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The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.

Fairwood Ward
Location of Fairwood within the City and County of Swansea
Area	13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population	2,914 (2011 census)
• Density	217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Paxton Hood-Williams (Conservative)
List of places UK Wales Swansea

The ward is bounded by the wards of Gower and Pennard to the south west; Penclawdd to the north west; Gowerton to the north east; Dunvant and Killay to the east; Mayals to the south west and Bishopston to the south.

The village of Upper Killay is located in the Fairwood ward about 3.5 miles west of Swansea City Centre.

Local council elections

In the Swansea local council elections for 2012, the voter turnout in Fairwood was 49.72%. The results of voting were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Paxton Richard Hood-Williams	Conservative	583	Conservative hold
John Bushell	Liberal Democrats	317
Mike Durke	Labour	247

The Conservatives have held the Fairwood ward since 1995 and Paxton Hood-Williams has been councillor since 2004.[1]

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