Bonymaen (electoral ward)

Bon-y-maen Ward
Bon-y-maen Ward
Area	8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population	6,857 (2011 census)
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea;
Ceremonial county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Swansea East;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea East;
Councillors	Paul Lloyd (Labour); Mandy Evans (Labour);

Bon-y-maen (or Bonymaen) is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St. Thomas to the south; and Landore to the west.

For the purposes of elections Bonymaen is divided into several polling districts: Winch Wen, Pentre Dwr, Hanover Square and Pentrechwyth. Bonymaen returns 2 councillors to the local council. The current councillors are Mandy Evans and Paul Lloyd (both Labour Party).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Bon-y-maen, Cefn Hengoed, Copper Quarter, Crymlyn Bog, Morfa, Pentrechwyth, Pentre Dwr, Winch Wen, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.

Current Representation

The Bonymaen Ward is a two-member ward for the purposes of City and County of Swansea Council elections. It is currently represented by two Labour councillors.

Bonymaen 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mandy Evans*	1,050
	Labour	Paul Lloyd*	1,010
	Plaid Cymru	Geraint Couch	249
	Conservative	Elaine Hughes	227
	Conservative	Wendy June Olsen	210
Turnout				28.9	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Recent history

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. Both seats were won by Labour.

Bonymaen 1995
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Mair Eluned Gibbs	1,185
Labour	David Watkins	1,044
Liberal Democrats	Brian Charles Thomas	186
Liberal Democrats	Trevor Warden	140
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

At a by-election an Independent candidate captured the seat from Labour and held it at the next election in 1999.

Bonymaen 1999
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Brian Hague*	1,246
Labour	Mair Eluned Gibbs*	1,240
Labour	Wyndham Parry Davies	632
Liberal Democrats	Nora Maria O'Sullivan	311
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

There was a similar result at the 2004 election.

Bonymaen 2004
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	John Brian Hague*	1,093
Labour	Mair Eluned Gibbs*	936
Plaid Cymru	Philip Charles Couch	386
Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Anne Samuel	224
Independent hold		Swing
Labour hold		Swing

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mair Eluned Gibbs*	1,052	43.97
	Independent	John Brian Hague*	893	37.33
	BNP	Sion Lynford Owens	447	18.68
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
Turnout			2,392

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Lloyd	959	32.49
	Labour	Mandy Evans	893	30.26
	Independent	Mair Eluned Gibbs*	514	17.41%	-26.56
	Independent	John Brian Hague*	493	16.70	-20.63
	National Front	Sion Lynford Owens	92	3.11	-15.57
Majority
Turnout			2,951

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