Editing Gower (electoral ward)

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{{Infobox UK place
| official_name     = Gower ward
| static_image_name = Swansea UK ward location - Gower.png
| static_image_caption= Location of pre-2022 Gower ward within<br/>the [[City and County of Swansea]]

|unitary_wales = [[Swansea]]

|lieutenancy_wales = [[West Glamorgan]]

| region = 
| country = Wales

| constituency_westminster = [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Gower (Senedd constituency)|Gower]]
| councillor1 = Richard David Lewis
| party1      = Liberal Democrat

| population     = 3,696
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| area_total_km2 = 113.20
| area_footnotes = (2001 census)

| hide_services = yes
}}
'''Gower''' ({{langx|cy|Gŵyr}}) [[Ward (politics)|electoral ward]] is an electoral ward in Britain. It is a ward of the City and County of [[Swansea]], and comprises the western part of the [[Gower Peninsula]].  It lies within the UK Parliamentary constituency of [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]].

The [[electoral ward]] consists of some or all of the following villages and areas:  [[Cheriton, Swansea|Cheriton]], [[Horton, Swansea|Horton]], [[Knelston]], [[Landimore]], [[Llandewi]], [[Llangennith]], [[Llanmadoc]], [[Llanrhidian]], [[Middleton, Swansea|Middleton]], [[Oldwalls]], [[Overton, Swansea|Overton]], [[Oxwich Green]], [[Oxwich]], [[Penrice, Swansea|Penrice]], [[Port Eynon]], [[Reynoldston]], [[Rhossili]], [[Slade, Swansea|Slade]], [[Scurlage]].

It also includes the communities of [[Ilston]], "[[Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton]]", [[Llanrhidian Lower]], [[Penrice, Swansea]], [[Port Eynon]], [[Reynoldston]] and [[Rhossili]].

Neighbouring wards are [[Penclawdd (electoral ward)|Penclawdd]] to the north east, [[Fairwood, Swansea|Fairwood]] to the east and [[Pennard (electoral ward)|Pennard]] to the south-east.

==2022 boundary changes==
Following recommendations by the [[Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales]] the community of [[Ilston]] was transferred from the Gower ward to the [[Pennard (electoral ward)|Pennard]] ward, effective from the [[2022 Welsh local elections|2022 local elections]].<ref>[https://ldbc.gov.wales/reviews/03-20/swansea-final-recommendations Swansea Final Recommendations], Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, March 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.</ref>

==2012 local council elections==
Local council elections for Gower were held on 3 May 2012, along with wards in 21/22 local authorities in Wales.  The turn-out for Gower was 47.51%.  The results were:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!|Candidate
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Status
|-
||Richard David Lewis ||Liberal Democrat|| 826 || Liberal Democrat hold
|-
||Ray Collins ||Labour|| 358||
|-
||Robert Fisher ||Conservative|| 232||
|}

==Senedd==
Gower Ward is part of the [[Gower (Senedd constituency)|Gower constituency]] and returns one constituency [[Member of the Senedd]] to the [[Senedd]].
It votes in the [[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales West region]], which elects four list members.<ref name="footnote01">see [http://www.wales.gov.uk/who/amconst_e.htm National Assembly for Wales:Assembly members map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213220707/http://www.wales.gov.uk/who/amconst_e.htm |date=13 February 2006 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906141805/http://www.gowernews.co.uk/index.php Gower News]

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[[Category:Swansea electoral wards]]
[[Category:Gower Peninsula]]