Penderry () is a
community
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and an
electoral ward
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in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.
Penderry does not have a community council.
Penderry is bordered by the wards of
Mynydd-Bach to the east;
Cockett and
Cwmbwrla to the south; and
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 ...
,
Penllergaer and
Llangyfelach 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,
Portmead,
Blaen-y-Maes,
Fforesthall,
Caereithin and
Tre-boeth, 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
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.
Treboeth & Mynydd-bach
A small section of
Treboeth and
Mynydd-Bach falls towards the North the Penderry Electoral Ward.
The split for
Mynydd-Bach is on Heol Ddu from the junction of Clos Ddu which continues to split along neighbouring Roger Street in
Treboeth along the junction with Crwys Terrace.
References
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Swansea electoral wards
Communities in Swansea