Cockett (electoral ward)

Cockett (Welsh: Coced) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. 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.

2012 local council elections

The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Ann Cook	Labour	1949	Labour gain
Andrew Jones	Labour	1913	Labour gain
Geraint Owens	Labour	1707	Labour gain
Mitchell Theaker	Labour	1601	Labour gain
Dai Lloyd	Plaid Cymru	895
Nicola Holley	Liberal Democrat	728
Keith Morgan	Liberal Democrat	723
Jim Kelleher	Liberal Democrat	637
Hazel Morgan	Liberal Democrat	580
Patricia Sanderson	Plaid Cymru	533
Vanessa Webb	Plaid Cymru	498
Rhodri Thomas	Plaid Cymru	484
Veronyca Hughes	Independent	248
Matthew Johnson	Conservatives	192
Liam Kelly	Conservatives	166
Victoria Steventon	Conservatives	155
Michael Overthrow	Conservatives	154

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.