Mayals

Mayals is an electoral ward and suburb of Swansea, Wales. It is located about 6 kilometers west of Swansea City Centre. Mayals is considered a part of the larger district of Mumbles, along with the nine other settlements within the community council region.[1] In 2022, Mayals had a population of 2,600,[2] compared with the 2011 census, at which point Mayals had a population of 2,676. Mayals borders the areas of Sketty, Killay, Fairwood, Bishopston, and West Cross. The majority of Mayals is situated within the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which was the first AONB to be established in 1956.[3]

Mayals
Mayals is located in Swansea
Mayals
Mayals
Location within Swansea
Population2,600 (Dec 2022)
OS grid referenceSS6090
Community
  • Mumbles
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWANSEA
Postcode districtSA3
Dialling code01792
PoliceSouth Wales
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Swansea West

The suburb of Mayals is a mostly residential area, containing Clyne Gardens, Clyne Golf Club, and Mayals Primary School. Clyne Gardens is a 19-hectare botanical garden, which has an 18th-century castle, Clyne Castle,[4] a Japanese-style bridge and adjoining pond, and a large gazebo. The gardens also contain an extensive plant collection, with over 2,000 different plants including over 800 rhododendrons for which the gardens are renowned. Clyne Gardens is popular with local dog owners, with many walking their dogs within the gardens daily.

There is another park within the Mayals area, known locally as West Cross Woodland, despite being situated within the Mayals area. The park is next to Mayals Primary School, and across the street from the West Cross Co-op store, a former pub which was refitted in late 2019.[5] This park contains a small play facility for children, and a small woodland. This park is considerably smaller than Clyne Gardens.

Education

Mayals houses its own primary school, Mayals Primary School, which takes in students aged 4-11, or Nursery, Infants, and Juniors. There are 247 students as of 2022.[6] The school was last inspected by Estyn in 2022, and are currently under review.[7]

Mayals is located within the Bishopston Comprehensive School catchment area. Students within the area are also given the option of post 16 education, with Gower College Swansea being in close proximity, along with Swansea University for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Demographics

The overall population in the Mayals ward according to the 2011 census was 2,676.

They had the following ethnic breakdown in 2011[8]

Ethnic Group Count %
White British 2,440 91.2
White Irish 16 0.6
White Other 53 1.98
Asian British 93 3.5
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 4 0.1
Mixed ethnicity 43 1.6
Other (e.g. Arab) 27 1.0

Local Election Results

Since 1997 Mayals has been a single-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections.

2022
Mayals 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Chris Evans 457 40.4
Conservative Louise Thomas 332 29.4
Labour Pam Erasmus 280 24.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Guttery 62 5.5
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Turnout 1,138 51.4 –0.9

Chris Evans was the first Green Party candidate to gain a seat in the Swansea Council elections, winning the seat from the Conservatives by 125 votes.[9]

2017
Mayals 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd* 627
Independent Helen Mitchell 271
Labour Joanne Fitton 207
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 52.3 +6.2

2012
Mayals 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Tyler-Lloyd 283
Independent Peter Geoffrey Birch 264
Liberal Democrats Keith Jones 257
Labour Peter Rowlands 163
Independent David Charles Evans 29
Conservative hold Swing
Turnout 46.1 -8.6

2008
Mayals 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rene Harwood Kinzett 545
Independent Peter Geoffrey Birch 465
Labour Juliet Anne Fortey 190
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Turnout 54.7

Originally elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2004, Rene Harwood Kinzett joined the Conservatives prior to the 2008 election.

2004
Mayals 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rene Harwood Kinzett 708
Conservative Dorian Gerald Rowbottom 206
Independent David Charles Evans* 179
Labour Jeffrey William Walton 64
Plaid Cymru Eiry Miles 56
Green Philip Joel Swinnerton 33
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

1999
Mayals 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Charles Evans 386
Conservative Michael George Shellard 358
Liberal Democrats Neil Sinclair Lewis 273
Labour David Ian Collins 209
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1995
Mayals 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Marshall 529
Conservative Paul Valerio 260
Independent David Charles Evans 219
Labour Bob Sykes 172
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "List of Cities, Towns, Villages and Settlements in Swansea (Abertawe), Wales, Google Maps and Street Views, Geographic.org". geographic.org. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. Council, Swansea (2022). "MAYALS WARD PROFILE" (PDF).
  3. "Overview map of the UK's Areas of Outstanding Beauty". landscapesforlife.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. "1 bedroom Ground Flat for sale in Swansea". 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. Williams, Nino (2 October 2019). "Popular Swansea pub that shut down suddenly now reopening as something new". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. "Mayals Primary". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. "Mayals Primary School | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. Services, Good Stuff IT. "Mayals - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. Mosalski, Ruth; Hayward, Will; Youle, Richard (6 May 2022). "Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power". WalesOnline. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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