Gowerton (electoral ward)

Gowerton Ward
Location of Gowerton ward within the City and County of Swansea
Area	7.55 km2(2.92 sq mi)
Population	5,212 (2011 census)
•Density	690/km2(1,800/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Susan Mary Jones (Independents)

Gowerton(Welsh:Tregŵyr) is the name of anelectoral wardin the county ofSwansea,Wales,UK.It is named afterGowertonvillage which falls within the ward. The Gowertoncommunityboundaries are coterminous with the ward.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas:Gowerton,Penclawdd, Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency ofGower.It is bordered byPenclawddandFairwoodto the south west;Killay NorthandKillay Southto the south;Cockettto the east; andLower Loughor,Upper Loughor,theLoughor estuaryandKingsbridgeto the north.

The turnout for Gowerton in the2012 local council electionswas 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