West Cross (electoral ward)


West Cross is the name of an electoral ward in the Mumbles community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The ward falls within the Mumbles community.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Manselfield, Norton, West Cross, Mumbles and Newton, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by the wards of Mayals to the north; Swansea Bay to the east; Oystermouth and Newton to the south; and Bishopston to the west.
The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:
CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Mark Clive ChildLabour1050Labour hold
Desmond Wilfred William ThomasLabour1034Labour hold
Elaine HughesConservatives894
Philip Joel SwinnertonConservatives771
Simon Hugh ArthurLiberal Democrats440
William Keith JonesLiberal Democrats377
Marion WilliamsGreen Party187
Erica Georgina PowellGreen Party144