Morriston (electoral Ward)
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Morriston (( Welsh:''Treforys'' or ''Treforus'')) is an
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 ...
in Swansea, Wales. It is coterminous with the
Morriston Morriston (; ) is a Community (Wales), community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Morriston (electoral ward), Morriston ward. It is the largest community in the Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes referred to ...
community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...
. Morriston is one of two five member wards in the
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local authority area. In population terms, it is the largest ward in the Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East and it is the largest ward in the City and County of Swansea.Morriston: Electoral Division Profile
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consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw, Graig Felen,
Morriston Morriston (; ) is a Community (Wales), community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Morriston (electoral ward), Morriston ward. It is the largest community in the Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes referred to ...
, Parc Gwernfadog, Pant-lasau, Ynysforgan and Ynystawe, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of
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and Clydach to the east; Bonymaen and
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to the south;
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and Llangyfelach to the west; and
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to the north. The ward is broken down into a number of polling districts by the local council. These are: Parc-y-Duc, Glantawe, Pentrepoeth, Tircanol, Caemawr, Cwmrhydyceirw East, Cwmrhydyceirw West, Parc Gwernfadog and Ynystawe.


History

Morriston first became an electoral ward in the late nineteenth century with the formation of
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. The first county councillor to be elected in 1889 was the Liberal, David Davies.


Politics

Morriston is one of only two wards in Swansea which returns five councillors to the local council, the other being
Sketty Sketty () is a surburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea. Description The area approximates to the Vivian ...
. Morriston currently returns five Labour councillors:
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, Robert Francis-Davies, John Davies, Bob Lloyd and Rob Stewart. In the 2008 local election the Ward was contested by all five incumbent Labour Councillors, and by five Liberal Democrats, five
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, two
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candidates and one
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candidate. The poll took place on 1 May 2008, along with elections in every other ward of Swansea. The turnout of the 2012 local elections in Morriston was 29.95%. The results were:


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Morriston statistics
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