Cockett (electoral ward)

Cockett is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. The community does not have a community council.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, Cwmdu, Coedweig, Gendros, Gors, Fforestfach, Cockett and Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The community does not have its own community council. The ward is bounded by the wards of Kingsbridge and Penderry to the north; Cwmbwrla to the east; Townhill to the south east; Sketty and Killay North to the south; and Gowerton to the west.

2008 local council elections

The turnout for Cockett in the 2008 local council elections was 33.52%. It was a close set of results and after a recount, it was a clean sweep for the Liberal Democrats. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
William Keith Morgan	Lib Dem	1102
Nicola Anne Holley	Lib Dem	1047
James Bernard Kelleher	Lib Dem	996
Veronyca Anne Bates Hughes	Lib Dem	993
Anna Mary Pennock	Labour	985
Andrew John Jones	Labour	946
Susan Grace Lewis	Labour	932
John Rhodri Thomas	Plaid Cymru	879
John Abraham	Labour	878
Adrian Hugh Rees	Plaid Cymru	870
Enid Vanessa Webb	Plaid Cymru	866
Jonathan Clive Howes	Plaid Cymru	835
Lisa Emma Gilmore	Conservatives	363
David William Turner	Conservatives	360
Craig James Robert Lawton	Conservatives	348
William Mathew Ogborne	Conservatives	345

Districts of Cockett

Cockett

The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.

Fforest-fach

The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.

Waunarlwydd

The suburb of Waunarlwydd adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West.

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