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Upper Loughor

Coordinates: 51°39′46″N 4°03′16″W / 51.66279°N 4.05450°W / 51.66279; -4.05450
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Upper Loughor Ward
Area1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population2,771 (2011 census)[1]
• Density1,721/km2 (4,460/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Darren Price (Plaid Cymru)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

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.

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:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Darren Price Plaid Cymru 531 Plaid Cymru hold
Harding John (Snr.) Richards Labour 199
Wynford Jones Independents 105
Alan Thomas Protheroe Conservatives 89

References

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  1. ^ "Upper Lougher - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.


51°39′46″N 4°03′16″W / 51.66279°N 4.05450°W / 51.66279; -4.05450