Penyrheol (Swansea electoral ward)
Penyrheol is the name of an electoral ward and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Penyrheol, Grovesend and Waun Gron, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by the Loughor estuary to the north west; and the wards of Pontarddulais to the north; Llangyfelach to the east; and Upper Loughor, Kingsbridge, Gorseinon and Penllergaer to the south.
For the 2008 local council elections, the turnout was 34.16%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
David Cole | Labour | 1036 | Labour hold |
Jan Curtice | Labour | 904 | Labour gain |
Jim Dunckley | Plaid Cymru | 346 | |
Hannah Lowe | Plaid Cymru | 248 | |
Victor Bruno | Independent | 200 | |
In 2012 the result was as follows: