Human settlement in Wales
Gowerton (Welsh : Tregŵyr ) is the name of an electoral ward in the county of Swansea , Wales , UK . It is named after Gowerton village which falls within the ward. The Gowerton community boundaries are coterminous with the ward.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Gowerton , Penclawdd, Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower . It is bordered by Penclawdd and Fairwood to the south west; Killay North and Killay South to the south; Cockett to the east; and Lower Loughor , Upper Loughor , the Loughor estuary and Kingsbridge to the north.
The turnout for Gowerton in the 2012 local council elections was 37.02%. The results were:
Candidate
Party
Votes
Status
Susan Mary Jones
Independents
660
Independents hold
Rob Thomas
Labour
608
Gordon Howells
Conservative
163
Les Woodward
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
58
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