Landore ( cy, Glandŵr) is the name of an

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in the City and County of

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, UK.

Description

Landore is bounded by the wards of

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

to the south west;

Cwmbwrla Cwmbwrla ( en, Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of Swansea in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the city. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, it takes its name from the valley of the Bur ...

to the west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west;

Morriston Morriston (; cy, Treforys ) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town (e.g. the local fo ...

to the north;

Bonymaen Bon-y-maen, sometimes spelt ''Bonymaen'', ( cy, Bôn-y-maen) is a community in Swansea, Wales located about north east of Swansea city centre. It falls within the coterminous Bonymaen ward for elections to Swansea Council. Bôn-y-maen is W ...

to the east; and St. Thomas to the south east. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Castle Graig, Brynhyfryd,

Hafod Hafod is a district of the city of Swansea, in South Wales, U.K., and lies just north of the city centre, within the Landore ward. Hafod is the home to the Hafod Copperworks, founded in 1810 and closed in 1980 which is now being developed i ...

Landore Landore ( cy, Glandŵr) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales. The district falls in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north of Swansea city centre. The north-easterly part of Landore i ...

, Morfa and

Plasmarl Plasmarl, or Plas-Marl, is a suburban district and historically a village of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It falls within the old Copper Quarter of Landore electoral ward. Location Plasmarl is centered on the A4067 road, which conn ...

, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. However the Landore ward can be split into three chief areas from north to south: Plasmarl, Landore and Hafod. For electoral purposes, Landore is divided into a number of polling districts: Plasmarl, Cnap Llwyd, Glandwr and Hafod. The Elected Councillors for the Landore Ward are Cllr Viv Abbott (

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) and Cllr Rob Speht (Liberal Democrat).

Districts

;Landore

is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the Liberty Stadium, now the

Swansea.com Stadium The Swansea.com Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Swansea.com; formerly Liberty Stadium) is an all-seated sports stadium and conferencing venue located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium opened in 2005 and was named the Liberty Stadium. It ...

, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park built around the same time. ;Morfa Morfa is a former area of light industry, which is now dominated by a retail park in the north western part of the ward. ;Hafod

is a small area to the far south of the ward.

2012 local council elections

For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout in Landore was 35.10%. The results were:

Swansea County Borough Council

Landore was one of the ten wards created to Swansea County Borough Council, electing two representatives in the November 1889 elections.

References

External links

Hafod & The Swansea Valley Archeological Trail
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