West Cross (electoral ward)

West Cross ward
West Cross ward
Area	2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population	6,448 (2011 census)
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea;
Preserved county	West Glamorgan;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Gower;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Gower;
Councillors	Mark Child (Labour); Desmond Thomas (Labour);
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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.

2008 Swansea Council election[edit]

The turnout for the 2008 local council elections for West Cross was 47.19%. The results were:^{[citation needed]}

Candidate	Party	Votes	Status
Mark Child	Labour	1050	Labour hold
Desmond Thomas	Labour	1034	Labour hold
Elaine Hughes	Conservatives	894
Philip Swinnerton	Conservatives	771
Simon Arthur	Liberal Democrats	440
William Jones	Liberal Democrats	377
Marion Williams	Green Party	187
Erica Powell	Green Party	144