:Clydach (electoral ward)
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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Clydach Ward
| static_image_name = Wm swansea clydach.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
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| unitary_wales = Swansea
|lieutenancy_wales = West Glamorgan
| region =
| country = Wales
| constituency_westminster = Gower
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Gower
| |councillor1 = Paulette Smith | party1 = Labour|councillor2 = Gordon Walker | party2 = Independent
| population = 7,503
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| area_total_km2 = 8.46
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Clydach is an electoral ward (and a town) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by Mawr to the west, and Morriston and Llansamlet to the south.
Current representation
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 2017}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gordon David Walker*
|votes = 1,211
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paulette Bradley Smith*
|votes = 1,134
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julie Marlene Davies
|votes = 825
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Elgan Davies-Jones
|votes = 387
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David James Rowlands-Lean
|votes = 311
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roda Ali
|votes = 230
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 28.4
|change = -8.0
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
Recent history
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The ward was won by Labour.
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 1995}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bryan Edwin Ayres
|votes = 540
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = James Vernon Davies
|votes = 351
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
In 1999, the number of seats increased from one to two. Labour held won seat (although the sitting Labour member was defeated) and the other seat was won by an Independent.
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 1999}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sylvia Mary Lewis
|votes = 963
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Llewellyn Smith
|votes = 845
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bryan Edwin Ayres*
|votes = 844
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = James Vernon Davies
|votes = 764
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Diana Owen
|votes = 697
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Denise Preece
|votes = 509
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 2004}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Llewellyn Smith*
|votes = 1,107
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sylvia Mary Lewis*
|votes = 761
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = James Vernon Davies
|votes = 595
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Islwyn Hopkins
|votes = 589
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julie Marlene Davies
|votes = 486
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Andrew Evans
|votes = 172
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonathan Bray Stockting
|votes = 131
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 2008}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Llewellyn Smith*
|votes = 1,115
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paulette Bradley Smith
|votes = 820
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sylvia Mary Lewis*
|votes = 710
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Julie Marlene Davies
|votes = 509
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Janice Maureen Jarman
|votes = 322
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Janice Birch
|votes = 248
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry John Stubbings
|votes = 226
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 38.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Labour Party (UK)
|loser= Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= Clydach 2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paulette Bradley Smith*
|votes = 1,055
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gordon David Walker
|votes = 1,040
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Roger Llewellyn Smith*
|votes = 915
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Wakeman
|votes = 702
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 36.4
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser= Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070522200113/http://www.clydach.net/ Clydach.Net an independent website for the Clydach Community]
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