 May 2012, along with wards in 21/22 local authorities in Wales. The turn-out for Gower was 47.51%. The results were:

Senedd

Gower Ward is part of the Gower constituency and returns one constituency

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to the

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. It votes in the South Wales West region, which elects four list members.se
National Assembly for Wales:Assembly members map

References

External links

Gower News
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