Bishopston (Swansea ward)

Bishopston ward
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Area	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population	3,251 (2011 census)
– density	552/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Gower
Welsh Assembly	Gower
Councillors	Keith Marsh (Independent)
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Bishopston (Welsh: Llandeilo Ferwallt) is the name of an electoral ward and coterminous community of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community has its own community council. Most of the area is rural consisting of farmland and small villages. The ward is named after the village of Bishopston which falls within the ward.

Pwll-Du Bay

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Barland Common, Caswell, Clyne Common, Bishopston, Manselfield, Murton, Oldway, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by the Bristol Channel to the south; and the wards of: Pennard to the west; Fairwood to the north; and Mayals, West Cross and Newton to the east.

Local beaches include Brandy Cove, Caswell Bay and Pwll-Du.

Current Representation

The Bishopston Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections. It is currently represented by Independent councillor Keith Marsh.

Recent History

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Bishopston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	F.T. Hughes*	641
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh	582
	Labour	C.E. Lowit	164
	Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

In 1999, the seat was won by an Independent who was returned unopposed.

Bishopston 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Keith Marsh comfortably held the seat in 2004

Bishopston 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	1,029
	Liberal Democrat	John Philip Bleay	168
	Green	Larch Ian Albert Frank Juckes Maxey	143
	Independent hold		Swing

In 2008, Keith Marsh was again returned but with a reduced majority.

Bishopston 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	730
	Conservative	Carole Maureen Hyde	516
	Green	Rashid Malik	110
	Independent hold		Swing
Turnout				49.7

2012 local council elections

In the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Bishopston was 40.12%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Keith Marsh	Independent	645	Independent hold
Gareth Davies	Conservatives	267
David Dorsett	Labour	175

External links

• Bishopston.org.uk Community Website