Fairwood, Swansea
# Fairwood, Swansea

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.

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.

