Penderry
# Penderry

Penderry (Welsh: Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penderry does not have a community council.

Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cwmbwrla to the south; and Kingsbridge, Penllergaer and Llangyfelach to the north.

For the purposes of local council elections, the ward is divided up into a number of polling districts, which are: Blaen-y-Maes, Caereithin, Mynydd Cadle, Penlan West, Penlan East and Clwyd.

Penderry returns three councillors to the local council. The current councillors representing Penderry are: June Burtonshaw (Labour), Doreen Jones (Labour) and Grenville Phillips (Labour).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following geographical areas: Penlan, Portmead, Blaen-y-Maes, Fforesthall and Caereithin, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward consists of mainly suburban residential areas.

## 2012 local council elections

The turnout for the 2012 local council elections in Penderry was 22.23%. The results were:

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
| - | - | - | - |
| Terry Hennegan | Labour | 1216 | Labour hold |
| June Elizabeth Burtonshaw | Labour | 1182 | Labour hold |
| Hazel Mary Morris | Labour | 1092 | Labour hold |
| James Anthony Young | Green Party | 470 | |

## Districts

### Penlan

Penlan is the largest area in the centre of the ward.

### Blaen-y-Maes

Blaen-y-Maes is an area to the west of the ward.

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