Bon-y-maen (electoral ward)
Bon-y-maen (until 2022 Bonymaen) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
| Bon-y-maen Ward | |
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| Area | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,857 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St. Thomas to the south; and Landore to the west.
For the purposes of elections Bon-y-maen is divided into several polling districts: Winch Wen, Pentre Dwr, Hanover Square and Pentrechwyth. Bon-y-maen returns 2 councillors to the local council. The current councillors are Mandy Evans and Paul Lloyd (both Labour Party).
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Bon-y-maen, Cefn Hengoed, Copper Quarter, Crymlyn Bog, Morfa, Pentrechwyth, Pentre Dwr, Winch Wen, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.
Election results
2017 Swansea Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mandy Evans* | 1,050 | |||
| Labour | Paul Lloyd* | 1,010 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Geraint Couch | 249 | |||
| Conservative | Elaine Hughes | 227 | |||
| Conservative | Wendy Olsen | 210 | |||
| Turnout | 28.9 | -3.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2012 Swansea Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Lloyd | 959 | 32.49 | ||
| Labour | Mandy Evans | 893 | 30.26 | ||
| Independent | Mair Gibbs* | 514 | 17.41% | -26.56 | |
| Independent | John Hague* | 493 | 16.70 | -20.63 | |
| National Front | Sion Owens | 92 | 3.11 | -15.57 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,951 | ||||
2008 Swansea Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 1,052 | 43.97 | ||
| Independent | John Hague* | 893 | 37.33 | ||
| BNP | Sion Owens | 447 | 18.68 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 2,392 | ||||
2004 Swansea Council election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Hague* | 1,093 | |||
| Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 936 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Philip Couch | 386 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Samuel | 224 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1999 Swansea Council election
At a by-election an Independent candidate captured the seat from Labour and held it at the next election in 1999.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Hague* | 1,246 | |||
| Labour | Mair Gibbs* | 1,240 | |||
| Labour | Wyndham Davies | 632 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nora O'Sullivan | 311 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1995 Swansea Council election
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. Both seats were won by Labour.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Mair Gibbs | 1,185 | |||
| Labour | David Watkins | 1,044 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Thomas | 186 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Warden | 140 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||