Uplands (electoral ward)

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

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)

Description

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

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

2022 Swansea council elections

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

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

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

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

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 MayLiberal Democrats1828Liberal Democrats hold
Stuart RiceLiberal Democrats1706Liberal Democrats hold
Jayne WoodmanLiberal Democrats1495Liberal Democrats hold
Janet ThomasLiberal Democrats1488Liberal Democrats hold
Sybil CrouchLabour817
Andrew ConnellLabour792
Ian RossLabour765
Derek JamesLabour729
Dick PhillipsConservative593
Andrew SmithGreen Party561
Simon BrightConservative500
David RodwayConservative472
Annest WiliamPlaid Cymru404
Norman WhitlockConservative403
Steven CleggGreen Party391
Holly MachinGreen Party346
Jane McCarthyNon-Aligned275
Jeffrey SampsonNon-Aligned236
Nortridge PerrottNon-Aligned165
Nigel RobinsNon-Aligned107

References
  1. 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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