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Gowerton Ward
Location of Gowerton ward within the City and County of Swansea
Area	7.55 km (2.92 sq mi)
Population	5,212 (2011 census)
• Density	690/km (1,800/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower
Councillors	Susan Mary Jones (Independents)
List of places UK Wales Swansea

Gowerton (Welsh: Tregŵyr) is an electoral ward in the county of Swansea, Wales, UK. It is named after Gowerton village which falls within the ward. The Gowerton community boundaries are coterminous with the ward.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Gowerton, Penclawdd, Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. It is bordered by Penclawdd and Fairwood to the south west; Killay North and Killay South to the south; Cockett to the east; and Lower Loughor, Upper Loughor, the Loughor estuary and Kingsbridge to the north.

The turnout for Gowerton in the 2012 local council elections was 37.02%. The results were:

References

v t e City and County of Swansea
History	History of Swansea Gower
Politics	City and County of Swansea Council Swansea Guildhall Swansea Civic Centre List of electoral wards in Swansea Swansea East Constituency Bon-y-maen Cwmbwrla Landore Llansamlet Morriston Mynydd-bach Penderry St. Thomas Waterfront (part) Swansea West Constituency Castle Cockett Dunvant and Killay Mayals Sketty Townhill Uplands Waterfront (part) Waunarlwydd Gower Constituency Bishopston Clydach Fairwood Gorseinon and Penyrheol Gower Gowerton Llangyfelach Llwchwr Mumbles Pen-clawdd Penllergaer Pennard Pontarddulais Pontlliw and Tircoed West Cross
Communities	Birchgrove Bishopston Bonymaen Castle Clydach Cockett Cwmbwrla Dunvant Gorseinon Gowerton Grovesend and Waungron Ilston Killay Landore Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton Llangyfelach Llanrhidian Higher Llanrhidian Lower Llansamlet Llwchwr Mawr Morriston Mumbles Mynydd-Bach Penderry Penllergaer Pennard Penrice Pontarddulais Pontlliw and Tircoed Port Eynon Reynoldston Rhossili Sketty St Thomas Three Crosses Townhill Uplands Upper Killay Waterfront Waunarlwydd
Culture	Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Royal Institution of South Wales Swansea Grand Theatre
Education	Swansea University University of Wales Trinity Saint David Swansea Metropolitan University Gower College Swansea
Sports	Swansea City A.F.C. Ospreys (rugby union)
Buildings	Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* List of places in Swansea Scheduled monuments Registered parks and gardens
Transport	Roads M4 motorway European route E30 A48 road A483 road A484 road A4067 road A4216 road A4217 road A4240 road A4118 road Bus First Cymru Gorseinon bus station Gower Explorer Metro (Route 4) National Express Swansea bus station Cycling Celtic Trail National Cycle Route 4 National Cycle Route 43 Railway lines South Wales Main Line West Wales line Heart of Wales line Swansea District line Railway stations Gowerton Llansamlet Pontarddulais Swansea Air Swansea Airport Waterways River Tawe Swansea Canal Tennant Canal Sea Swansea docks Swansea Marina Swansea Cork ferry (Fastnet Line) Severn Link

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• Swansea electoral wards
• Gower Peninsula