The Conservatives won the ward's last contest in May 2022 with 41 per cent. Earlier contests were won by the Conservatives in 2017 and 2012. 6 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Swansea council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 29.3% |
| Labour | 22.6% |
| Reform UK | 17.0% |
| Independent | 11.5% |
| Conservative | 10.3% |
| Independent | 9.4% |
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Plaid Cymru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 41% | 32% | 9% | - | 18% |
| May 2017 | 69% | 23% | - | 8% | - |
| May 2012 | 51% | 22% | 28% | - | - |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Swansea is a Welsh council: it runs every local service. Current control: Labour.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by Independents @ Swansea, Uplands and independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Gŵyr Abertawe Senedd seat, May 2026: Plaid Cymru 32%, Reform UK 27%, Labour 14%.
The ward is part of the Gower constituency. Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi won it at the 2024 general election with 43 per cent of the vote.