Bishopston (Swansea ward)

Bishopston (Welsh: Llandeilo Ferwallt) is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Most of the area is rural consisting of farmland and small villages. The ward is named after the village (and coterminous community) of Bishopston which falls within the ward.

Bishopston ward
Bishopston ward location within the City and County of Swansea
Area	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population	3,251 (2011 census)
• Density	552/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Keith Marsh (Independent)
List of places UK Wales Swansea

Oldway, Bishopston

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Barland Common, Caswell, Clyne Common, Bishopston, Manselfield, Murton, Oldway, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bounded by the Bristol Channel to the south; and the wards of: Pennard to the west; Fairwood to the north; and Mayals, West Cross and Newton to the east.^[1]

Current Representation

The Bishopston Ward is a single-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections. Following the 2017 election, it is currently represented by Conservative councillor Lyndon Richard Jones who defeated long-serving Independent Keith Marsh.

Bishopston (one seat)

Bishopston 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lyndon Richard Jones	620
	Independent	Keith Edmund Marsh*	440
	Labour	Adam Owen Gilbert	397
	Green	Karen Laurence	63
Majority
Turnout				56.8	+16.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Recent history

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The seat was won by the Liberal Democrats.

Bishopston 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F.T. Hughes*	641
	Independent	Keith Marsh	582
	Labour	C.E. Lowit	164
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

In 1999, the seat was won by an Independent who was returned unopposed.

Bishopston 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Marsh	Unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Keith Marsh comfortably held the seat in 2004

Bishopston 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Marsh*	1,029
	Liberal Democrats	John Bleay	168
	Green	Larch Maxey	143
	Independent hold		Swing

In 2008, Keith Marsh was again returned but with a reduced majority.

Bishopston 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Marsh *	730
	Conservative	Carole Hyde	516
	Green	Rashid Malik	110
	Independent hold		Swing
Turnout				49.7

Keith Marsh was returned for a fourth time at the 2012 election.

Bishopston 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keith Marsh *	645
	Conservative	Gareth Davies	267
	Labour	David Dorsett	175
Majority
Turnout				40.1	−9.6
	Independent hold		Swing