Clydach (electoral ward)

Clydach is the name of an electoral ward (and a town) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

Clydach Ward
Area	8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population	7,503 (2011 census)
• Density	887/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Paulette Smith (Labour) Gordon Walker (Independent)

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

Clydach 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gordon David Walker*	1,211
	Labour	Paulette Bradley Smith*	1,134
	Labour	Julie Marlene Davies	825
	Plaid Cymru	Elgan Davies-Jones	387
	Conservative	David James Rowlands-Lean	311
	Conservative	Roda Ali	230
Turnout				28.4	−8.0
	Independent hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

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.

Clydach 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Edwin Ayres	540
	Plaid Cymru	James Vernon Davies	351
	Labour win (new seat)

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.

Clydach 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sylvia Mary Lewis	963
	Labour	Roger Llewellyn Smith	845
	Labour	Bryan Edwin Ayres*	844
	Plaid Cymru	James Vernon Davies	764
	Plaid Cymru	Diana Owen	697
	Independent	Denise Preece	509
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Clydach 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Llewellyn Smith*	1,107
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Mary Lewis*	761
	Plaid Cymru	James Vernon Davies	595
	Labour	Islwyn Hopkins	589
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Marlene Davies	486
	Conservative	Robert Andrew Evans	172
	Conservative	Jonathan Bray Stockting	131
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Clydach 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Llewellyn Smith*	1,115
	Labour	Paulette Bradley Smith	820
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Mary Lewis*	710
	Independent	Julie Marlene Davies	509
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Maureen Jarman	322
	Conservative	Janice Birch	248
	Conservative	Barry John Stubbings	226
Turnout				38.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Clydach 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paulette Bradley Smith*	1,055
	Independent	Gordon David Walker	1,040
	Independent	Roger Llewellyn Smith*	915
	Labour	Gillian Wakeman	702
Turnout				36.4	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

External links

• Clydach.Net an independent website for the Clydach Community