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Penllergaer is the name of an electoral ward (and a community) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penllergaer has its own elected community council.

Penllergaer Ward
Area	6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population	2,868 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	477/km2 (1,240/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Wendy Fitzgerald (Independent)
List of places UK Wales Swansea

The electoral ward consists of Penllergaer, East and West, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is a mainly rural ward with grassland to the south and woodland to the north. It is bordered by the wards of Llangyfelach to the northeast; Penderry to the south; Kingsbridge to the south west; Gorseinon to the west, Penyrheol to the north west.

In the 2008 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 45.56%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Wendy Fitzgerald	Independent	873	Independents hold
Nigel Mark Rees	Labour	56
Paul Werner Sivertsen	Conservative	48
Carol Smith	Green Party	27

In the 2012 local council elections, the turnout for Penllergaer was 42.47%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Wendy Fitzgerald	Independents	744	Independents hold
Tom Hoyles	Labour	183
Lyndon Richard Jones	Conservative	25

References

External links

• Penllergaer ward info

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