Upper Loughor
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Upper Loughor (Welsh: Casllwchwr Uchaf) was an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward covered the eastern part of the town of Loughor in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.
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Upper Loughor Ward | |
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Area | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Population | 2,771 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 1,721/km2 (4,460/sq mi) |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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It was bounded by Lower Loughor and the Loughor estuary to the west; Penyrheol to the north; Kingsbridge to the east and Gowerton to the south.
In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Upper Loughor was 42.69%. The results were:
More information Candidate, Party ...
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Darren Price | Plaid Cymru | 531 | Plaid Cymru hold |
Harding John (Snr.) Richards | Labour | 199 | |
Wynford Jones | Independents | 105 | |
Alan Thomas Protheroe | Conservatives | 89 |
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