Dunvant and Killay, formerly Dunvant ( cy, Dyfnant), is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

, UK. It is named after the village of

Dunvant Dunvant ( cy, Dyfnant) (Dyfn - deep; nant - stream or brook) is a suburban district and community (parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, and falls within the Dunvant ward. It is situated in a valley some 4.5 miles west of Swansea cit ...

and neighbouring Killay, which lie within the ward. The electoral ward consisted of some or all of the following areas, Derlwyn,

, Killay, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. It is bounded by Fairwood to the west;

Gowerton Gowerton ( cy, Tregŵyr) is a large village and community, about 4 miles north west of Swansea city centre, Wales. Gowerton is often known as the gateway to the Gower Peninsula. Gowerton's original name was Ffosfelin. The village falls within the ...

to the north;

Sketty The suburban district of Sketty ( cy, Sgeti) is about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea. It is also a community. Description The area approximates to the Vivi ...

to the east.

2022 boundary changes

Until 2022, Dunvant and Killay consisted of three wards: Dunvant represented by two councillors;

Killay North Killay North ( cy, Cilâ - Gogledd) is a former electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales which consisted of some or all of the following areas: Killay, Olchfa and Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West ...

and

Killay South Killay South ( cy, Cilâ - De) was an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The ward was mainly rural and consisted of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Ilston, Killay, Sketty and Upper Killay in the parliam ...

represented by one councillor each. Following a local authority ward boundary review, the three wards were merged to become 'Dunvant and Killay', with an overal reduction in councillors to three. A local petition to oppose the changes was unsuccessful.

2012 Swansea Council election

In the 2012 local council elections the turnout for Dunvant was 38.94%. The results were:

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