Bishopston (Swansea ward)

Bishopston ward

Area	5.89 km² (2.27 sq mi)
Population	3,251 (2011 census)
– density	552/km² (1,430/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Gower
Welsh Assembly	Gower
Councillors	Keith Marsh (Independent)
List of places UK Wales Swansea

Bishopston (Welsh: Llandeilo Ferwallt) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Most of the area is rural consisting of farmland and small villages. The ward is named after the village (and coterminous community) of Bishopston which falls within the ward.

Pwll-Du Bay

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Barland Common, Caswell, Clyne Common, Bishopston, Manselfield, Murton, Oldway, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by the Bristol Channel to the south; and the wards of: Pennard to the west; Fairwood to the north; and Mayals, West Cross and Newton to the east.

Local beaches include Brandy Cove, Caswell Bay and Pwll-Du.

Current Representation

The Bishopston Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections. Following the 2012 election it is currently represented by Independent councillor Keith Marsh.^[1]

Bishopston 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	645
	Conservative	Gareth Davies	267
	Labour	David Dorsett	175
Majority
Turnout				40.1	-9.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Recent History

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Bishopston 1995
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal Democrat	F.T. Hughes*	641
Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh	582
Labour	C.E. Lowit	164
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

In 1999, the seat was won by an Independent who was returned unopposed.

Bishopston 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Keith Marsh comfortably held the seat in 2004

Bishopston 2004
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	1,029
Liberal Democrat	John Philip Bleay	168
Green	Larch Ian Albert Frank Juckes Maxey	143
Independent hold		Swing

In 2008, Keith Marsh was again returned but with a reduced majority.

Bishopston 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	730
	Conservative	Carole Maureen Hyde	516
	Green	Rashid Malik	110
	Independent hold		Swing
Turnout				49.7

References

↑ "City and County Elections 2012". City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

External links

Bishopston.org.uk Community Website

City and County of Swansea

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Transport in Swansea

Road	M4 motorway European route E30 A48 road A483 road A484 road A4067 road A4216 road A4217 road A4240 road A4118 road

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Waterways	River Tawe Swansea Canal Tennant Canal

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Coordinates: 51°37′10″N 3°57′05″W / 51.61958°N 3.95142°W / 51.61958; -3.95142

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