Fairwood, Swansea

Fairwood Ward
Fairwood Ward
	Location of Fairwood within the; City and County of Swansea
Area	13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population	2,914 (2011 census)
• Density	217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea;
Preserved county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gŵyr Abertawe;
Councillors	Beth Rowe (Welsh Liberal Democrats);

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 held the Fairwood ward between 1995 and 2026. Following the death of Paxton Hood-Williams in 2026,^[1] a by-election was held in the Fairwood ward and Beth Rowe of the Welsh Liberal Democrats was elected.

References

↑ Dalling, Robert (23 March 2026). "Tributes paid to the former Mayor of Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. p. 6. ISSN 0307-5672. Tributes have been paid to a former city mayor who has died. Paxton Hood-Williams, who for four decades served the Swansea communities of Fairwood, Three Crosses and Upper Killay...

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[1] Dalling, Robert (23 March 2026). "Tributes paid to the former Mayor of Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. p. 6. ISSN 0307-5672. Tributes have been paid to a former city mayor who has died. Paxton Hood-Williams, who for four decades served the Swansea communities of Fairwood, Three Crosses and Upper Killay...

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