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Llansamlet (electoral ward)

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Population
  
14,433 (2011 census)

Country
  
Wales

EU Parliament
  
Wales

Area
  
15.54 kmĀ²

UK parliament constituency
  
Swansea East

Principal area
  
Swansea

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Welsh Assembly
  
Swansea East

Ceremonial county
  
West Glamorgan

Llansamlet (electoral ward)


Llansamlet is the name of an electoral ward and a coterminous community City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Llansamlet does not have a community council.

Contents

Map of Llansamlet, UK

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Birchgrove, Glais, Heol Las, Llansamlet, Morriston, Peniel Green, Pentre-Dwr, Talycopa, Trallwn and Summer Hill in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The Llansamlet ward is bounded by the wards of Clydach to the north, Morriston to the west, Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east, and Bonymaen to the south.

Local elections

In the 2012 local elections, the turnout was 30.32%. The results were:

Districts

The suburb of Llansamlet is the area where part of the Swansea Enterprise Park is located.

Trallwn is a suburb to the east of the ward comprising a large housing estate and a local primary school, Trallwn Primary School. Just to the south of Trallwn is Pentre Dwr, a predominantly farming and rural area. There are a number of horse riding schools here. To the west of Pentre Dwr and Talycopa (behind Trallwn shops) is a small housing district Summer Hill. Although Trallwn, Talycopa and Summer Hill are not part of the Llansamlet area.

References

Llansamlet (electoral ward) Wikipedia