- Dunvant (electoral ward)
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Dunvant Ward 
Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: Maps for SS5994 Geography Principal locality Dunvant Total population 4,679 (2001 census) Land area (km²) 2.41 (2001 census) Administration Local council: City and County of Swansea Number of councillors: 2 Nation: Wales Post office and telephone Postcode(s): SA2 Dialling code: +44-1792 Politics Welsh Assembly: Swansea West UK Parliament: Swansea West European Parliament: Wales Dunvant (Welsh: Dyfnant) is an electoral ward coterminous with a community of the same name in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council. It is named after the village of Dunvant which lies within the ward.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas, Derlwyn, Dunvant, Killay, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. It is bounded by Fairwood to the east; Gowerton to the north; Killay North to the east and Killay South to the south.
In the 2008 local council elections the turnout for Dunvant was 45.59%. The results were:
Candidate Party Votes Status John Newbury Liberal Democrats 992 Liberal Democrats hold Nicholas John Tregoning Liberal Democrats 855 Liberal Democrats hold Roy Thomas Adams Independents 262 Christine Mary Hosgood-Jones Labour 254 Peter Leonard Rowlands Labour 198 James Barrington Geen Harding Conservatives 192 Rowland Bevan Independents 165 David Rudolf Heinrich Conservatives 143 Coordinates: 51°37′38″N 4°02′18″W / 51.62710°N 4.03843°W
Categories:- Swansea electoral wards
- Communities of Swansea
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