Mynydd-bach (electoral ward)

Mynydd-bach ward
Area3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population8,872 (2011 census)
• Density2,485/km2 (6,440/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Mike Lewis (Labour)
  • Samuel Pritchard (Labour)
  • Gloria Tanner (Labour)
List of places
UK
Wales
Swansea

Mynydd-bach, formerly Mynyddbach (Welsh: Mynydd-bach) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.

Mynydd-bach is bounded by the wards of Morriston and Landore to the east, Cwmbwrla to the south, and Llangyfelach and Penderry to the west.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Clase, Clasemont, Mynydd-Bach, Park View Estate, Penfillia Estate, Treboeth, Tirdeunaw, Pinewood, Mynydd Garnlywd and Bryn Rock, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.

For electoral purposes, Mynydd-bach is broken down into the polling districts of: Mynydd Garnlwyd, Bryn Rock, Treboeth, Penfilia, Tirdeunaw, Clasemont and Clase. Mynydd-Bach returns 3 councillors to the City and County of Swansea council.

In 2022 the ward was officially renamed Mynydd-bach on the recommendation of the Welsh Language Commissioner.[1]

  1. ^ Richard Youle (30 June 2021). "Swansea is to have three more councillors next year as some boundaries change". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2022.