Cwmbwrla is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, including the suburb of the same name.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following settlements: Brondeg, Brynhyfryd, Cwmbwrla, Cwmdu, Gendros and Manselton, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett to the west; Castle and Townhill to the south; Landore to the east; and Penderry and Mynydd-Bach to the north.
For the purposes of local elections, Cwmbwrla is broken down into the following polling districts: Manselton South, Cwmdu, Manselton North and Brynhyfryd. The ward returns 3 councillors to the local council. The ward is currently represented by: Peter Black (Lib Dems), Chris Holley (Lib Dems) and Graham Thomas (Lib Dems).
2012 local council elections The results of the 2012 local council elections for Cwmbwrla were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusPeter Malcolm Black Liberal Democrats 1228 Liberal Democrats holdChristopher Ashleigh Holley Liberal Democrats 1045 Liberal Democrats holdLewis Graham Thomas Liberal Democrats 1023 Liberal Democrats holdCyril Anderson Labour 965Peter David Meehan Labour 824Joy Richards Labour 807
The electorate turnout was 35%
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