Landore (electoral ward)
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| Area | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,168 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 2,766/km2 (7,160/sq mi) |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Landore (Welsh: Glandŵr) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
Landore is bounded by the wards of Castle to the south west; Cwmbwrla to the west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west; Morriston to the north; Bonymaen 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, Landore, Morfa and Plasmarl, 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 (Liberal Democrat) and Cllr Rob Speht (Liberal Democrat).
For the 2012 local council elections, the turnout in Landore was 35.10%. The results were:
Landore is a residential area. It has seen a number of new developments during the early millennium decade, such as the new Liberty Stadium, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park built around the same time.
Morfa is a former area of light industry, which is now dominated by a retail park in the north western part of the ward.
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