Kingsbridge () was an
electoral ward
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in the City and County of
Swansea
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,
Wales
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. It was part of the
Llwchwr Town council
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Republic of Ireland
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area.
The Kingsbridge ward was bordered by the wards of
Gowerton
Gowerton ( ) is a large village and community, about northwest 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 Gowerton electora ...
,
Cockett
Cockett () 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 Swansea, was the ...
and
Penderry to the south;
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 around north west of Swansea Ci ...
and
Penllergaer
Penllergaer () is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies 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 junction 47 ...
to the north and
Upper Loughor
Upper Loughor () was an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward covered the eastern part of the town of Loughor in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.
It was bounded by Lower Loughor and the Loughor estuary to ...
to the west.
The electoral ward consisted of some or all of the following areas:
Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of ''Kingsbridge'' (East & North). Their combined population ...
,
Garden Village and
Stafford Common
Stafford Common is home to the Garden Village F.C., Garden Village Football Club, located in the village of Kingsbridge, Swansea, Kingsbridge in the west of Swansea.
Pitches
There are three full size pitches, one of them used by the two senior ...
in the parliamentary constituency of
Gower
The Gower Peninsula (), or simply Gower (), is a peninsula in the 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 the Bristol Channel ...
. Kingsbridge is a mainly rural ward but it also has a scattering of industrial areas.
For election purposes, Kingsbridge is broken down into the polling districts of Kingsbridge and Garden Village.
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout was 36.25%. The results were:
External links
Gorseinon History
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Former electoral wards of Swansea