Newton is a village (and former electoral ward) in the City of and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located near the

Mumbles Mumbles ( cy, Mwmbwls) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales. Toponym Mumbles has been noted for its unusual place name. The headland is thought by some to have been named by French sailors, ...

just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The Newton ward was a part of the

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

. The sandy beaches of

Langland Bay Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort in Gower, Swansea in south Wales. It is a popular surfing beach which regularly meets the European Blue Flag award for quality. History Langland Bay - together with Caswell Bay, Rotherslade, ...

and Caswell Bay are located to the far south of the area.

Governance

The Newton electoral ward consisted of the Caswell, Langland and Newton localities in the parliamentary constituency of

Gower Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

. The ward was bounded by the wards of Bishopston to the west; West Cross to the north;

Oystermouth Oystermouth (a corruption of the Welsh name ''Ystum Llwynarth'' or ''Ystumllwynarth'') is a village (and former electoral ward) in the district of Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Mumbles community (civil parish). Description The ...

to the east; and the Bristol Channel to the south. Total population at the 2001 census was 3,150 of whom 73.7% were born in Wales. The ward was represented by Councillo
William Thomas
of the

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

s between May 2017 and May 2022.Newton Electoral Division Profile
at website of City and County of Swansea, December 2008 Following a ward boundary review, the Oystermouth and Newton wards were combined to create a new ward of

, represented by three county councillors.

References

{{authority control Former electoral wards of Swansea Villages in Swansea Mumbles