Uplands (electoral ward)

Uplands Ward
Area2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Population15,665 (2011 census)
• Density6,781/km2 (17,560/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Peter May (Uplands Party)
  • Sandra Joy (Uplands Party)
  • Stuart Rice (Uplands Party)
  • Allan Jeffery (Uplands Party)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Uplands is name of an electoral ward coterminous with the community of Uplands, in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

Description

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The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Uplands, Brynmill, St. Helen's, Cwmgwyn, Ffynone, and The Lons. It is in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward is bounded by the Sketty ward to the west, Townhill to the north, Castle and Waterfront to the east and the sea (Swansea Bay) to the south.

For electoral purposes Uplands is divided into the polling districts of: WU Uplands North, WV Glanmor, WW Ffynone, WX St. Helens, WY Brynmill and WZ Uplands South.

Uplands returns four councillors to the local City and County of Swansea Council.

Uplands Party

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The Uplands Party was formed in 2016 to contest local elections in the Uplands ward. It was founded by Peter May, who had previously stood as an Independent candidate and as a Liberal Democrat.[1] The Uplands Party campaigns on issues local to the ward, such as street cleaning and houses of multiple occupation, and avoids national politics. It won two of the four Uplands seats in May 2017 and all four seats at the May 2022 elections.[1]

Local election results

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2022 Swansea council elections

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The Uplands Party won all four seats at the 2022 election, taking an additional two seats from Labour. This was despite one of the Uplands Party candidates, Allan Jeffery, suffering a heart attack whilst out campaigning and being hospitalised for the election result.[2]

2017 Swansea council elections

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Uplands was identified as one of the key battlegrounds in the May 2017 council elections. Previously held by the Labour Party, it was predicted to become a multi-party ward, with challengers from the Uplands Party, including sitting councillor Peter May.[3]

2014 by-election

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Following the resignation of Pearleen Sangha in late September 2014, a by-election was called for the fourth seat in the ward. The Independent politician Peter May was elected with 32.8% of the vote.[4]

Swansea City Council By Election, 20 November 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter May 671 32.8
Labour Fran Griffiths 533 26.1
Liberal Democrats Janet Thomas 215 10.5
Green Ashley Wakeling 179 8.8
Independent Pat Dwan 158 7.7
Conservative Josh Allard 154 7.5
Plaid Cymru Rhydian Fitter 104 5.1
TUSC Ronnie Job 31 1.5
Majority 138 6.7
Turnout 2,045

2012 Swansea council elections

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The councillors elected in May 2012 were: Nick Davies, John Charles Bayliss, Neil Ronconi-Woollard and Pearleen Sangha, all of whom represent the Wales Labour Party. The results were:

Uplands 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Davies 1,302
Labour John Bayliss 1,207
Labour Neil Ronconi-Woollard 1,161
Labour Pearleen Sangha 1,099
Liberal Democrats Peter May* 1,089
Liberal Democrats Stuart Rice* 975
Liberal Democrats Janet Thomas* 812
Liberal Democrats Jayne Woodman* 782
Green Keith Ross 614
Green Andrew Smith 465
Conservative Millie Balkan 319
Conservative Christian Bickerstaff 313
Conservative Thomas Giffard 306
Conservative Sarah Bickerstaff 301

2008 Swansea council elections

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In the 2008 local elections for Uplands, there were 20 candidates, each contesting for one of 4 seats in the Uplands. Candidates were fielded by the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru. All four current Liberal Democrat councillors sought re-election. Four of the candidates sought votes for just one issue - the Slip Bridge. The "Slip Bridge four" who are not party affiliated were campaigning for the reinstatement of a bridge crossing at the Slip and wider issues of preserving Swansea's green spaces and heritage.

The turnout for the 2008 elections for Uplands was 29.83%. The results were:

Candidate Party Votes Status
Peter May Liberal Democrats 1828 Liberal Democrats hold
Stuart Rice Liberal Democrats 1706 Liberal Democrats hold
Jayne Woodman Liberal Democrats 1495 Liberal Democrats hold
Janet Thomas Liberal Democrats 1488 Liberal Democrats hold
Sybil Crouch Labour 817
Andrew Connell Labour 792
Ian Ross Labour 765
Derek James Labour 729
Dick Phillips Conservative 593
Andrew Smith Green Party 561
Simon Bright Conservative 500
David Rodway Conservative 472
Annest Wiliam Plaid Cymru 404
Norman Whitlock Conservative 403
Steven Clegg Green Party 391
Holly Machin Green Party 346
Jane McCarthy Non-Aligned 275
Jeffrey Sampson Non-Aligned 236
Nortridge Perrott Non-Aligned 165
Nigel Robins Non-Aligned 107

References

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  1. ^ a b Richard Youle (12 May 2022). "The man who started his own political party and now rules the roost in Uplands". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ Richard Youle. "A man who had a cardiac arrest while campaigning and needed eight injections to save his life has been elected". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ Richard Youle (12 April 2017). "Are Uplands and Sketty the key battleground wards in Swansea in next month's elections?". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Swansea - Uplands by-election 20 November 2014". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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